ashmcgr

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1. Accepted Spring 2012 suudents what are you feeling now?

   ashmcgr replied to keepmovingrn's topic in General Students

   I'm very anxious about starting the program- but when I start to feel overwhelmed I tell myself that I was one of only thirty people selected for this semester. I can do it. I've got a 2 year old...

2. I knew I could do it!

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

   It's definitely doable! My Microbiology and my Anatomy and Physiology II both had lab and lecture components, so they were both 2 hour classes, four days a week. Sixteen hours a week of bio class time...

3. I knew I could do it!

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

   TexasNurse2B: Well, I spent ALL of my time at school studying. Literally 12 -13 hours a day. From 8 in the morning until 9 at night most days. I can't tell you when I last got to sit down and watch an...

4. I knew I could do it!

   ashmcgr posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   After everyone at my school saying that it was impossible, that I couldn't pass, or telling me "goood luck with that" with an eyeroll... I did it:D! I took A&P II, Microbiology, Statistics, and...

5. Spartanburg Community College

   ashmcgr replied to Student Nurse Tina's topic in General Nursing

   I'm finishing out my prereqs at SCC and hope to be accepted into the nursing program in the spring. I have to say: if you're taking A&P, take Dr. Todd. He is amazing and will make sure that you...

6. Summer school anyone?

   ashmcgr replied to DarkBluePhoenix's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I'm a little late hopping on the bandwagon here, but I'm SWAMPED this summer... I'm trying to get into the local community college in January. They only accept 60 people per year- 30 in the fall...

7. The big D---Debt.

   ashmcgr replied to thislife's topic in General Nursing

   I think that if you're banking your future on "well, I can just settle for bankruptcy" then why even get started in a field or go to school? My parents went through bankruptcy and it takes TEN YEARS...

8. Backpack for school

   ashmcgr replied to SkiMama's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I ordered the High Sierra Powerglide- it's a rolling backpack that has a laptop slot and is supposed to be pretty large. I read all kinds of reviews and several nursing students gave it rave reviews...

9. I did it! A&P I & II in the same semester!!

   ashmcgr replied to ms.hopeful2013's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Congrats This is so good to hear!!! I'm taking A&P II and Microbiology in the same semester...the SUMMER semester. So it will be four weeks shorter than a regular semester, and I've got to take...