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  1. Recent college grad new to nursing school thinking of dropping out

    pitaya replied to Jennagirl6's topic in General Students

    I did the same thing! Immediately after I graduated from college with Bachelor's degree #1, I entered nursing school. It has now been 1.5 years since I finished my first degree, I've been in nursing...

  2. Ironing your Scrubs

    pitaya replied to medsurgtrenchesRN's topic in General Students

    I don't own an iron, so no, I don't iron my

  3. students who don't seem to study and do so well

    pitaya replied to italy's topic in General Students

    I hate going to most of my classes. I just don't learn by sitting there with 30 people and having the teacher read powerpoint slides to me, especially when these classes happen to be around 7 am. The...

  4. Prentice Hall Reviews & Rationales vs Davis' Success Series

    pitaya replied to mangopeach's topic in General Students

    I have both. I use Davis if I want to practice questions. The Reviews & Rationales books I use if I want a review of the material, not just

  5. 2 yr BSN close to home, or ABSN 3 hours away??

    pitaya replied to krankenschwesternyc's topic in General Students

    If it were me, I would pick the ABSN, no contest. Half the cost and half the time? Amazing! I am currently in a long-distance relationship...my boyfriend is a 12 hour drive away, so I would be...

  6. A-BSN program for 12 months straight, or 15 month program w/ summer off?

    pitaya replied to AlyJacks's topic in General Students

    This is a very good point the OP should consider! Even though I said I would prefer to be in school for a shorter amount of time, if the 12 month program you're looking at has a lower NCLEX pass rate...

  7. Negativity from Classmates

    pitaya replied to shortnorthstudent's topic in General Students

    Yup, some of my classmates are constantly complaining about our university's nursing school and the city in which the university lies and how they wish they were back home or how they should've went...

  8. Irritating Classmates

    pitaya replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    This sounds so much like my classmates! If the teacher accidentally says the wrong page number or something that is an obvious (to me) mistake, a few of my classmates must immediately point it out and...

  9. Irritating Classmates

    pitaya replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    The worst classmate....the one person out of a class of 30 who I cannot stand....will not shut up about anything. Not everything a person says constitutes a reply. I would like to remind her that...

  10. A-BSN program for 12 months straight, or 15 month program w/ summer off?

    pitaya replied to AlyJacks's topic in General Students

    It's really subjective to your own feelings, I mean, you know yourself better than anyone! For me, knowing I'm done in 12 months feels a lot better than 15 months! Even now, with 6 months to go, I am...

  11. How many others are in an accelerated program?

    pitaya replied to UUBSNA11's topic in General Students

    I agree with you! Another poster mentioned that they couldn't see "cramming" the 2 year program into 1 year, but for my program, the only clear difference is that we don't have summers off, which...

  12. A-BSN program for 12 months straight, or 15 month program w/ summer off?

    pitaya replied to AlyJacks's topic in General Students

    Hmmm...I don't know. Do you get a winter break in the 12 month program? I am in an accelerated 15 month program now (without summer breaks) and it goes from May of one year to August of the next year....

  13. Where Do You Study???

    pitaya replied to WandererRNBSN's topic in General Students

    Haha, I go to IHOP with a friend before a big

  14. Does anyone else use 'lisa frank' school supplies as an adult?

    pitaya replied to katebean04's topic in General Students

    :) I needed to borrow a binder from my boyfriend and he handed me a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles one that had clearly seen better days, but I started bringing it to class with me and it got quite rave...

  15. RN-BSN Question

    pitaya replied to SANART11's topic in General Students

    I'd say it's up to you. It seems like the RN-BSN classes are fairly easy, like research and informatics. Plus, you'll have more to bring to the table as a nurse. Like for my informatics class, most of...

  16. Anyone else waiting til August/Sept to start NS?

    pitaya replied to eharper's topic in General Students

    I was never able to have downtime inbetween classes...I went straight from graduating with my first bachelor's degree into nursing school, didn't even have the summer off! If I did have time...

  17. My Wife just started a full time BSN.

    pitaya replied to moneyman81's topic in General Students

    Ask her to teach you what she's learning! Teaching others really helps me out a lot, so maybe it's the same for your wife and that will really involve you, too. :) It's great that you're interested in...

  18. Countdown to Pinning

    pitaya replied to Turd Ferguson's topic in General Students

    I got my first bachelor's degree in 2009, so this will be bachelor's degree number two for me. I'm hoping I don't go back for bachelor's degree #3, but I could see myself getting a master's in public...

  19. Study Guides & GPA's-Do you get any Guides in Nursing Program?

    pitaya replied to proudmommy's topic in General Students

    Just depends on the teacher. We have had study guides for Health Assessment, Peds, and Psych, but nothing else. When I do have a study guide, I only study the study guide so in a way it is detrimental...

  20. Does anyone else use 'lisa frank' school supplies as an adult?

    pitaya replied to katebean04's topic in General Students

    Ah, I haven't used Lisa Frank since I was in elementary or maybe even middle school, but now I want to!!! I used to looove the Lisa Frank stationery and school supplies. Ah...simpler times.

  21. Where Do You Study???

    pitaya replied to WandererRNBSN's topic in General Students

    Oh my gosh, I had 2 roommates one year who seriously watched tv 24/7 when they were home....which seemed like all the time. They wondered why I never wanted to stay home and I told them it was because...

  22. Where Do You Study???

    pitaya replied to WandererRNBSN's topic in General Students

    This is a tough one for me, too. My school's library is under construction and this is my 3rd semester. It's been under construction since I started! Ack! I learned how to study at home. I set up a...

  23. Video Lectures?

    pitaya replied to pitaya's topic in General Students

    Thanks, everyone! I will definitely be looking up campbellteaching. :) I do utilize youtube at times, but sometimes it can be hard to sift through all the hits to find what I need, so this helps a...

  24. Countdown to Pinning

    pitaya replied to Turd Ferguson's topic in General Students

    91 days to pinning....and a few months after that until I'm actually done with

  25. To the accelerated (A-BSN) students: Any regrets?

    pitaya replied to xInspiredx's topic in General Students

    Just wanted to add to this that I did horrible in A&P! I got C's. However, I still found my way into an ABSN program and my GPA halfway through is 4.0. Your academic successes and failures prior...