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Andie, you're amazing. Thank you SO MUCH. Thankfully, at PSU you can take Nutrition without any A&P. It's technically considered a chemistry class. I took it and got a B; but that was before I knew I needed an A. I'm happy to retake it, though, because Nutrition was one of the most interesting classes I have ever taken. :) Thanks for the heads up about Linfield, too. I felt pretty intimidated by their pre-req list..thinking I wouldn't have enough time to finish up but this looks totally plausible.

andie74, you are a superstar. wow..thank-you for the dose of inspiration when i was feeling my lowest...and good for you! sarabear- what was your gpa? did you have straight a's? i hear ohsu is *super* selective. my plan: fall '10 i am taking bio 112 and psy 215 and nutrition. then i will begin the a&p sequence, which will conclude in summer '11. so i won't make the application deadline for next year, but if i earn all a's, hopefully an ocne program will accept me. if not, it's back to school to get pre-req's for uofp and linfield!

thank you both, so much for taking the time to reply with such insightful responses!! unfortunately, i can't pm at this point...so i'll just post a few more questions here. :) 1) financial aid question: i have taken nutrition and human development at psu. my grades in these courses are not a's, so i'll have to re-take them. does anyone know if i can retake these classes at pcc and have them override my grades at psu, since the courses have different names? since i did not fail, financial aid will not pay for the classes. i'm trying to get an appt. with a fin. aid advisor but wanted to ask here! 2) did anyone take a&p with other courses? right now i just need to get through a&p in order to apply to ocne programs. but i am wondering if i should take a&p with other pre-req's that i did not get a's in... thanks! this is such a financial aid/registration nightmare. haha..appreciate your tips.. :) :)

hello all!! i'm curious as to what everyone's stories are regarding your path to applying for schools? i am almost 24, and have beein in school for three and a half years....just now deciding to pursue nursing. my gpa is 3.5 but i still need to take the a&p sequence and micro. once i have completed those, i will have enough credits to apply to ohsu and pcc's ocne program. is anyone else in the same boat? i'm freaking out because i don't know if my gpa will be high enough (i have a couple bad grades from freshman year). i work at a hospital as a dietary aide and volunteer with big brothers big sisters..but is this enough? -how did you complete all pre-reqs in time? linfield, ohsu, and uofp all require different pre-rqs, so what was your plan of attack for registering for classes?? any tips at all are helpful. i'm getting very discouraged thinking that i am about to take an entire year of nursing pre-requisites and then not get accepted.