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  1. FGCU Fall 2012

    emcadams replied to keepaskingy's topic in Florida Nursing

    GPA was 3.4 overall, 4.0 in science. 94 TEAS. Never attended FGCU before. Been taking my prereqs at

  2. FGCU Fall 2012

    emcadams replied to keepaskingy's topic in Florida Nursing

    found out I got in too! I'm

  3. ASN vs. BSN pros/cons and POLL

    emcadams replied to keepaskingy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    sounds like you could go either way and do

  4. JU (jacksonville university) ABSN 2012

    emcadams replied to MontanaRed's topic in Florida Nursing

    I used to live in Jax. There are some really great apartment complexes...you can basically spend as much or as little as you want. I lived in the Antlers and loved it. Then I bought a car and moved...

  5. Anyone dealing with a discouraging advisor?

    emcadams replied to SopranoKris's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah you can totally succeed with your option one. Many advisors say those kinds of things, because they see many students who are not dedicated or who do not want to put that much work into school....

  6. No IV Practice / Little hands-on practice in clinicals

    emcadams replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in General Students

    you may want to think of doing a short phlebotomy program at a community college or career school. I took a CNA course, and the career school I took it at had a phlebotomy program that involved 100...

  7. Taking science pre-reqs online?

    emcadams replied to peachshan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think you should do it. I took a biology class (with lab!) online, and it was a great course. We had a website to login and do the labs. Basically the set up just looked like a virtual lab...

  8. Accepted but waiting for another program

    emcadams replied to joybaby's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Worst case is you pay your seat deposit and don't get it back. Most colleges have a withdraw with refund period if you end up having to pay for classes. I would not call and ask. Good

  9. Need advice from current students and alumni about loans

    emcadams replied to AniLMT's topic in General Students

    I agree with what Patti said! I am a scared investor, so I usually just do mutual funds in an IRA. But I am happy to have put $$$ away for retirement along the road. Student loans are the devil. I...

  10. Nervous About Paying for School

    emcadams replied to wishfulnurse01's topic in General Nursing

    Also, private loans (sallie mae, nelnet, wells fargo, pnc, etc.) are not covered by any of the new income-based repayment programs. These programs are for federal loans only (direct loans). With the...

  11. Nervous About Paying for School

    emcadams replied to wishfulnurse01's topic in General Nursing

    Your situation sounds exactly like mine. Single mom can't help pay for my college with bad credit either. Took out LOADS of loans. Got a BA in English in 2006. Went to law school for a year. Dropped...

  12. ADN...is it worth the time?

    emcadams replied to ginaw623's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am wondering ADN vs BSN as well. I am not sure which one to do. I recently spoke with a student in the BSN program, and was told their director had changed, and now she wasn't able to get into the...

  13. Anyone waiting on Acceptance/Rejection Letter '2012

    emcadams replied to PedsHopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What school

  14. FGCU Fall 2012

    emcadams replied to keepaskingy's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'd like to know, too! Anyone? I guess this is the 6th week...waiting is torture,

  15. Easier or harder to accepted into a RN or BSN Program?

    emcadams replied to chollygolightly's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Right on, UVA. Guess I should have checked before posting the link. I found it helpful about 5 years ago, but yeah the stuff on there now is junk. Too bad! Used to be such a great

  16. Easier or harder to accepted into a RN or BSN Program?

    emcadams replied to chollygolightly's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would do more research on bsn programs in the area you want to live, as you will generally be doing your clinicals or externships at local hospitals. That's a lot of time spent with an institution...

  17. Edison State College Nursing program 2012

    emcadams replied to NP2BJ's topic in Florida Nursing

    Also found out I got in to Lee day program for summer! Im excited I got in! Congrats to everyone else who did as well. Waiting on another schools reply now though. *happy

  18. TEAS V ..My results for MDC

    emcadams replied to yadi87's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    It depends on your testing center. Some centers are completely computer based. You can try to look up on the ATI site the closest testing centers, and then call each one or look on the website to see...

  19. TEAS TEST

    emcadams replied to ekendall10's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I can say that I certainly benefited from shelling out the $90 or so on the ATI test book and online practice tests. Nursing school is an expensive investment anyway...If you can't afford the ATI...

  20. Took the TEAS V Yesterday....

    emcadams replied to Nursingmom25's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    The scoring is not cryptic. It is just a simple matter of #?s correct / total # of ?s That is how the individual score is calculated. I believe there are about 220 ?s, but some of them are "test"...

  21. TEAS exam scores?!

    emcadams replied to hillarylauren09's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    It depends on your school...definitely the higher you score, the better, but the particular school may only require you to pass. The school I had to take it for just takes the first score of the year,...

  22. Online courses for Psychology, Sociology, (maybe Speech?)

    emcadams replied to Derringer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree...look into your local community college or university and see what they have to offer either in class or online. That way, you won't have much trouble figuring out if they are accredited (it...

  23. Does ANYBODY enter a traditional BSN program anymore?

    emcadams replied to RN In FL's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    From my research, ABSN and traditional BSN programs are the same, except that the ABSN's are for persons already holding a bachelors degree, and there are slightly different admissions criteria...

  24. Accelerated BSN programs for those with no degree.

    emcadams replied to DarkLotus's topic in School, College Programs

    Yeah it sounds like Accelerated BSN programs just eliminate summer semesters and perhaps inolve more classes or intercession classes like CDEWannaBe said. For nursing students, what are summers like?...

  25. Accelerated BSN programs for those with no degree.

    emcadams replied to DarkLotus's topic in School, College Programs

    Every Accelerated BSN program I have looked into has been for persons that already have a bachelors degree in any field. The accelerated programs are usually only about a semester shorter than the...