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  1. Is every nursing program the same way?

    leenak replied to daystarmike's topic in General Students

    I'm applying to a second degree BSN program for this upcoming fall. I asked them about their retention rate and they said it is pretty rare for a student who starts the program to not finish it. So...

  2. Prospective Nursing Student - Questions DMV area

    leenak replied to drea588's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think University of Maryland has one of the best programs in the area and it happens to be the cheapest. I have a friend who graduated from Catholic University and her advice was stay away. Most...

  3. Bowie state university vrs morgan state university, which one would people recommend

    leenak replied to Nursing student 2's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Probably Bowie or other. Morgan State looks to be a new program and their NCLEX pass rates were 39%. That is pretty horrendous and they'll need an overhaul of their program if they expect to...

  4. Don't Know What To Do.. (Prospective Student)

    leenak replied to UmmIdontknow's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with this. I know someone who started working at a mall store while in college, worked her way up and by the time she finished college, she made more money working in retail than the college...

  5. Anatomy and Physiology Requirement and Planning Help

    leenak replied to iheart's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You might want to ask your potential future program about taking AP1 and AP2 at different schools. I had a friend that was applying to a nursing program but they told her that because schools address...

  6. Associate Degree program a thing of the past...

    leenak replied to ashburns4ever's topic in General Students

    The reason schools only accept a certain amount of units from other schools is because in order to get a degree at a school, you need to take a certain amount of units there. Otherwise you could go...

  7. Prerequisites Question

    leenak replied to Changeup's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not quite the same as you but I took a year of chem way back when *ahem*. I have taken Bio, Molecular Bio and currently in Micro Bio - all of which have a chem refresher portion. One of the...

  8. How long did it take you to complete your prerequisites?

    leenak replied to julibyrd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I work full-time so I take one or two classes at a time but I don't take two lab classes in the same semester. I've gotten an A in every class so far and it'll have taken me nearly 2 years to finish...

  9. Online science classes

    leenak replied to MAK29's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would check with the schools you are applying to. Many won't accept online science

  10. Nursing vs. Child Psychology

    leenak replied to Zelda, RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well I for one have no interest in the OB or NICU :) In order to be a psychologist, you need an advanced degree anyway. Why not continue on with the BSN and see what happens? You could apply to...

  11. Does it matter where you got your BSN from?

    leenak replied to Toomuchcoffee's topic in General Students

    The difference may be that classes tend to be impacted at CSUs. I was reading on one CSUs site that they couldn't guarantee when you'd graduate as a BSN because the classes may or may not be...

  12. I just want to work.....why is it so hard???

    leenak replied to Muffinlove17's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Do you have a BSN or ADN? I saw that NIH was hiring and also JHU is opening a brand new pediatrics hospital in a couple months. I think for both you need a BSN though. NIH might be stricter about...

  13. Anybody taken Statistics Online?

    leenak replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Students

    We used Minitab for my class although I also messed around with R as

  14. BSN programs on east coast I can transfer into?

    leenak replied to preparing4thefuture's topic in General Students

    Do you mean starting at the beginning of the nursing program or trying to use your nursing classes you've taken already? From what I know, most nursing schools won't accept nursing classes from other...

  15. Summer Entry 2012 Accelerated BSN Johns Hopkins

    leenak replied to MarwaT's topic in Post Graduate Students

    They said that the merit scholarship is very competitive for high GPAs, 3.8 and above. I'm not sure they would raise the tuition but I've seen some other schools in the area indicate they

  16. Summer Entry 2012 Accelerated BSN Johns Hopkins

    leenak replied to MarwaT's topic in Post Graduate Students

    So many Californians! I know it is challenging to get into a school in California. I took the GRE *ahem* many years ago so its expired and thought about taking it when I was going to apply to the...

  17. Anybody taken Statistics Online?

    leenak replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Students

    I took stats online and got an A in it. It was a calculus based stats though so we had to scan in our homework and attend weekly phone sessions. It was difficult just because I hadn't had calculus...

  18. Associate Degree program a thing of the past...

    leenak replied to ashburns4ever's topic in General Students

    You mean ciao? I'm talking about personal experience. I have a relative who went through an ADN program and it was incredibly difficult for her and her friends to find any stable work. They did...

  19. Associate Degree program a thing of the past...

    leenak replied to ashburns4ever's topic in General Students

    It doesn't matter what me, you or anyone else on this board thinks of entry level ADN nurses (unless they are in charge of hiring policy). The hospitals and places hiring nurses are going to...

  20. Day in the life of a nursing student?

    leenak replied to Looking_ahead's topic in General Students

    As a pre-req student, I work 50 or so hours per week and I've been contemplating whether I should try working under 20 hours when I go to nursing school. My schedule right now is M/W work and school...

  21. non-nursing graduate looking to be a nurse?

    leenak replied to mquddus's topic in General Students

    You'd have to verify with the schools that offer BSN programs. Most of them are aware of the increasing number of second degree students so their websites usually address it. At least for the...

  22. non-nursing graduate looking to be a nurse?

    leenak replied to mquddus's topic in General Students

    Well it also depends if the goal is a MSN. Many require that you know your intended specialty prior to applying. You can enter a regular BSN program, it doesn't have to be specifically a second...

  23. ADN to BSN or Accel BSN program?

    leenak replied to Nolander's topic in General Students

    Where are you located? It was said earlier in this thread but in many areas, you may find an extremely difficult time finding a job as an ADN plus the time difference between ADN and BSN is not that...

  24. non-nursing graduate looking to be a nurse?

    leenak replied to mquddus's topic in General Students

    The RN-MSN programs are for ADN or Diploma RNs. So basically, you'd need to find a community college or hospital with an RN program. Take 2 years to become an RN. Get some experience then do the...

  25. Day in the life of a nursing student?

    leenak replied to Looking_ahead's topic in General Students

    So classes/clinicals range from 3-4 days per week? That doesn't sound bad, I expected a lot more than