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Thank you! Yeah, at first my mother thought that I had gotten it, but because it's one of those "optional/elective" vaccines, it turns out I didn't end up getting it after all--she checked. I'm getting the first shot tomorrow, and I believe I'll be ok. All of my other Immunizations are complete, and I'll be able to show that I had a titer done and then followed up with the first round. Hopefully, that's good enough. My school doesn't seem like the type to make a big deal about that sort of thing, although I was surprised no one in the whole department could answer my question because that one person was on vacation! A little strange to me, but we will be doing clinicals at several different hospitals in the city, and I don't want it to become an issue later on. Thank you again!

Thank you for your response. Yes, I was thinking the same about getting the titer done after the first shot. I have an appointment scheduled with the Nurse Practitioner tomorrow, so hopefully she can provide some insight, and I will be getting the first shot of the series. I just need to have everything finished up by August 1st (Next Friday), and this is the last vaccine, and then I need my physical. I was told the Program Coordinator will be back by next Tuesday, so I will double check with her, but from what I've gathered so far, I should be ok. Thanks a bunch, guys!!

Hello all, I had a very urgent question about Immunization requirements for starting clinicals. At my school (Georgia State--anyone else who attends please, offer some insight), we were given a list of vaccinations to acquire and/or provide dates for or show titer results. I have all vaccinations and titer results for Varicella and Hep B--problem--Hep B came back non-reactive/not immune! My doctor suggested I get the titer after she couldn't find my results, but I swear I got it as a child around the same time as the MMR, etc. I was even skeptical about getting the Hep B vacc at first, as I've heard that some never really show immunity and are made to be vaccinated several times and do several rounds and even have negative reactions to it. My school gives us the option to elect out of it, and I almost did, but I did not want to play with my acceptance status, so I decided to suck it up and get the titer. Problem--there are 3 parts to the vaccine, and it's a 6 month course. We were just informed 2 months ago that we needed these vaccinations, and my clinical start by first week of September. Could they keep my from participating for not having the whole series? I could get at least one or two of the first shots before clinicals start, but the last wouldn't be until end of the semester or top of next year when semester is over. No one in the whole department could answer my question, as Program Coordinator is on vacation until next week--when these forms are due!! Help...really frightened about not being able to start after all my hard work =(

Don't be discouraged! They told me that everyone will have a letter by the end of April. The first letters didn't even go out until the end of the first week of April, so you will be getting one soon--then waitlisted applicants are informed. Keep the hope alive! Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

What are all of you taking as far as class scheduling goes? Someone told me to try to take Patho this summer. I took Nurs 2010 last summer but withdrew after I found out from an adviser that my Health & Human Development Psych course was supposed to transfer in place of that one, but they're now telling me I need to take Nurs 2010 again this summer. Should I take Patho or anything this summer to make fall easier? Is there anyway to get approval from the dean to take more than 18 hours, or is that the absolute cap? Not sure about GSU, but at other schools, taking more than 15-18 is allowed only with dean's permission. I know I sound crazy when this is already the accelerated track, but I have done 16 credits before and worked and still came out with all As and a B-, so I'm thinking that since I won't be working fall semester if it would be possible for me to get approval to take just one extra class. I know I sound suicidal right now....

For all those who are worried about their letters, I spoke with one of the advisers, and she informed me that the first round of letters went out last week which is why some of us received letters that first week of April. There are still many more letters to come! Everyone must respond by May 3rd. After that, wait-listed applicants will be notified of their acceptance. Everyone will get a letter by the end of April is what I was told. I cannot wait to meet all of you. I was super nervous about my letter from GSU, as I was already accepted into another program but was holding out for the ACE track. I applied to ACE and traditional. For all of you that are about to enter the ACE, we have got some hard work ahead of us! 80 hours per week! Congrats to everyone. P.S Letters of acceptance are pretty thick--there's a whole packet in there for you to review. Good luck to everyone. Everyone here is qualified....I wish we could all get in.

Congrats!! I can't wait to meet you. I received mine yesterday and am super psyched!!

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Oh my God...this is me lol. I ordered my manual directly from the website last March and am scheduled to take my exam this Sunday. I literally just started studying hardcore about two weeks ago lol. I've looked at it off and on when I have had downtime, but it has been extremely hard, as I have been in school continuously (taking pretty much a full load) and have been studying for other classes. I am using the manual as a refresher now that I have finished my pre-reqs, and I feel pretty good about it after reading many reviews like this. Preparation is key. I used the ATI manual, reviewed more in-depth for science using Youtube videos (Khan academy) and purchased some very cheap study review cards from my school library (they are these large laminated cards..kind of reminiscent of a diner menu in size and length and have basically everything you need to know about a particular subject. I purchsed three for science and math. They are great!!) This has been my prep so far, and it seems to be working. I'll know for sure after next week.

I figured this too, based on flipping through the manual. The only science material that seems more overwhelming than the Chemistry is the A&P, but surprisingly, most people say the same thing--that their test was "unfairly" skewed towards Chem, but that A&P was not represented as much on the actual exam as much as it was in the manual. I think A&P just seems like alot of material no matter how you package it. It is hard to condense into an easy to digest form--it is always going to take multiple pages to explain in order to get the full picture. Chemistry on the other hand, you can tell by looking at the manual that alot of Chem is covered. I mean, they have Organic and BioChem in there too, which most Pre-Nursing students haven't even seen (most people haven't seen that material in high school either, so it does seem a little unfair...luckily for me I took the class and understand it, or I would be LOST!

