Like the person above said, definitely look around your area to see what the hiring trends are. I know where I am BSN's are practically required for most of the big hospitals (at least as a new...
aggie2005 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
I can't believe we start in just two weeks. I'm getting a bit nervous, but I'm also really excited to finally start the program! I wanted to mention something that might help some of you who just...
aggie2005 replied to CLaker's topic in Texas Nursing
I'm not sure if that is correct or not. I know the immunization form we have to fill out says Hep B full series, so I'd guess they'd want all three. Maybe you could call the School of Nursing and ask?...
aggie2005 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
It's been a few weeks since I've been on this thread so congrats to everyone that got accepted over the past couple weeks! How is everyone doing regarding getting all the requirements done? It's taken...
aggie2005 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
Hey, about textbooks, be sure you keep your receipts for anything you buy from the UTMB bookstore. Every April, if you give them your receipts, you'll get around 20% back for anything you buy (books,...
aggie2005 replied to jones0651's topic in Texas Nursing
All the programs I looked at allow second degree students to apply for traditional programs, so it's not just UT. Also, nursing is a career that people in all phases of life want to pursue. You'll...
Does anyone know of an affordable way to get titers pulled for some of the Immunizations needed for nursing school like MMR or Hep B? I've called various clinics (included community/public health...
aggie2005 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
Well, I've been out of town the last few days and haven't been able to check the mail to see if I got accepted. I just logged onto Econnect and got a message telling me I was accepted!! If anyone...
aggie2005 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
I'm sure everything has to be triple checked and approved too so I'm sure it isn't that quick to get those emails out. It's just that the person go interviewed me made it seem like emails would be...
aggie2005 replied to CLaker's topic in Texas Nursing
I'm not in the Bacc2 program, but I wanted to mention something about apartments. If you don't want to live on the island and are looking at the Clear Lake area, there is always Friendswood. There are...
aggie2005 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
No mail for me either today. I expected an email would get sent before the letters in the mail arrived, but maybe that isn't the case. I just hope to hear something soon. everpark - I know for sure...
Hey everyone, I'm a Spring 2011 hopefully for a BSN program here in Texas. I interviewed last week and I could be finding out the decision any day now. I've been pretty calm throughout this whole...
aggie2005 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
I'm curious too. I just checked my mail and I didn't get anything. My econnect also says "Pending" still. I don't think Econnect gets updated as often sometimes. In the BACC2 thread, everyone said...