austinr

Awesome! Me too! Join our facebook group and maybe we can get this ball rolling.

Welcome and congrats mk! I'm pretty sure our schedule will be something like the one found near the last page of this link: http://nursing.up.edu/showimage/show.aspx?file=13216

I work with several nurses that went to UP a while ago, and some more recent. I have a friend that graduated in 2009 that now works in the ICU at the University of Colorado Hospital. There's a girl I went to high school with that graduated in 2010 who works as a pediatric nurse now. Pretty much everything I have heard has been positive, but of course these are all anecdotes. I applied to UP, Linfield, and OHSU, but to be honest I think they're all pretty comparable programs. I'm sure if you talk to enough people you'll hear both good and bad things about every school, but I've worked with great nurses from all of them. All of their NCLEX pass rates are similar, and they're all pretty competitive. Considering all this, I don't think which one of these schools you went to is going to hold you back from getting a job. What counts the most in finding a job is how strong of a individual candidate you are. It's a bit silly to think some hiring manager is going to immediately discount you because you went to "that school." What they're going to weigh the most is what attributes you bring to the table. That's why I'm happy to be going to UP. I applied to all three, and only got accepted to UP, but it was my first choice because of what I've heard and what I've experienced when visiting the campus and talking to admissions people. And Congrats to you too Jason! Probably a good call on deactivating your fb account.. I know I waste way too much time on there.

I think all the UP accepties have stopped checking here sense letters were mailed out so long ago.

Congrats on getting in! That's awesome, and I'm sure it's a huge relief. Were you looking at any other schools? Where did you do your prereqs? Glad you found the group, hopefully we'll get a few more people on there.

Hey everyone, In March I got my acceptance letter into the BSN program at UP and I recently finalized my decision to attend. I know many people that have gone to UP, both recent and not so recent, and I'm really excited about it. I've felt really welcomed by everyone so far and can't wait to get to know my future classmates. I was hoping for fall start, but honestly now that I've had some time to plan, I think the Spring (Jan 2013) start will be perfect. I'll have some time to earn money, and do a little traveling before school consumes my life. I thought I'd start a thread for future UP students. Feel free to discuss whatever you'd like; you're decision to pursue nursing, pre-req journey, other schools you considered... Since just about everyone's on Facebook, I've created a fb group for the spring (Jan 2013) BSN cohort. If you'll be starting the BSN program at UP in January, please join. It's a great way to meet, talk, and collaborate. I'm looking forward to meeting you all soon! Austin

Hey pattyipp, I'm going to be transferring into nursing school as a junior this coming year to complete my BSN. I've been looking into the military and talked to a recruiter recently about the Navy NCP. I was wondering if you could tell me a little bit more about your decision to join the Navy and your experience thus far, and also what you're planning on after you graduate. Thanks! p.s. I would send a private message, but I can't because i'm too new.

So let me begin with a little background. I am just now finishing up my prerequisites for nursing school, which for those who aren't familiar, include several general social sciences and liberal arts as well as stats, bio sequences, microbio, gen chem, and anatomy and physiology. I have always wanted to go into the healthcare field, and have been pretty set on nursing since high school. Mainly because I wasn't sure if I wanted to put myself through medical school and residency after witnessing my older brother dedicate his life (watch his life be consumed) by it. He is now a practicing ENT surgeon. I've also liked the thought of nursing because in general it seems as though you have much more patient contact/interaction than almost any doc. I've been a nursing assistant for almost 2 years working first in long term care/skilled nursing and now in a busy hospital on a med/surg unit. Even given the extreme strenuous activity and bull ****-as well as literal ****-I have to deal with I still enjoy my job (most of the time.) I've also volunteered at one of the local children's hospitals on a school aged unit for about half a year and have loved it. I've also loved working with kids all of my life which has made me really want to go into pediatric nursing. However, Given the experience I have had in health care settings I am still a little bit unsure if nursing is what I really want to do. Given that nursing school (BSN) has become so competitive I really am questioning my decision. It seems nursing school is just as competitive as some MD/DO programs. The heavy sciences are hard for me, but I can make the grades. My least favorite is chem, but I didn't really get myself into it. Also, I am a fairly abstract thinker and apprehensive about the repetitive, task-oriented work of nurses. I want to have patient contact but I want it to be meaningful too. I have always had the thought of becoming a pediatrician in the back of my mind nagging at me. I don't want to root myself into nursing only to find that I really wanted to become a doctor. I guess I could always become a nurse practitioner if I really wanted to, but what do you think? Any advice would be helpful. THANKS!