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Hi and welcome! glad it all worked out. good luck to you as well!

I did some reading on AN before buying a second pair for school after my first level. I ended up buying New Balance 440 Walking sneakers and replacing the insoles with Dr. Scholl sport gel insoles (the ones with very rigid arch but gel heel and ball-...

good luck! hope to hear some good news!

I had a whole convo w/ my adviser about the courses and scheduling and thats how I found out registration has been open since April which kinda explains why nothing is left for us... I asked her if people drop out of the D2 session if I could take t...

I just registered for classes a week ago. those were the only 2 classes that still had spots open. I really wanted to take 3 classes these were the only ones still open. for spring semester, I learned i have to pounce on registration to get spots in ...

Hi! nice to 'meet' you! what classes are you taking in the fall? I'm taking 351 and 201.

thanks so much. I'm praying this leads to something. I will email her (NM of outpatient) on thursday to follow up because she is going on vaca on friday until the end of aug. she told me not to think she forgot about me if I doesnt hear back right aw...

OMG How'd you know i'm still smiling? yes I am still smiling. I walked out of her office feeling like a million bucks even though I wasn't getting the job. this was a temp position to staff a flu clinic that runs in "sessions"- ~4 hour blocks with x ...

So I had the interview today. ended up wearing a coral pink embellished T shirt and black swing sweater, black skirt, stockings and 2 inch pumps. best part was the heels made me feel WAY more confidant than had I worn flats or wedges. was $ spent wel...

I lost 20 lb's in the 3 months preceding school (south beach) then weaned myself off because it was really hard to maintain with the hours and commute. I have kept it off for the entire 2 years! my weight varies w/in 3 lb's depending on the time of m...

THANK YOU!! you just made me feel so much better. I'm really nervous because it is my first interview but now I feel better having some encouragement and approval. thanks again! you totally rock!

I've posted where I live in the general area but not so much personal info. I learned that the hard way on a dif forum that I follow. at last count, I had about 6 or 7 ppl who know my screen name. now when I post on that forum, I post knowing ppl kno...

Hi RNonelove, thanx for your reply. so here's the thing. I can't live w/o stockings. don't ask. I chafe w/o them. ( I would wear stockings if I lived in CA too) I'm an orthodox jew and I only wear skirts that cover my knees at all times (walking, run...

I just registered for classes on an online rn-bsn program. there is a health assessment course and community health course but no patho course. that good or bad? its a online rn to bsn. the brick and mortar school has a ba-bsn program and traditiona...

well written and very nice. i agree with everything but this: "all those who graduated participated in study groups, all those who graduated improved their organizational skills, and all of the graduates made nursing school their top priority from th...

we chose day(s) and times of our clinicals before the end of the previous semester. we did not find out our clinical group or location (except med surge 2 where we rotated through 4 locations) until the first day of clinical when we met in school to ...

ya they told me that too. they released the ATT before the form 1 was processed so we wouldnt have to wait for the ATT. when I called Monday (last week) they said they were up to May 15-16. our school sent our stuff on May 18th. hope you get it soon

Utica is 375 per credit hour, not 1000. tuition alone from Utica will be just under 13K. including fees and books I hope to keep it under 15K not sure where you heard 1000/credit

according to the NJ site, it takes 6-8 weeks for license by endorsement. I dont know how long NY takes

got my Lic # yesterday after waiting 5 weeks for it. the person who took it 2 days before me waited 2 1/2 weeks and the person who took it a week after me got it 2.5 weeks later. so why was i the one who had to wait 5 weeks?????? either way very ha...

I commuted every day-took 2 trains to get to classes. best i ever had was 52 mins. average was 55-60 mins. clinical was the train ride plus 17 min walk or 10 min bus/subway ride. my longest commute was my peds rotation. that was 60 min train+5 min wa...

in my school the class you choose by registration is the one you get unless you decide to switch to monday clinical instead of thursday or something like that. the only class that changed from what we signed up for was the math for meds course. the c...

here are my tips 1-read the book. you bought the book for a reason-to study, not to collect dust 2-if you don't understand a concept, ask someone for help. be it a tutor, the professor, classmate or ever (GASP) google/other reliable source. dont be t...

I took 2 CLEPs for my nursing program. I was originally admitted for the 3 year track but that was too long for me. By CLEP-ing intro to psych and intro to soc. I was able to transfer into the 2 year program. on my transcript they show up as a Pass a...

I was called for grand jury duty for about 6 weeks, 2 days a week. I went upstairs to my schools admin, found out who to talk to (the deans secretary). I gave her the notice and she took care of the rest. the only thing I needed to do was fill out a ...