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  1. Do a little more self-discovery before I enter an Accelerated BSN program?

    iridium54 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wasn't really sure what to title my post . . . but I would like to hear some opinions. Here's my situation: I graduated in 2007 with a double major in public health and Spanish. Since graduating, I...

  2. Do a little more self-discovery before I enter an Accelerated BSN program?

    iridium54 replied to iridium54's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Haha, I wouldn't pay that much either for a car! I try to save and buy semi-decent used cars with cash, if I can (the two times I have bought one). I'm just saying that at least two people see the...

  3. Do a little more self-discovery before I enter an Accelerated BSN program?

    iridium54 replied to iridium54's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm sorry to hear that it's so competitive where you are located. I'm also not trying to sound ungrateful. I am very grateful to have the option to enter a program because I, too, have been busting...

  4. Do a little more self-discovery before I enter an Accelerated BSN program?

    iridium54 replied to iridium54's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, I realize there are ways to help pay the loans AND/OR my future education through tuition reimbursement and the life. I guess it's just the fact that I feel so enslaved by the loans, and I'm not...

  5. Do a little more self-discovery before I enter an Accelerated BSN program?

    iridium54 replied to iridium54's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, I'm starting to think maybe that is the way to go, or just enter a direct-entry MSN program and save more money until then. I am anxious to get on with my life, so to speak - I feel as if I...

  6. How much debt is reasonable for NP school?

    iridium54 replied to junipers's topic in Advanced Practice

    I am currently mulling over a similar issue, though I actually only applied to ABSN programs because I wasn't able to take the GREs in time. The program I am left with entrance to, by default, is...

  7. Do a little more self-discovery before I enter an Accelerated BSN program?

    iridium54 replied to iridium54's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you. :) I hate using the word "loser," but sometimes it comes out. I know I tend to have a comparison problem, in which I compare myself to other people. So sometimes I can't help but feel...

  8. Do a little more self-discovery before I enter an Accelerated BSN program?

    iridium54 replied to iridium54's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It may be possible to defer, but the program begins in May of every year, so it wouldn't be until then. The other school I was accepted to is about the same in price, however they had offered me a...

  9. Advice please: PreReqs @ Community college?

    iridium54 replied to youngwildfree's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I really don't think it matters too much if you take the courses at a local community college. That's what I did and was admitted into two very good ABSN programs, and wait-listed at a very highly...

  10. Versant RN Residency Program

    iridium54 replied to ScwwcS's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I second this, I'd very much love to hear any information.

  11. MiamiU Health System?

    iridium54 replied to iridium54's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks for the input. I know cities in general are more expensive to live in, but I hadn't thought Miami was that outrageous (not like I am planning to live in SoBe or anything). In fact, I thought...

  12. Decisions, decisions...

    iridium54 replied to crayons's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thanks for the heartfelt response - much appreciated! I haven't even applied to ACE and won't be. Right now I am considering Jeff, which is a sure thing, and applying to UMDNJ for their fall start....

  13. WHNP programs?

    iridium54 replied to iridium54's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No, I am in the mid-Atlantic area of the East Coast, but I guess I am just curious about which schools supposedly have the top

  14. Decisions, decisions...

    iridium54 replied to crayons's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Anyone have any comments? I'd like to hear what people have to say, too (regarding Jeff and

  15. WHNP programs?

    iridium54 replied to iridium54's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ah,

  16. WHNP programs?

    iridium54 replied to iridium54's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No, not online schools. Not sure what B&M

  17. UPenn accelerated BSN 2011...anyone?

    iridium54 replied to nvsmom's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Well I contacted Filomena about a week ago and she told me she wasn't even sure if they would be able to pull from the waiting list and that they should have an answer by next Friday (aka yesterday)....

  18. UPenn accelerated BSN 2011...anyone?

    iridium54 replied to nvsmom's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    For those of us wait-listed, purgatory will be ending soon, hopefully! I was told by Filomena that "If we are able to move applicants from the waiting list, you will receive notification sometime...

  19. UPenn accelerated BSN 2011...anyone?

    iridium54 replied to nvsmom's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'd be curious to hear what you decided, too, MSull. Either way you cannot go wrong, in my opinion. I have to admit, I have struggled with the "just a nurse" mentality also. It's totally BS, but...

  20. Ethics of Pushing for C-Sections?

    iridium54 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey Everyone, I wasn't sure under which forum to post this, so I went with the safest bet under "General Nursing." I have to write a nursing school admissions essay and write about a current ethical...

  21. Ethics of Pushing for C-Sections?

    iridium54 replied to iridium54's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ugh, well the worst part about this is that I actually never wrote about the C-section topic! It just seemed too overwhelming in such a short essay and I was running short on time, so I wrote about...

  22. Would you advise anyone to get into nursing?

    iridium54 replied to -RN-'s topic in General Nursing

    err. I hate this kind-of speak as a pre-nursing student (just makes me rethink everything!) So can I ask why some of the posters say they would advise AGAINST

  23. University of Miami Accelerated BSN Program

    iridium54 replied to Bambina Gina's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hey y'all! I have been accepted too and am currently debating what to do. So I am wondering if any more current or former ABSN students at UM can speak about their experiences in the program? Thanks !...

  24. UM opportunities for global studies in A-BSN program?

    iridium54 posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Hey y'all, I'm wondering if any current/former UM Accelerated BSN students can speak to global studies/research opportunities. Obviously in a one-year, intensive programs there is no time to spend a...

  25. UM opportunities for global studies in A-BSN program?

    iridium54 replied to iridium54's topic in Florida Nursing

    Oh really? I'd love to hear what you decided and what they said . . . if you wouldn't mind, maybe I could private message you