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    Study Tips

    i♥words replied to Brookelin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I make up my own mnemonics all the time. I've even Googled mnemonics ("mneomic for layers of..."). Usually the ones I make up are completely ridiculous, but they really help me out come test day. I...
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    Finishing pre-nursing later than planned?

    i♥words replied to LaceElaine's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would double up on classes. If you can withstand the cut in financial aid, that would be great, but if you can't I would take some gen ed courses to maintain full-time status. I doubled sciences...
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    Choosing between schools?!

    i♥words replied to Brookelin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd try to look up NCLEX pass rates for each university. That narrowed down my decision considerably and I ended up choosing between the two schools in my state that had the highest percentage. As...
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    Humanity Class?

    i♥words replied to Dewailer's topic in General Students

    Nice. I guess it just depends on the
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    I don't know if I'm smart enough for nursing

    i♥words replied to dsy89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sorry, my post was directed to
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    I don't know if I'm smart enough for nursing

    i♥words replied to dsy89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you have the determination, you can do it. We all have made choices in our pasts that we wish we could change, but since we can't go back we have to let the past go and make better decisions for...
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    Humanity Class?

    i♥words replied to Dewailer's topic in General Students

    Your school's catalog should give a list of what they consider humanities courses. I took speech for mine, but other options were a couple of different English courses and various philosophy courses....
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    Pre student

    i♥words replied to Teresa_7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats on your decision! I'm one of those just out of high school pre-nursing students, and I so wish I had your experience. After today I will be done with my first year of prereqs. So what classes...
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    I got a "C" in A&P 2. HELP!

    i♥words replied to Darkstar1485's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was going to say the same thing as Jenniferasch: breathe! About the TEAS . . . What grade did you need to achieve? Is 70 too low? (I would know this but I haven't taken the TEAS yet and my school...
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    Non nursing GPA & nursing GPA?

    i♥words replied to brenay's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mine is also like that . . . the nursing school looks at the nursing prereqs separately from the overall GPA. Those are, for me, intro. to psych, A&P 1 (with lab), A&P 2 (with lab), intro. to...
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    Quick ? About CLEP

    i♥words replied to Princess Mama's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm pretty positive it doesn't affect your GPA whatsoever. I took the College Algebra CLEP a couple of months ago and am having some difficulty with my school getting the stupid thing on my unofficial...
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    Driving distance to nursing program

    i♥words replied to cljonesfuturenurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mine is roughly 40 minutes depending on traffic and weather. I'm doing a 4 year BSN program (one year down after next week!). I think you can handle it. I've become a fan of radio talk shows and books...
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    Topics covered in Anatomy and Physiology

    i♥words replied to Loveismagical's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ^^ That's how mine was set up, but we didn't do reproductive or genetics (didn't even discuss it in lecture and barely discussed it in lab). The hardest stuff for me was muscle and neurological...
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    Retake a class that I got a B in?

    i♥words replied to buttons93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A B is a perfectly good grade. I wouldn't spend the money to retake
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    failed scholastic level exam

    i♥words replied to pinkbo0tlace's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you're school will allow you to take it again, then I say there is nothing to cry about! Use a study book this time around and I'm sure you can do it. On a side note, I've never heard of not...
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    14 credit hours?

    i♥words replied to ejohnson382's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Go for
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    What classes are you taking in the Fall 2012?

    i♥words replied to havehope's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No summer classes for me. In the fall I'm taking microbiology (and its lab), nutrition, and two gen. ed. courses. We're getting closer to the end of these pre-reqs, people! I'm starting to feel like...
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    my fellow pre-req students

    i♥words replied to GodsSon128's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Two semesters of pre-reqs down and two semesters to go for me. Sitting in my A&P class for the first time last August... feels like it was just
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    Need serious Advice

    i♥words replied to RNnme3j's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My understanding is that you have to complete all the pre-reqs before you can start nursing school. How would you be able to take A&P 2 and nursing classes at the same
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    Beginning a 4 year nursing program in the fall of 2012...any advice??

    i♥words replied to Brooke13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Things someone needed to tell me... Don't freak out. Figure out your learning style (if you haven't already). Visual? Auditory? I took one of those assessments mid-semester and it really helped me to...
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    Tips on getting an A in A&P1?

    i♥words replied to avalee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did make an A in A&P 1, but it was not easy. Halfway through the semester I had a mid B so I started studying pretty much non-stop and at the very end pulled my grade up. I wish I would have...
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    Anyone preparing for CLEPs?

    i♥words replied to ryanalice's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took the College Algebra CLEP last fall and scored well above my school's requirement to receive credit. Honestly, I only studied hard for about a week before the test (mostly the day before). There...
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    What is the hardest course you have ever taken and why?

    i♥words replied to ginna121's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in my second semester of prereqs. I've taken various classes (like the basic history, English, etc.) including psychology and A&P 1. I'm currently in A&P 2 and Introduction to Chemistry...
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    Medical TV shows you love...

    i♥words replied to NurseEric81's topic in General Students

    Mystery Diagnosis and M*A*S*H are my
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    ASN vs. BSN pros/cons and POLL

    i♥words replied to keepaskingy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It sounds to me like you already made your decision.