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  1. Letters of Recommendation - Direct Entry

    arciedee replied to mvanz9999's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Do you have any former bosses or coworkers that can vouch for you? I asked my former boss to complete one for me rather than my current one... I just felt that he would write a better rec. Are you on...

  2. Healthier Living Support - Part III

    arciedee replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Happy New Year to all... sounds like everyone is off to a good start. I'm not big on making resolutions, but the new year does seem to be a good time to start on the healthier living habits, if for...

  3. Back-up Plans??

    arciedee replied to Kensington's topic in Post Graduate Students

    My backup plan, had I not been accepted to my direct-entry program was to apply to a local accelerated BSN program that was just starting up as well as the local technical colleges for an ADN. The...

  4. Recommendation for Personal Statement

    arciedee replied to mvanz9999's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I stick by my original advice... don't start with Sentence 1, Paragraph 1. Get out a notebook and just start jotting ideas about nursing. Jot down EVERYTHING! Why do you want to be a nurse? Heck,...

  5. New here.. Wondering what y'all think

    arciedee replied to californiasky's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with the others... keep plugging away and plan to knock your future pre-reqs out of the park. Concentrate on what you can do going forward to make yourself more competitive. If you earned...

  6. How's my class schedule plan????

    arciedee replied to treeguy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Could you switch chemistry and nutrition? I'm thinking if you were able to take chem during the summer (after pre-algebra so you have a better background for the subject) it will help with A&P,...

  7. Please Help

    arciedee replied to bnehls's topic in General Nursing

    As others have said, look into both options. Also consider what you want to do in the future. If you think you will want to go on for an MSN see if there are programs near you that offer either...

  8. Healthier Living Support - Part III

    arciedee replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi Tweety! Sorry I missed ya there... Went on our ski trip... had a great time and even started skiing the intermediate trails (woot!). But apparently enjoyed the food a bit too much. Came back a...

  9. How's my class schedule plan????

    arciedee replied to treeguy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would definitely get a firm grip on algebra before tackling chemistry... it's a LOT of algebra. If you can take micro now I'd definitely do that and save some of the non-science courses for the...

  10. Recommendation for Personal Statement

    arciedee replied to mvanz9999's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I agree with this in part... using the mission statement can help you hone your essay. See what they are aiming to do and show how their program and goals line up with your plans for school and...

  11. Online statistics course?

    arciedee replied to Birdwatcher1's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Harvard Extension School (yes, it's affiliated with the real Harvard) offers intro stats and intro biostats as distance options: Harvard Extension School: Statistics I've never taken one of their...

  12. New to the site and have a question??

    arciedee replied to gage's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are many different pre-entrance exams out there. If you do a search on this site of the specific test you need to take you should find quite a few posts about preparation and what people...

  13. Recommendation for Personal Statement

    arciedee replied to mvanz9999's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I believe it is

  14. Recommendation for Personal Statement

    arciedee replied to mvanz9999's topic in Post Graduate Students

    CNL stands for clinical nurse leader. It's a fairly new designation, but it seems that many schools that offer it have direct-entry as an option. I only suggested DePaul as I noticed that your...

  15. Recommendation for Personal Statement

    arciedee replied to mvanz9999's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I definitely understand your thought process... I had looked into med school at one point myself and remember reading how many students went in thinking they wanted to do one thing, but after 3rd year...

  16. Recommendation for Personal Statement

    arciedee replied to mvanz9999's topic in Post Graduate Students

    mvanz9999, if you are sure that you want to do nursing but are not sure where you want to specialize I would definitely recommend acclerated BSN programs or direct-entry generalist MSN degrees. I am...

  17. Schools with Shorter Length BSN Programs

    arciedee replied to TurtleDove's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) offers an accelerated BSN for people without degrees, but it is still 32 months from start to finish and is year-round. They also...

  18. Healthier Living Support - Part III

    arciedee replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thanks for the welcome and congrats, everyone! I'm so excited about going back to school. I ordered my uniforms on Tuesday and couldn't believe how "nursey" I looked when I saw myself in the mirror....

  19. Accepted into 3 schools. Need help deciding.

    arciedee replied to rayfocker's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you're starting nursing at Sacramento State I'd just stay there, then. Otherwise it's kind of a waste of money if you're going to have to take essentially the same classes your first semester at...

  20. Accepted into 3 schools. Need help deciding.

    arciedee replied to rayfocker's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As I posted in another thread, none of us can decide for you where you should go. However, one thing I wondered when reading your post is whether you are going to Sacramento State this spring for...

  21. GPA question

    arciedee replied to medhead's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on the program, but many will look at both. Often they will weigh the pre-req GPA more heavily since they are the courses most relevant to the nursing program. Also, they will often look...

  22. NEED ADVICE!!! Please

    arciedee replied to lc3's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I concur with sunnyjohn and Gennaver, you can't go wrong by dressing

  23. Healthier Living Support - Part III

    arciedee replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    It's one thing that I remember from my nutrition class (not sure what else I remember ). Healthy living is going okay. We've been eating out a LOT lately. The BF doesn't see a problem with that,...

  24. Need advice on A&PI

    arciedee replied to RN2bemommyof3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your school may have a different curriculum, but for my class A&P I focused primarily on the muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems. The muscles seemed to take up the largest amount of...

  25. Recommendation for Personal Statement

    arciedee replied to mvanz9999's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I would start by brainstorming ideas. Why do you want to be a nurse? Why do you want to become a nurse by going through a direct-entry MSN program than by an ADN or BSN program? What do you picture...