I'm Leah

That's very interesting about ATI and pass rates dropping. It sure doesn't seem helpful for me. And their program is so antiquated. You can't even run it on chrome, it crashed at the end of the semester, and it's just not generally user friendly at all.

Thank you! Yes, we had to do ATI alllllllll the time. And I loathed it. And it was really expensive. I've gotten better at taking it, too. Which scares me. Because maybe I've just figured out ATI tests. And if they're not just like NCLEX then that won't be helpful.

what's the "good popup?"

Took my last final today and took the ATI predictor test. I got an 83% on the predictor which gave me a 99% chance of passing nclex on the first try. I really just want to TAKE the nclex. I'm not really much of a studier. I pay attention in class and I don't have much patients for flash cards or hours of practice questions. I would feel SOOOO stupid if I didn't take the hurst (which is coming to our school next week) and then didn't pass the nclex. I hear there is a lot of pharmacology on the nclex (and now it's only generics?) which is definitely a weakness of mine. Our pharmacology was lacking, for sure. But I also have heard that hurst doesn't do a lot of pharmacology review. So what to do?? I'm also wondering about the predictor. Does that just mean that people who got that score just went on to spend lots of time studying for the nclex and THEN passed? Or could I take it today (no more studying) and have a 99% chance of passing?

I'm just about finished with my first semester of nursing school and I've had plenty of frustrations (with instructors and the lack of organization of the program) but otherwise, it's been good. It looks like I shouldn't have a problem getting A's in all my classes. I've been thinking a lot about what I want to do. I already have a degree in child development and I went into this knowing that I probably wanted to go on, beyond RN. I've thought about PA, but I don't know. I'm still open to that possibility, but I would work as an RN for a while first. Lately I've been thinking about CNM and just started googling the distance options for that. I would love that work, I think, but I don't really want to be limited to *only* that. Are there any CNM programs that would also leave me qualified for some amount of general family practice? I am really interested in women's health. I'm considering a functional medicine course this summer that is centered on hormone regulation, which is obviously something people think about for women, but it concerns men as well. What are the options for practice as a CNM? Kids? Men? I'm just putting my feelers out. I've been waiting to start this nursing program for YEARS, and until now, I was really just focused on that. But now that I'm in it, I'm ready to look forward. I see that some CNM programs want you to have experience, and some of them count doula experience (?? is that true) so that is also something that I could do this summer. Anything else I should be thinking about right now? I'm open to EVERYTHING right now, so please, share your thoughts!

I'm in California but like I said, I'm willing to go ANYWHERE that I can get in. Mostly I'm trying to narrow it down to schools that don't have high GPA requirements.

Hello, I'm brand new here. I will be graduating this spring with a child development major and I want to apply to an accelerated BSN program. My first year of college, I did very poorly and I have been paying for it. It was partly due to some justifiable reasons which may or may not matter. I have a 3.6 GPA at the school I am currently enrolled in (and will be graduating from) but my overall is 2.8. However, this semester I'm taking 20 units, which I believe will be all A's, and next semester I'm taking 25, which I also anticipate getting A's, so that should help. I was going to apply to the BSN program at my school, but they are possibly closing due to funding, losing their accreditation, and other problems, so I decided to graduate and go elsewhere. I need to figure out what I'm going to do next year as deadlines are FAST approaching! I plan on applying to some RN programs but I would LOVE to do an accelerated BSN program. The only problem is, I have no idea where to start. I'm so overwhelmed. I'm willing to go ANYWHERE that will accept me! Are there any less competitive accelerated BSN programs that I could apply to? I have some experience and volunteer work and I can get GREAT recommendations from the doctors and nurses that I work with. If anyone could just narrow the list a bit for me, I would be ever so grateful!!! I would also love to know about any RN programs that don't have a waiting list a mile long!! Thank you so much for reading!! Leah