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  1. UAB Spring 2011 Admission

    symphie posted a topic in Alabama Nursing

    I'm a transfer student applying to UAB's nursing school for 2011. My GPA's about a 3.4 and I've taken all the required courses except psych101. I've got all A's and B's besides 1 C in A&PII and...

  2. Small Scrubs?

    symphie posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm having the worst trouble in the world finding a good scrub brand that has pants that fit me. I'm only 5'2" and 95-98 lbs. Problem is that I'm really skinny and short, but my legs are SO long. By...

  3. Have you made good friends while in Nursing School?

    symphie replied to PreStudent101's topic in General Students

    I've made one or two good friends in my classes, but I don't necessarily hang out with them outside school. I know most people say that your nursing school friends will be your best friends, that...

  4. Auburn BSN

    symphie replied to ucfknight's topic in Alabama Nursing

    From the few classes I went to at AUM before I dropped their program, I was really impressed. The faculty was amazing and they seemed super invested in their students' success. Oh, and the lab...

  5. Auburn BSN

    symphie replied to ucfknight's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I think there were 3 or 4 different rooms with different "judges" in them and the room you got assigned to determined which questions you got. Each room had a different set of questions. They asked 5...

  6. Clinical simulation fears

    symphie replied to mamataeangel's topic in General Students

    Honestly, I never got over that fear or the hatred of the mannequins. I just had to tell myself that it was something I had to do, and had to get through, to get to where I wanted to be working on...

  7. Which UAB Program is more competitive?

    symphie replied to inactiveRN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    We may have talked before. Haha. I don't reply on here often. I'm more of a lurker. But I try to give the little bits of information I have when I can. I looked into Children's and UAB for volunteer...

  8. Anatomy harder than nursing school classes?

    symphie replied to want2banrn's topic in General Students

    I did much worse and studied way more in A&P than in my nursing classes. My A&P classes were 250-seat lectures but the teacher knew that almost every student in there was pre-nursing or...

  9. Which UAB Program is more competitive?

    symphie replied to inactiveRN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    That's true. If you are put on the waiting list and don't get called before the semester starts, you are automatically accepted to the next semester. When they admit people, the waiting list from the...

  10. Which UAB Program is more competitive?

    symphie replied to inactiveRN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    From what I understood, they send out "acceptance" letters to ~120 and have a "waiting list" of ~10. I think my first day we "officially" had 118 and two were "waiting list" students that got their...

  11. BSN Students= Community Woes

    symphie replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    I'm in community right now too and I hate it. The clinicals are the worst part for me. They just send us to random locations, a different one every week. So basically you show up in your uniform, all...

  12. Which UAB Program is more competitive?

    symphie replied to inactiveRN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I can only give advice from my own experience. I applied to Auburn, Auburn Montgomery, and UAB. I did all of my pre-reqs at Auburn, had exactly 60 hours of volunteer experience (which is the minimum...

  13. visual learners anyone?

    symphie replied to katiebry1031's topic in General Students

    I can only learn visually. So it took awhile for me to figure out that the "really awesome lectures" everyone else was learning from, I had attained 0 information from. Usually, color and pictures...

  14. Should I Include my Clinical Rotations in my Resume

    symphie replied to christalmiller's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I definitely appreciate the input of all the nurse managers/hiring managers on this thread. It helped me format my resume into something more concise. I'm still listing my nursing school clinical...

  15. How many nursing programs did you apply to before you were accepted to one?

    symphie replied to CNA1991's topic in General Students

    Applied to one particular school for two admission periods and got rejected both times. Then applied to two different schools and was accepted at both. I thought the first school was my dream school,...

  16. Personal life is taking a hit

    symphie replied to Jamuhh's topic in General Students

    I know you said you don't want to end the relationship over this when you can see that the real reason is that he's bored/without a job/in need on self-esteem, but I think this is more indicative of a...

  17. How often do you study?

    symphie replied to tag2007's topic in General Students

    I operate on a "work hard, play hard" philosophy. To me, that means I might spend 3-4 hours studying Monday-Thursday and not even thinking about school Friday-Sunday. Obviously it's not always those...

  18. UAB Spring Admission

    symphie replied to cpl_dvldog's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I was admitted in Spring 2011 as a transfer student with a 3.43 and exactly 60 hours of experience. Last year the statistics I was told were similar. For Fall admission the average GPA is 3.4 and for...

  19. anyone NOT buy their textbooks?

    symphie replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

    If I was an audio learner, I would totally be in the same boat you are, wondering whether it was worth the money to buy the textbooks. Unfortunately, I'm a strictly visual learner and I need the...

  20. Dress Code Violations?

    symphie replied to BP91's topic in General Students

    My school required the white Landau scrubs as well. I got "unofficial" permission from one of the instructors to buy pants from Grey's Anatomy because Landau simply didn't make a size that came close...

  21. Do you like the uniforms they give you for your school?

    symphie replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    We wear white bottoms, white tops, whites shoes. Basically, when we move together in a big group, patients gets scared we're going to take them away to a mental institution. Not a good look. Plus, you...

  22. Two consecutive years of nursing school without a summer break- crazy or not?

    symphie replied to lemidora's topic in General Students

    Crazy or not, my 4 year BSN program is set up that way. Once you're accepted it's 5 semesters straight. So since I was admitted in the Spring I had my first semester in Spring 2011 and my last...

  23. Nurses at Disney

    symphie replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    This has always been one of my pipe dreams as a nursing student, to work for Disney. However, I'd want to be in Disney World as opposed to Disneyland.

  24. First ever clinical THIS FRIDAY...advice ?!?!

    symphie replied to Maladroit's topic in General Students

    Keep a good attitude no matter what task you are given. It makes all the difference. Be available to help the staff. Offer to help with the things you are capable of doing. Make friends with the CNAs....

  25. Pharmacology Help

    symphie replied to rnckr's topic in General Students

    Depends on what kind of learner you are. I'm strictly a visual learner, so this book is saving my life in Pharm......