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  1. Taking Anatomy and Physiology Online (Condensed)

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

    Ifit is your last pre-req, why are you taking 2 other classes?Condensed classes generally require a bit of work. You also don't necessarily need to read 40 pages, just skim and pick out the important...

  2. Study Tips

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

    What works for me is writing things down, it is the best way I've found to commit things to

  3. Is anyone part of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars?

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

    I googled for information and found out that it is somewhat similar to other campus groups, although it is national. If you have an active chapter on your campus and you want to be actively involved...

  4. Is 31 too old to start a nursing career?

    leenak replied to dannygurl84's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There was a guy who was 19 posting the other day if it was too late... Obviously, I think you got your answer. I'm like the above IndyElmer where I've been thinking about the career change for many,...

  5. Science courses for Nursing

    leenak replied to j0628's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well something else to consider is the Intro to A&P course may not be considered a college level course which means it doesn't count for college credits. Now in my experience, I had a ton of...

  6. How long does it take to complete a pre-nursing program?

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

    It depends on the program, they might have you on a schedule in which you enter as an official nursing student. You could take more classes per quarter and take classes over the summer to speed up...

  7. about pre-requisit courses!

    leenak replied to Ema4allkinds's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So I'm not sure what you are confused about but I looked at 3 of the schools you named and they all have common classes with common names. Focus on the classes that are in common and then work on the...

  8. I'm so confused, which school do I go to?!

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

    You may be able to sit for the NCLEX-RN but do you ever plan to go for a higher degree? Even if you don't plan it now, plans can change. If you go to Rasmussen, it sounds like you will be trapping...

  9. I'm so confused, which school do I go to?!

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

    So it sounds like they are a for-profit school with that accreditation. What that means that if you ever want to go for a higher degree, many schools won't accept classes from schools with that...

  10. I'm so confused, which school do I go to?!

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

    I wouldn't go to a school that isn't

  11. Science courses for Nursing

    leenak replied to j0628's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Take human biology, it'll give you the

  12. Science courses for Nursing

    leenak replied to j0628's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, Chem is the last class I am taking as welll but it is good to take if someone has never take it. Some nursing schools require chem but not all

  13. Science courses for Nursing

    leenak replied to j0628's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My AP class didn't require chemistry but it did require Biology. Since you have no science, I'd recommend taking both starting with

  14. Leaving one career for another .... and nervous!

    leenak replied to emergenceRN17's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    One day at a time is my advice :) I've been in IT for 14 years and been taking pre-reqs part time for the last 16

  15. career change????

    leenak replied to JLaubach93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If Paramedic is what you want, I'd look into Paramedic programs. It depends what you want though. Nursing or Paramedic and there is no saying you can't do one then the

  16. Why many new grads don't find jobs....

    leenak replied to MN-Nurse's topic in General Students

    I think CNAs make about 1/4th of what I make now and I'm using my current paycheck to save up for nursing school. I've been eyeing the CNA course at the local community college just to get the...

  17. What school do you go to? how many people get accepted by your school?

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

    I have no clue. There are somewhere between 50 to 100 million people living within a 365 mile radius of where I live and there are probably hundreds of schools. Within a 50 mile radius of me, there...

  18. Does it matter what college you go to for nursing?

    leenak replied to futurenurse97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    One thing you have to be cautious with is that the CSUs are flaky, in my opinion. Since they have less funding than the UCs, they are more apt to drop classes, drop majors (I know a few people who...

  19. Nursing school student loans/scholarships/grants for those with a bachelor's degree.

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

    Ahh, yeah I'm not too familiar with the ADN process. Luckily, for my pre-reqs, I didn't need financial aid. I looked into the stafford loans thing as a backup plan for my BSN in case I need...

  20. Nursing school student loans/scholarships/grants for those with a bachelor's degree.

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

    Anyone qualifies for up to $56k in Stafford (subsidized or unsubsidized) loans for their undergrad. The limits are $12k/year I believe. If you didn't borrow much for your first degree (I think I...

  21. Fall 2012 Schedule...Am I crazy?

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

    Yeah, it doesn't seem like a heavy course load to me unless you are working full

  22. No jobs for new nursing grads?! Please helppp!

    leenak replied to futurenurse97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The recession actually didn't hit my area that hard either (luckily). Nurses though still have some trouble getting full time jobs though. We have a bunch of nursing schools

  23. NP vs/or MD trouble deciding

    leenak replied to Gena_g72 at yahoo's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Do you have a previous bachelors degree? Do you have the pre-reqs for medical school? If not, those things could take 2-3 years. Also, not everyone who goes to med school gets in on the first...

  24. No jobs for new nursing grads?! Please helppp!

    leenak replied to futurenurse97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There could be a number of reasons for it. Employers of nurses benefit when the hiring pool is large. Schools who train nurses benefit from the steady stream of students. The truth is that the...

  25. No jobs for new nursing grads?! Please helppp!

    leenak replied to futurenurse97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You might want to look around the boards a little. There are many new grad nurses that don't have jobs a year after graduation. It is a tough job market. The only places you might hear that it is...