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I was accepted into Spring then emailed Donna that I would like to move up to Fall if a seat became available. I just got notified that I can move up, so I am in Fall! Which likely means theres another seat opened up in Spring!

I just received my acceptance letter for Spring as well í ½í¸Š I emailed hoping to get bumped up to Fall but either way I'm so excited and relieved!

The drawn out anticipation is slowly driving me bananas. I'll be following this thread now to see when you folks start getting notified AND my email too now! I am so ready for this. Sending good vibes out for all you future classmates.

Do you all think ts important to buy the latest edition for any of these study guides you mention or go cheap and get an older version on eBay?

I'm really interested in trying these. I have the classic Dansko that I wear at my current job that involves a lot of standing and I'm always surprised how happy my feet are at the end of the day despite the hard sole. I've had them for 5 years and they were the only thing I could wear during two pregnancies. However I do tend to roll my ankle in the Danskos. It looks like this new style has a shorter heel. I think they may be my shoe!

Glad you found on you like. I was looking at those online but I always thought they look rather bulky and a little manly :)) is it very bulky?

Yes let us know what you find fits well, I'm 5 foot even :)

It always grosses me out to think of pumping or breastfeeding in the bathroom. I can't even imagine how nasty that would be. I sure hope you can find a suitable spot to pump, they had better accomadatem you! Good luck and congrats on the baby and school. Thankfully my baby will be weaned ling before I start NS.

I'm going to take medical terminology this semester and I think it'll be helpful even though I don't need it for my degree. You could also consider a math med course.

I'm curious about the time frame for short and long-term? When do you think things will change? 5 years? 10? More or less?

People seems to really line Saunders the best. Which particular Saunders did you find helpful? From the sound of things med/surg is the hardest semester. I've been curious too, thanks for asking :)

Since I haven't started nursing school yet I dont know how anyone would believe me if I said it was my passion. Though I do feel that it is and really will be once I actually start I can't say from experience only from an idea of what I think nursing will be...

I wonder why they call that a backpack?! It's really just a small suitcase :)

I am so excited about becoming a nurse (I'm on the waitlist and will start Fall 2012). I really feeling like this is the career path that will fit me and that it is such an amazing and honorable job. I have a friend who is in the healthcare field that several times questioned my decision to go to NS telling me that I'm smart enough to be a Dr. etc. He kept prodding and asking "why?" i wanted to become a nurse. For a while I just explained my desire to become a nurse but didn't get Ito it any more because he was really being kind about it an actually complimenting my intelligence. But at the same time he was questioning me he was also insulting the nursing profession. Eventually, I explained again why I wanted to become a nurse that I didn't want to be a Dr (both my age and interest being limiting factors) and I finally told him how insulting he was being. This decision has been made, I am thrilled about it and I'm not changing my mind. I hope he and others don't lose respect for me because I want to be "just" a nurse. Thankfully the most important persons opinion, my husband, is wholeheartedly behind me! I wonder how the rest of you deal with these attitudes and what do you say to the "just" a nurse question?

I love that most everyone enjoyed NS. I am so looking forward to going back to school and I've been hoping I won't be disappointed but I'm really planning on enjoying the learning process!

Yeah, I can see how that's a waste. If you had taken the class a while ago then you could almost justify the review. As it is it's going to be a waste of time and money. I'm sure you'll get some stuff drilled into you so you'll never forget! I'm not a textbook learner either. I took a lot of prereqs online and though it was convenient and had to be done that way I didn't learn nearly as much in those classes as the on campus type. If I'm in class I just soak it up, as long as the teacher is totally boring or reading off power point slides. I look forward to when I start NS because I will be there in person! Maybe I can get away with not reading tons of textbooks!

I'd probably feel relieved it was the same book/course. Maybe you'll actually crack the book this time. Since you'll have the basics down you'll have the brain power to dive deeper into the concepts so long as you don't get lazy! I think all said it's probably a good thing :)

Jeez, what a pain in the neck! I had to pause and really look to figure out what the error was. These kinds of situations and people are tricky because they can make you feel vindictive. My initial thought is: Ha! They got what was coming! But I also feel a pang of guilt for feeling good about another persons failure. I bet though if I had to put up with them for two years all feelings of compassion would be washed away!

Thanks for all the tips! It's all helpful stuff. I've been thinking about getting a rolling backpack to save my back though I may wait until school starts to see how much stuff we actually need to lug around on a daily basis. Do you all use them?

Just a little thing but try parking in the lot farthest from your class so you have to walk it.

That's funny, I just posted the same question!

Packing up the night before is a smart. You won't end up forgetting stuff in the morning rush.

I once had a binder that had a clear pocket on the outside that you could slip a piece of paper in. I liked to slip a sheet in with the schedule for the class in there. It helped me identify the binder (which class it was for) and show me how far we've made it.

I love Google calendar synced with my iPod. I've thought it would be great for NS.