Kelly2004

I was speaking of the one here in St. Louis. Are you just starting this fall at DCN or was this summer your first semester? Kelly

Cheri, I saw that in the mail a few days ago, but to be fair at least two of the local (St. Louis) nursing programs are charging over $510 a credit hour so the DCN rate is still in line. As far as I can tell only the community colleges are lower than DCN and the waiting list is forever. Also, did you get the PM that I sent last week? Kelly

I usually take notes even though I am recording, so I try to type from my notes and fill in the blanks from the recording. I still have to listen to the whole recording, so it takes just over an hour per hour of recording by the time I type my notes in first. However, for the one time I lost my notes and just had the recording I took twice as long!! Keep in mind that I am writing word for word since I am being tested on the material. Also, Micobiology was foreign to me, if I'd understood the material better I certainly could have condensed the material down. Kelly:)

I am a Nursing student and my Microbiology spoke so fast that I went out and bought the Olympus digital recorder at Target. I didn't get the software to convert it to text since so many of the words used in Micro are unusual. After each lecture I just download the digital recording and type it out myself. On high quality I can get 1 hour 28 min before it is full. I hope this helps. Kelly:)

Angela Congratulations!! I look foward to meeting you! :balloons: Carly, don't give up! I still have my fingers crossed for you! Kelly

carly, no, every nursing school, online or not, has a set amount of students that they allowed to take. if i understood them correctly, deaconess is trying to increase their number to accommodate more applicants and this increase would require the states stamp of approval. dcn is fully approved by the state and almost all other states recognize their program. i was told that california, new york and one other state (the advisor couldn't remember specifically which one right off top of her head) somewhere in the south are the ones that do not recognize the dcn program. in an earlier post futuredcnnurse suggested that the reason some may not have heard anything yet could be due to dcn waiting for tuition deposits for those who have been accepted so far. if someone doesn't pay then that would open up a door for someone perhaps like yourself. i am keeping my fingers crossed for you! kelly:)

I just spoke to DCN admissions and specifically asked if they were waiting for state approval to add 20 more students to their program. They said yes that is what they are waiting for and that they didn't know even which way it was leaning. Kelly:)

I think Marci makes an excellent point. They probably don't want to tell people "no" until they have confirmation that all accepted will attend. Kelly

I plan to go to DCN to drop off my packet today, I will ask when I go in. Kelly:)

just wanted to let you know that i called dcn admissions yesterday because i still haven't received my packet yet. i asked them what was happening with their "experimental program" where they plan to add 20 more students, and i was told that they still hope to do that but they do not know when it will go ahead... they hope by fall it will be available but maybe not until january. if i had to guess, i would say they are waiting on state approval to add students to their enrollment. with that in mind i wouldn't give up yet. i am supposed to contact admissions on thursday to let know if i have received my packet, when i speak to them i will ask about the northwest situation...sometimes you get different info from different people, so i will give it a try. what state are you in specifically so i can narrow down my question? kelly:)

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Thanks for the update! Kelly

I look forward to meeting you too, maybe we can work on our "happy dance" steps together! Kelly:wink2:

Thanks Cheri! I hope to meet you too! I'm sure I will be asking you for advice in the future. You were so kind to answer my questions when I was just thinking about the program. Kelly:)

Thanks everyone, all of your support is so appreciated!:)