hokiefanatic

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1. Accelerated programs...expensive or cheap?

   hokiefanatic replied to johninalameda's topic in Male Students

   I'm from a rural area in Virginia where NP's make upwards of 90k per year (VERY good money because the cost of living is quite low). A FNP might make a bit less but we are in desperate need of mental health NP's and CRNA. A CRNA I shadowed (area I wo...

2. Accelerated programs...expensive or cheap?

   hokiefanatic replied to johninalameda's topic in Male Students

   I chose to complete a regular BSN program over the accelerated programs only for the costs associated with the programs. I was accepted to Duke's program, but it would have cost 90k. If you are planning on going to grad school and making NP money it ...

3. Is nursing worth it?!?

   hokiefanatic replied to hokiefanatic's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Duke has an accelerated BSN program, Yale has a similar program, and Princeton has no nursing program. Both Duke and Yale will not transfer my scholarships to a degree towards nursing. I would probably be competitive for nursing based scholarships at...

4. Is nursing worth it?!?

   hokiefanatic replied to hokiefanatic's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thank you for your input!

5. Is nursing worth it?!?

   hokiefanatic posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hello all So I've recently made the decision to enter a BSN program and persue my dream of becoming a nurse. Here's the only problem, I'm fixing to graduate from a pretty prestegious university with a 3.9 GPA. I have scholarship offers to Yale, Duke ...

6. Why do you feel that nursing is for you?

   hokiefanatic replied to nyroshan's topic in Male Students

   I have always wanted to help others in some capacity. My mom is a clinical psychologist so I've always been around mental health professionals. Went to college in pursuit of a bachelor's degree in psychology hoping to go into a clinical psychology pr...

7. Ages of male nursing students?

   hokiefanatic replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Students

   I'm 21 just graduated with a bachelor's in psychology. Getting 2nd bachelor's in nursing. Only guy in the class

8. Am i doing the right thing?

   hokiefanatic posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hello All! So I'm going to give you a brief background of my current situation and why I want to be a nurse. Then some feedback would be awesome, because I feel like I'm lost. So I am currently finishing my last semester of undergraduate studies at V...