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RnNtrainng, we had 2 different instructors. One on Tuesday and one on Wednesday. I'm looking forward to having ONE person teach in semester 2. It was difficult. Our Wednesday night instructor was also a NP2 instructor, so there some questions on our tests that we didn't even go over in class, and when asked about it, she would just giggle and say "maybe I threw in some NP2 questions, but you guys should know that, it was in the chapter" It was an interesting experience to say the least. I picked up my kaplan book the other day, opened it, flipped a few pages, and put it back down. I hope next semester is better for us N/W people.

Yeah, I was coming here to see if anyone had said anything! LOL I hope you guys in the other classes had a better time than we did. Here's to our next semester...in 4 months....uhg. I think I'll have forgotten a lot of stuff.

How do you guys think you did on your calculations test? I'm interested to hear how the other classes fared. DM n/w.....uck.

my gpa was a 3.7 from prereqs

I did not recieve an e-mail about the kaplan information either. The "ID Badge" is in fact the blue school ID. I was thinking about all the things they want us to have for clinicals and lab, how on Earth are we going to be able to carry around all that stuff?

yes, i was very very bad, and grabbed the wrong binder. you guys can lynch me later if you want. i do in fact still have the coupon, and as i just e-mailed bijin05, i do have 2. i'm glad you were able to get an other coupon from your instructor.

RNnTraining-I don't know if it's too late, or even how I would get it to you, but I have an extra coupon. I have class tonight at 6, and I also live in the Brandon area. If you havn't gotten your books yet (since it's not thursday-or I think it's not thursday my brain is fried after only one night.) I am MORE than happy to give it to you. Then you'll only have to fork over $2.40. How was everyones first night of class? We have 3 different instructors in the DM N/W class; but thankfully the 2 we met have senses of humor, although some things are still clear as mud.

I'm hoping that because it's more than just one of us that it is infact a glitch. Here's to hoping!!!! Happy New Year to you all! in 10 days we'll be starting one of the greatest adventures of our lives!!!!!!!!!!!

I dug through my stuff and found my deferment papers so when I go in, I have everything already to prove JUST in case. I have to wait until Wednesday to go in because I have to work Monday and Tuesday. I wanna say I've had it happen before, but I'm not 100% sure. Guess I'll go and get it taken care of, and then just go over and get my books; but that would mean I have to go out to Dale Mabry to get my financial aide taken care of. I still go to the Brandon Campus to do all my administration stuff. They still get everything into the computer, and it saves me a ton in gas. I'm not looking forward to the waiting on Wednesday.

I can't find it now, but someone was saying about their financial aide being rejected? I went in the other day and saw I had the same "message". I just went over and checked, and it's the same thing. Says I have a balance with the school, and my financial aide was rejected. I'd hate to have to go talk to someone next week (since it'll be so crazy with the first day of classes begining) but it appears that I'm going to have to. Wonder if it's just part of the deferment process, or if something was overlooked. Did anyone else (including the first person who posted this) have this problem? fix this problem? know what the problem is?

I still can't get into blackboard. I keep getting a webpage restore error. I put in the ticket, and all I got back was a "try the netid thing" and I've been on blackboard before. I don't understand why I have to register a username that I have already utilized. Oh well. When I did do the netid thing, it came up with a username for me that I have NEVER used on blackboard. uhg. ETA: I followed your instructions. I got in. I was using an old link to blackboard that I used when I was in A&P. I don't know why they changed it, but they did. I feel like a complete tool now. Just ignore my ramblings....

bijin05-i am the 5th one on the list. in case my last name didn't give it away. rnn-i've been trying to log into blackboard for weeks! i finally had to open a ticket. i keep getting a "website restore error". so, i hope they get to me before the "black out" on the 17th (when they switch everything over)

I found 2 places (it wasn't a real instense search, cause I know someone else is doing a deeper search than me LOL) one is RCampus: https://www.rcampus.com and Google Groups: http://www.google.com/intl/en/googlegroups/overview.html Just something to think about. I REALLY like this idea! I think it would be a great benefit too all of us involved, and especially those of us who can't make it to a "traditional" study group. ETA: I got a lot of ideas from this article. http://www.onlinecollege.org/2011/10/11/starting-a-virtual-study-group/

I am in the nights/weekends class. I would be EXTREMELY greatful if you shared your typed info with me RnNtrainng! I agree that there is probably some kind of website for this sort of thing. When my daughter was in virtual (online) school, they had "classroom" time, and I wonder if we could use that. They were able to post things. Maybe there would be room on blackboard? Facebook might be the "easiest" but you are right, sometimes it's a little annoying. A get-together every semesters end would be a great way to pat each other on the back, and relax.

I agree, I think the sharing of notes is a GREAT idea. What kind of format should we use though? Or maybe the question should be where should we share? I like the idea of a "virtual" study group. Have any of you recieved the e-mail that your file is complete? I got mine the other day, and even though I'm IN the program, I still feel that excitement as if I'm just finding out I've been accepted. I hate waiting so long to have to get books. I feel like I'm going to be so far behind, because others have gotten books early on. My husband too stays home with our children. I have 4, and it was actually cheaper to have one of us stay home, than to pay for day care expenses. At the time, I made considerably more than my husband did. Unfortunately, now it's difficult to get a job when you've had steady employment, let alone being "out of work" for over 7 years; so I must maintain my job while in school. As much as it sucks, it is nice to know I'm not alone in this endeavor though.