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  1. Thanks, Meredith, I tried it again and got the same thing, but I only finished one hour ago so maybe I should wait a few more hours. I'm just so
  2. So I just got home from taking the NCLEX. It shut off at 75 questions. But when I did the Pearsonvue Trick, it says, "Our records indicate that you already exist in our system." Isn't the good pop-up...
  3. Did you figure it out? Mine's doing the same
  4. Kaplan QBank-QTrainer

    Thank you, nursegirl!! You made me feel a lot better.
  5. Kaplan QBank-QTrainer

    I'm also wondering where I stand with my scores! I am taking my NCLEX in 3 days and I'm getting scared. I'm doing content review with the Hurst Review online videos. I've done a total of 4,658...
  6. That's wonderful, Meredith, congrats to you!!! I take mine Monday and hope to have a success story like yours to share in a week.
  7. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    YAY!!!! Congrats!!! I hope that is me next week.
  8. 2011 Graduates Put your hands up

    Congrats! I start my job in another state in less than 2 weeks but I haven't taken NCLEX yet...I take it in 3 days! I am so scared of losing my job before then due to failing the NCLEX so I'm glad to...
  9. Advice for the New Cardiac RN

    I just got hired as a cardiac nurse!!!! I start in less than 2 weeks with orientation and classes. :) So excited...and
  10. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    Good luck, Blu! I take mine Monday and I am terrified. I hope you
  11. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    I thought that was the trick...if it says your results are on hold, that means you passed? I thought if it takes you to the credit card screen, then you failed. But I could be
  12. Zigy, how did you
  13. I take mine in a week!!!! Eeek!!!! I am trying to go through all the Hurst Review videos, read the Kaplan book, and do 200 practice questions/day.
  14. Low GPA looking into ABSN programs?

    Regis and CU-Denver are SUPER competitive! I'm from Colorado and never even applied to those, I just didn't think there was a prayer that I'd get in. I'm going to PM you an
  15. Kaplan NCLEX prep classes

    I agree with deez. My school paid for Kaplan and I felt that the first day was useful, because we went over strategies, but the other 3 days of class, all we did was go over question after question...
  16. Enough with culture already!!

    I think it is important to learn about culture, but a lot of the stuff I hear in nursing school is sooo stereotypical and often doesn't apply to minorities who have been living in the U.S. for years....
  17. Where do you sit in lecture

    Back row all the way, preferably back corner!!! I haaate sitting up front where everyone can see
  18. You paid HOW MUCH for nursing school??!!

    Sometimes it's the prestige. Some people go to private universities and pay $40,000/YEAR! I say that's crazy. I happen to like public education at half the price or
  19. The Made Incredibly Easy books

    I really liked EKGs made Incredibly Easy! I bought the Pharm one and never even looked at it. I also have Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Visual, which I
  20. How Do I Follow Up After an Online Application?

    So...what if it's a new unit I applied to in an out-of-state hospital and I have no idea who the head of that unit is and I have to go through the nurse recruiters? I guess that's my only
  21. My boyfriend's mom paid someone hundreds of dollars to write her resume. I looked at it and it looked no better than something I could have come up with on my own. I was kind of irritated that she...
  22. How aggressive is your follow-up?

    Wow, that's crazy, congrats!!! I found this thread looking for advice on following up with my application. For a new grad job that I applied to, I heard through the grapevine that they have started...
  23. Are there any new grad nurse residency/internship programs besides the one at UMC in Tucson? I can't find anything out about the one at UMC from the website, but I know it exists. I'd really like to...
  24. Pass/fail at your school

    80%! I don't know about
  25. Today was my last day of nursing school!!! I ended up with a 4.0, so for anyone who thinks it's not possible...it is!!! Good luck to everyone still in school and all those applying. You can do it!!!...