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  1. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    dang...i was really hoping for this week to get everything in order before the

  2. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    has anyone gotten their financial aid packages yet? i still haven't... it'll be over email

  3. UNC ABSN Spring 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to Amisadai's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I'm still a little bit confused about this whole thing. The deadline for Jan 2012 was August 10, 2011. Are you sure that you all were accepted to Jan 2012 cohort in May or are you talking about...

  4. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    2nurse1 , my gpa wasn't great either- i had a 3.4 from unc. but i got a 1280 on the gre which i think balanced out my lower gpa. other than that had all a's in the prereqs, and most importantly i...

  5. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    is anyone else applying to unc just to see if u get in? it's due tomorrow and extremely hard to concentrate on it after

  6. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Accepted!!! yayyyy! and now...hoping for a financial aid package i can handle! ahh! good luck to everyone

  7. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    snobunny, i wouldn't worry about it too much. i don't know if you went to the august 1st interviews but M. (the admissions lady) said that their decisions were basically already made before the...

  8. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Good luck to everyone interviewing Friday! Don't be nervous! It's not bad.

  9. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    check out yelp.com...there are too many good durham restaurants to name. the federal ("the fed") is my favorite, not too expensive and on main st. Dain's is another good place for burgers on 9th st....

  10. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    They basically said that it's an option, and it's $16.5k a year for max 3 yrs, but it's taxed. So, if you end up taking out 80k or so, it will really only repay about 35k. They only repay tuition, not...

  11. Problem with taking Blood pressure. grr.

    KCbaby57 replied to Sheenabush's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    you have to press harder than other pulse sites and sort of under the bicep muscle to find the brachial pulse, just keep trying. also it sounds silly but make sure you have your stethoscope's ear...

  12. UNC ABSN Spring 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to Amisadai's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    how do you guys already know if the application went up in

  13. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    yes it includes cost of living, but it was way more than i was expecting too. it is making me reconsider applying elsewhere unfortunately. there were only 3 guys at the interview

  14. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Everything went really well today... interviews were laid back and not scary at all. They don't make it seem like the interview has a huge weight in the decisions process...instead they let you know...

  15. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    guys, i definitely wouldn't take a recommended class if it is going to make your life difficult! according to duke, they look at the "whole student" instead of being nit picky about certain pre-reqs...

  16. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    there is a hotel that is literally across the street from the hospital, i can't think of what it's called right now but i'll be there monday and will make a note of the name on

  17. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    anyone coming into town for the interview: if you need a ride to/from the airport or need a place to crash, let me know! i live 4 minutes away from Duke so it would be really convenient. You have to...

  18. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    hey yall, I RSVPd for August 1st, since I'm workin nights and won't be working Sunday hopefully! I'm still gonna be tired though! I'm really excited about all of this, but I'm also worried about the...

  19. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Got an interview! Congratulations everyone!! We're all gonna get in and be the happiest class they've ever had

  20. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    well, since there was only 207 applicants and they're used to 400...maybe that means today will be the day! keeping my fingers crossed for all of

  21. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    i wish this week would hurry up

  22. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Still waiting for one letter of recommendation to be submitted... he is working nights right now and I think he's pooped. I told him to please submit it by the 29th so I really hope he does!!!...

  23. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Got the job and finally submitted my application! Best of luck to

  24. Duke ABSN 2012

    KCbaby57 replied to hmgunc's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    hey yall.. i am applying for the Jan 2012 cohort. I'm still waiting to hear back from a job that I interviewed for at Duke Hospital last week so I can put it on my Resume before submitting my...

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

    KCbaby57 replied to iridium54's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    now that i understand more of where you are coming from, i think that you should put the money thing out of your head. any of your next steps at this point are going to involve a large amount of...