windsurfer8

windsurfer8 BSN, RN

Prior military RN/current ICU RN.

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  1. I feel I should not have failed this test

    windsurfer8 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Students

    Remote...if you have talked with the school and they told you what you did wrong I would start studying and forget the past. it is done...time to move on. Learn from it and do what they want you to...

  2. Advice for a low GPA student.

    windsurfer8 replied to Miewn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Kate...here is the problem. ABSNs have MINIMUMS for first degree GPAs. It doesn't matter if they don't put "emphasis" on it. It is what it is. If school says to apply for the ABSN you must have at...

  3. Advice for a low GPA student.

    windsurfer8 replied to Miewn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Most ABSN programs require a MINIMUM of 3.0 on first bachelors degree. The absolute lowest I have seen was Univ. of Wyoming which has a minimum of 2.5 GPA. And remember..these are MINIMUMS to apply....

  4. Can I get accepted into an Accelerated Nursing Program with a 3.25 GPA?

    windsurfer8 replied to swimmingfever00's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was one of two males in my ABSN class. They specifically told me being male had NOTHING to do with my admission. So don't bank on that. No one here can tell you if you will get in. There are...

  5. Looking ahead to CRNA Med School

    windsurfer8 replied to Brkenarrow's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ok..so you decided to go to nursing school and want to be a Doctor. Cool..now..stop thinking about being a doctor and focus on getting your BSN. If you are planning to go to school to be an MD or a...

  6. 4.0 is the golden ticket!

    windsurfer8 replied to kwilson251's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did an ABSN in '06. There is no "golden ticket". If only people with 4.0s got in there would be almost no nurses. I had mid 3's on both my bachelors and most important I don't freak out if I...

  7. honestly, is nursing school plausible with a 2.2 gpa?

    windsurfer8 replied to queene's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I applied to ABSN in 2006 the lowest GPA I saw accepted was 2.5 and that was ONE school. The vast majority require a minimum of 3.0 on your first degree. So to even review you for possible...

  8. Dealing with well-meaning but stupid questions?

    windsurfer8 replied to feelslikefire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Who cares what other people think. I am male nurse and back when I did it very rarely someone would joke about it a little. I could care less. I know I have a damn good career and I am proud of what...

  9. Trying to decide between accelerated BSN, entry-level MSN-NP, and ADN

    windsurfer8 replied to NorthBeach's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I would say get on with something. You are 34 and for the cost of a NP you will have major loans to repay so the quicker you get on it the better. Also don't go by "what you hear". CALL or EMAIL...

  10. Is nursing school worth it?

    windsurfer8 replied to CantDecideUsername's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That cannot be answered. No one can say because one area might not hire any of them..but in the middle of North Dakota where a zillion people have moved to work on the oil fields they might hire all...

  11. Changing careerS

    windsurfer8 replied to iTyrizzle87's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Danlee, maybe if you have been going through this "for twenty years" you should look at what you are doing wrong and not blaming everyone around you? I have had people die in my family. I was thrown...

  12. Is nursing school worth it?

    windsurfer8 replied to CantDecideUsername's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As the poster stated what I meant was the return I get on my 50K spent for my BSN is enormous. I was comparing to 50K for my BSN or 50K for an automobile. The auto pays back nothing while my BSN pays...

  13. Is nursing school worth it?

    windsurfer8 replied to CantDecideUsername's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went to a private university for my ABSN. It WAS worth it to me. It cost me in tuition. 50K (fall, spring, summer, fall..21 hours a semester accelerated second bachelors) I decided a year before...

  14. Part-time or hungry?

    windsurfer8 replied to cleanmedia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    RNsRWE do you have statistics on that? What confuses me is there are X amount of nursing schools that can only create X amounts of students. So even if there is a 10 year waiting list you are still...

  15. Doctor Anyone?

    windsurfer8 replied to Ant24's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I think the main reason is it is putting the cart before the horse. If that is your plan that is great, but I would not mention it. Just focus on the task at hand. Then when you graduate and if you...

  16. Well that was a bust

    windsurfer8 replied to sigchi1855's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The bottom line is no matter how hard you say you studied..it did not work. So I would say try different ways to study. If you say you tried them all then I don't know what to tell you. I did an...

  17. Courses you found useful...

    windsurfer8 replied to yopinkman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Any class that challenges you. Makes you work hard and learn new study habits. In nursing school you will hear the classic line "this class is stupid and I will never use it as a nurse". When you...

  18. Part-time or hungry?

    windsurfer8 replied to cleanmedia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you are going to do it..look also at places like Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota..SUPER cheap cost of living. Also I would seriously consider an ABSN. If you already have a bachelors they are...

  19. Pre-Nursing Student

    windsurfer8 replied to Nursling17's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Awesome...best of

  20. Part-time or hungry?

    windsurfer8 replied to cleanmedia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i did an ABSN in 2006. I had previous degree in Business admin. I quit my job and just banged it out. It was 21 hours a semester but was just fall spring summer fall and then done. I lived in a...

  21. Pre-med or Nursing?

    windsurfer8 replied to redhead89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My suggestion? Do what you want to do. If you are putting speed of getting done with school even in your brain then med school may not be for you. Nothing quick about it. Totally up to you. Good...

  22. So Stressed

    windsurfer8 replied to snewton10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is a common question on AN. What is "hard" to you? It is something posters cannot quantify because we have no idea what "hard" is to you. You get grades and you apply. If you get in you get...

  23. I need help. Desperately.

    windsurfer8 replied to Shanna3o's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You need proof of the surgery and how long you could not do anything. It is not something schools do just for the heck of it. And learn from this. Don't just walk in and start a sob story. You...

  24. B's B's B's discouraged with those illusive A's

    windsurfer8 replied to GodsHands's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had mix of Bs and As. When I earned my BSN I had an instructor who had PhD from Yale and she said to be proud of Bs because I was working my butt off. You say you doubt you will obtain your...

  25. Anxiety about becoming a nurse over 50

    windsurfer8 replied to tammystt's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You made the jump into the pre reqs and had success so that is good. Give yourself credit for that. ...if you absolutely cannot afford it then I guess that you will have to do something else. I would...