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  1. Are you applying to the May 2011 RN program at MCI VA BEACH????

    All the classes you will take in the RN program are on this grading scale, except for some of the Gen-Eds. For all the nursing classes you must have an 80% to pass and that is a C. Here is the grading...
  2. any nurses from nyc who moved to virginia?

    Oh and shopping is different too. There is no Garden State Mall, Woodbury Commons, Palisades Mall, etc like things here. Don't even try to find anything like Fordham Rd
  3. any nurses from nyc who moved to virginia?

    I am only a nursing student but I grew up in NY and moved to VA about 10 years ago. I grew up in Rockland and Orange Counties. I moved to SC two years before I graduated high school and then VA when I...
  4. Are you applying to the May 2011 RN program at MCI VA BEACH????

    Well said! It is very competitive at the VA Beach
  5. Are you applying to the May 2011 RN program at MCI VA BEACH????

    How is it that they do bad business for not accepting your friend? I have 4 students in my class who did not make the cut at the VA Beach campus and they had A's in their pre-reqs and two of them have...
  6. Question For All MCI RN Nursing Students

    Also, Nursing 1 and 2 both have 30 hours of lab time on top of lecture
  7. Question For All MCI RN Nursing Students

    Every module is different: Nursing 1- 16 hours Nursing 2- 24 hours Med Surg 1- 90 hours Med Surg 2- 90 Hours All other Nursing Classes- 72 hours each class Like I said above clinicals depend on site...
  8. salary question

    I agree with the
  9. would you even attempt this?

    Yes, go for
  10. Question For All MCI RN Nursing Students

    No, definitely not. A lot of my classmates work at least part time and some work full time. Some even work all night, then come to class, then go home and sleep for a few hours and do it again. I...
  11. friend with cancer

    I think you are doing the right thing. I have noticed a lot of people do not want to be smothered or to feel like people are sitting around feeling bad for them. You will be a big help by helping his...
  12. friend with cancer

    I have had a few family members and friends who have had cancer. Some of them really just needed a shoulder to cry on or someone to just listen. Others wanted to be strong and did not want to talk...
  13. Question For All MCI RN Nursing Students

    I am an RN student at the NN campus so I can answer some of your questions. I start clinicals next mod so I can't go into great depth. Did you have clinicals in each nursing category for 5 weeks...
  14. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    I will be 28, I should be about 31-ish when I finish my MSN/MHA Then I will decide whether I want to do a
  15. Hmmmmm Why Do Nursing Students Fail?

    Nursing school is tough and different from any of my previous schooling. I have done very well but I have seen a lot of my classmates not cut it. Some of them put in effort and some didn't. The ones...
  16. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    Thanks for the positive, upbeat post! It is refreshing to read positive posts on here for
  17. Does Size Matter? (class size that is)

    We started with 30. I would be happy with 9, lots of time with the professors and they will be accessible to
  18. Nursing class Who's Who - for fun

    Most likely to marry a doctor I have to suggest this after seeing how some of my classmates
  19. confused about MCI accreditation

    from the nlnac candidates for accreditation page: ecpi college of technology - newport associate medical careers institute 1001 omni blvd, suite 200...
  20. MCI LPN Program

    Lots of luck! I am an RN student. The 5 week mods are tough but if you apply yourself you will do
  21. confused about MCI accreditation

    Hello MCI RN student here, I attend the Newport News MCI campus. We are regionally accredited and in the accreditation phase for the NLN. I have a prior Bachelors and all my credits transferred in and...
  22. Concerns about 'modeling' pictures

    As a manager I can tell you I Googled applicants, as is a very common practice, and some of the other managers even checked Facebook. As long as her real name is not attached to anything and as long...
  23. MCI Admission

    No problem! 129 applicants is not too bad. We have 60 spots, 30 on days and 30 on nights, up at my campus. I was told that the interviews with the DON are formal at your campus, so be prepared. Ours...
  24. Awkward situation

    I agree with some of the other posters. My school honor code requires that you report cheating. If a cheater gets caught and the administration finds out you knew about it, you get kicked out with the...
  25. I got 4 shots in one day for school, my arms hurt. The titers are nothing though, they just draw blood for