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Congratulations TNNURSE!!! I've been wondering what happened to your case! I knew that you weren't a person to mess around with! You're my hero!
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Keep up the good work TNNURSE! I'm on your side and will be praying for you!
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There are scholarships and grants available if you qualify. The one thing that many people are afraid to consider but makes getting a degree very possible, is financial aid. The Federal Stafford Loan is a loan through the government. You do not start paying them back until 6 months after you graduate or drop out. There is the subsidized one in which the gov't pays the interest while you're in school. In other words, interest does not accumulate while you're in school.There is the unsubsidized one and that one the interest starts accumulating as soon as you get the loan. You can take out both loans if you need it. If you're a freshman and took out both loans, the max you could get annually is $6,625, sophomore is $7,500, and Junior and seior gets $10,500. I took both loans as the full amount and I now have my BS degree. You'll have to most likely attend college full-time in order to get the loan. Just contact the financial aid office at the school you want to attend and they'll get you started :wink2: It's within reach and well worth it! Here's a couple of links from my old school about it: http://www.uccs.edu/%7Efinaidse/stafford.shtml http://www.uccs.edu/%7Efinaidse/loanlimits.shtml
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Most PA programs require you to have some sort of health care experience and thus having a nursing background would be great. The thing to keep in mind is that most PA programs are now masters programs and most of them, if not all of them, require you to have a bachelors degree. Also, most programs have prereqs that include two semesters of general chem with a lab, two semesters of general biology with lab and some require upper level bio and chem classes. You'll have to do some research on the PA schools you want to attend and plan your undergrad around that. I believe many nursing schools require intro to chem but if I were you, I would take general chem in place of that, but again it depends on what the PA schools require. I've never been through a nursing program so I really don't know just how difficult they are. My sister is an ICU nurse and I know it was very tough for her and she had a 4.0 when she entered the nursing program. I think if it's something you really want to do and you have a lot of drive, you'll be successful. Good Luck!
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For many years now I've come to believe that no hell exists. In order for me to believe that a God of pure love exists, I can't also see him as a God who would create such a place. I'm probably going to hear it from everyone now! I really hope I'm right because when I hear about beings in black robes and those on their deathbeds horrified about something evil taking them, it starts putting doubt in my mind. But then I start questioning whether God is a God of love and that resolves the problem for me. I think those that fight their death in the end may just be fighting the fear of the unknown and/or fighting because they just don't want to leave yet.
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TsunamiKim I don't know anything about arbitrations but how can it be legally binding if one of the parties is unaware that it's binding? Shouldn't you have been asked to sign a document stating that you knowingly give up your right to ever present your case in court? I truly am sorry for what happened to you. I really hope there's a way to fix all of this!
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Oh, one other thing...if there is more than one chem instructor at your school, ask around and see who everyone recommends. You may even check to see if student evaluations are available for you to read. An instructor that has high marks from previous students, will go a long way in your success in chemistry. I'm not saying it'll be easier, but some instructors are just more talented in explaining difficult concepts than others.
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Study groups can be an excellent way to work on hard concepts, if you just can't seem to understand it on your own. For me though, study groups slowed me down. What I ended up doing was working problems over and over. For each exam preparation, I would write all the formulas I was going to be tested on, on one sheet. It kept everything in one location. I also seemed to notice patterns with some of the formulas just by having them altogether. If you have a full-time schedule, you may want to go part-time while taking chemistry. I know I'm probably not being very helpful. Chemistry is just a pain in the @ss and the only way to succeed in it is to spend a lot of time on it. If you can understand the concepts, it'll get you a lot further than just memorizing. Where there is a will, there is a way!Good luck!
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tnnurse i know you are going to prevail in the end! :icon_hug:
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Bipley, You make me proud! This girl probaby felt so alone before you came along. If she felt she was doomed to suffer this for the rest of her life, she may have even contemplated suicide. You could have very well saved her life! Thanks for being such a good friend to her. We need more people like you in this world! :)
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Your husband, you and your daughter are in my prayers.
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TNNURSE, Wow! I wish more nurses and people in general would be willing to rock the boat for a worthy cause! This is a selfless act on your part and all for patient safety! Everyone, take a good look. We have a hero amongst us! Thank You TNNURSE!
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OR maybe the nurse in question told Bipley that she read that thread! So, now Bipley can't respond because it's not really in "private." Ugh, that would be awful. But clearly the thread started had nothing but good intentions. Bipley, I hope all went well.
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There is a study guide for the ACS exam and I highly recommend it. I'm very surprised that your instructor did not offer to order them for you guys! What better way to prepare for a national exam than by using their study guide! The exam is very tough and our instructor told us that he would not be able to cover everything that was going to be tested on that exam. I'm not sure you'd have time to use it even if you ordered it now. Maybe your library has one or if you have a science learning center, they may have one. Here's a link for the study guide: http://www3.uwm.edu/dept/chemexams/guides/index.cfm Here's a link to the American Chemical Society (ACS): www.acs.org