Mamba49

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1. Jr at UofTexas, want to be a nurse HELP!

   Mamba49 replied to shiver's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   If you're a junior, I would say get your bachelor's but definitely take the 5-7 prerequisites required for whichever schools you're applying to (apply to more than one and make sure you take...

2. Worried about not having a 4.0? DONT!

   Mamba49 replied to Student4_life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   That's been my gripe from the

3. Worried about not having a 4.0? DONT!

   Mamba49 replied to Student4_life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I get that, but when did a B+ in Organic Chemistry become "not good enough" for nursing school, yet an A in General Freshman Chemistry is the goal? Mediocrity at it's

4. Worried about not having a 4.0? DONT!

   Mamba49 replied to Student4_life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I agree there are some difficult professors at community colleges across the country, but I will stand by my own experience. The class I took at community college and received an A in, was a class at...

5. Worried about not having a 4.0? DONT!

   Mamba49 replied to Student4_life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Ok - I'll probably get some slack for this, but here's my issue with nursing program requirements: Many programs are GPA based - I get that, but that doesn't mean it's right. Now don't get me wrong,...

6. How to go to nursing school??

   Mamba49 replied to kellihope's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Oops - another thing to keep in mind, you said your husband graduated in 2003. Some ABSN programs have time limits put on certain prerequisites (5 yrs, 7 yrs, 10 yrs), so make sure to check that out...

7. How to go to nursing school??

   Mamba49 replied to kellihope's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Check with the universities for residency requirements, but most of the time, if you live and work in the state for a year (12 consecutive months), have a drivers license from that state, and are a...

8. Very confused Nursing or MD?

   Mamba49 replied to Jaime1990's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   nurse practitioner and nurse anesthetists require masters degrees, so you will have additional loans, but both of course help people (hello, it's nursing) and both receive 6 digit

9. Barnes Jewish Upper Level vs. UMSL Accelerated BSN

   Mamba49 replied to ChloeinSTL's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the info - did you find a job relatively quickly after graduating from the

10. Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, where do I start?

    Mamba49 replied to incandenza's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would suggest to look into the Accelerated Nursing Programs in your area or at schools you'd be interested in attending. Accelerated programs prequesites are usually pretty similiar, but they can...

11. Barnes Jewish Upper Level vs. UMSL Accelerated BSN

    Mamba49 replied to ChloeinSTL's topic in General Nursing

    Both are excellent nursing programs. Both are widely respected in the large hospitals in the St. Louis area. And I believe both have really good acceptance rates. Goldfarb's is probably a bit...