No problemo! Feel free!! I will be awaiting your message. Here is the trick with balancing equations: Most of the problems given will not be that hard. They will usually be pretty straight-forward. When I took Chemistry, my professor did give us some tricky problems (problems that seem to require fraction coefficients in order to balance the equation, but you are not really allowed to leave the fractions there. You end up having to multiply to get the nearest whole number and sometimes leaves you with some funky numbers!). On the TEAS however, that will not happen. They will probably give you the most straight-forward question ever about balancing equations (you have taken it, and I'm not sure if you've encountered that yet). Try to do as many practice problems as you can. It really is as easy as trying to think critically and figure out what numbers would make the equation "balanced" or "whole." I usually struggle with this type of thinking, but it came so easily to me. I had a pretty sucky Chem teacher and actually fell asleep in class during the balancing equations explanation and still figured it out when I got home (thanks to Khan academy as well ). Definitely watch some videos. Khan is great as is Tyler DeWitt. Here is the main trick: Take a good look at the problem, and break it down. What is so overwhelming most times is the equation itself. Just break it apart, and right below it, make yourself a little chart. Write down in separate columns how many of "each" molecule you have. So if you have 2 carbons on one side and only one on the other, mark that on your chart (2 carbons on one side, one on the other). Then after you have completed that, work it out in your mind. What coefficients would you need to balance everything out, given what you already have? That is really the only way I know how to explain it right now, but I am sure if I give you an exact example, I can show you exactly how I arrive at the results I hope you do some practice! Thank you so much for all of your advice! Look forward to hearing back.

If you need help with balancing equations, just hit me up. I found that to be one of the easier parts of Chemistry. Chemistry isn't so bad. Even Organic Chem is pretty straight forward. It's Bio Chem and Biology that get on my nerves. Way too many concepts to remember. Just an overload of information--sort of like A&P, just more boring. 78% isn't bad though. You still scored way higher than the national average. Just study hard, and retake. I am taking mine in 10 days and am so worried. Do you have any advice as far as topics covered in science portion (not exact questions, only subject matter). I find the wording to be an issue as well. Buy the ATI manual. It has been helpful for me so far. Study all of the concepts they touch on, then if you have textbooks of your own for these classes, just study a little in depth or take online practice quizzes from other sources to test your knowledge. It seems to me so far that they do give you most of the topics to be touched on in the manual but still expect you to know more than they cover (which isn't that unreasonable). I have heard that the science portion is pretty random, and that is scaring me a bit. I am not worried at all about the other sections--piece of cake, piece of pie.

Wow, a 96%! I am sure you were accepted to your program of choice, without a doubt. That is one of the highest scores I've ever heard of anyone getting. Your advice is much appreciated, and you just gave me hope. I thought I was the only one who thought that the manual is pretty straight forward--no trick questions, no curve balls. The material seems pretty basic. People keep scaring me with all of these crazy stories about how hard it is. Maybe they are not studying? Didn't take all of the their pre-reqs before taking the exam or just aren't good test takers?? (I'm not a good standardized test taker, either, which is the only reason I'm so worried) I've only been out of high school for 5 years, and most of the material seems like basic stuff that I learned between 6-12 grade. It's a refresher. Not really anything new. Your post was so helpful and inspirational. I can breathe now lol. Thank you! I hope to score that high

Hello, all! I'm looking for a little help and advice about the TEAS V. My test date is rapidly approaching (Just a little more than 10 days), and I am really starting to get nervous. I purchased the ATI TEAS V manual last year before I took Chemistry (I just finished Chemistry 1151 and 1152, with Organic component, so I am familiar with basic Chem and Organic/BioChem. I got a B+ in both classes). I have taken all of my science pre-reqs so far and finished almost all of them with As (with the exception of two Bs, like I previously mentioned). I purposely wanted to wait until I was finished with all pre-reqs. I wanted to know if this would be enough to help me succeed? I was recently reading through some previous posts of students who also did the same thing that I did--purchsed the ATI manual and scheduled test date until after majority of science classes were completed who still admitted to not doing very well. Can someone please give me an idea of the structure of the test? I have heard that the ATI manual is not very thorough for the science portion? This is scaring me, as some of the reviews on Amazon (where I purchased my manual) were claiming that it was very helpful. Many users on Allnurses are contradicting that though, saying that the ATI manual science section is very weak and generalized and that McGraw Hill version is a better study guide! I have no time to begin studying from other sources, as I have been using this book (and my previous knowledge) for weeks now. I think another source would only serve to confuse me. Should I invest in the McGraw practice tests? I really don't know what to do now. The ATI manual seems so straight forward and easy. I felt that if I studied it front to back I would be ok. Does the ATI manual truly cover every (or at least 95%) of the subjects on the actual test? Anyone who has taken it recently (late 2012 until now)?? Any advice would be much appreciated!! Thank you.

Thank you so much for this...."Passive aggressive" doesn't even begin to describe the sarcastic tone of that little tirade. Just plain tacky and uncouth, GrnTea, you are obviously the only one trolling here.