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  1. Top 3 Time Management Tips

    Sizzline replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Students

    I recommend having a really good planner. I write in everything for the entire semester, that way I can look quickly to see when I have an exam coming up so I know not to make any plans for that...

  2. Book store trip what for new student

    Sizzline replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    I found the Saunders NCLEX review book very helpful, even in my first semester. I also liked the RNotes pocket guide a lot, as well. Enjoy

  3. Nursing School & Trying to Conceive

    Sizzline replied to Bridge08t's topic in General Students

    I am in an ADN program; it took me 2 years to complete my pre-reqs before I could apply for clinicals. I was denied the first time I applied, so I reapplied, and got in the 2nd time. I just completed...

  4. Has anyone taken nutrition?

    Sizzline replied to xyoshira's topic in General Students

    I took nutrition online and did not find it terribly difficult. There was some very easy math involved (for example: if fat has 9 calories per gram, so how many calories are in ___g of something). It...

  5. Nursing loans really that bad? 120K

    Sizzline replied to nursequery1's topic in General Students

    I would absolutely not take on that much debt, when there are other nursing schools that cost a fraction of that amount. A good rule of thumb that I have seen mentioned on here is that your debt...

  6. NOTES...how do you take yours?

    Sizzline replied to jkblevins's topic in General Students

    Our teachers give us PowerPoints for each lecture. I make a brief outline ahead of time using the PP, go to the textbook and do the readings associated with each topic, and make notes of any...

  7. Where's my planner nerds at?!

    Sizzline replied to happyinmyheart's topic in General Students

    I had the Uncalendar a couple of years ago. The layout was great, but it's so plain that I really wanted something a bit more aesthetically pleasing. I got an Erin Condren for the last school year,...

  8. skills lab

    Sizzline replied to UnicoRN93's topic in General Students

    I spent a LOT of extra time in the open lab last semester (my first semester of core nursing classes). I went on Tuesdays for 3-4 hours and at least one other day a week for 2-3 hours. I also wrote...

  9. Can't get into school because of statistics :(

    Sizzline replied to haedis's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If it was a basic math class, then I would agree with this, but statistics is totally different than taking something like, say, college algebra. I breezed through all the algebras, but statistics was...

  10. Retake?

    Sizzline replied to wildearth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is re-taking it an option? At my school, you can only retake for Cs or lower. I would apply with the B, and if you get denied, and retaking is an option, I'd do it at that

  11. How to prepare for nursing school?

    Sizzline replied to Sylfaen's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would look up normal lab values and memorize those, and start ahead with your textbook reading as soon as you get your syllabus and books. Our class didn't start with chapter 1, so we couldn't read...

  12. Taking Pre-Reqs at a Community College? (CT) Aspiring Neonatal Nurse?

    Sizzline replied to Olivia13Jane's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am in an ADN program at my local community college. I will graduate with my ADN, then get a job doing something and go to school online for my BSN. At all of my local hospitals, they do not hire new...

  13. stuck.

    Sizzline replied to PrincessZ's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am currently in my first semester of an ADN program in NY. It was very competitive to get in; I had a 3.8 GPA and still did not get in the first time I applied. I did get in after my 2nd...

  14. I need tips about eating when studying!!

    Sizzline replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    I got rid of the vast majority of our unhealthy snacks, and make sure that I have a variety of healthier things that are ready-to-eat at any given times. I spend an hour twice a week washing and...

  15. I am taking my prereqs. Which math should i take?

    Sizzline replied to iknoweverything's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At my school, college algebra is a prerequisite for stats, so I took both. If you can/will only take one, I would take statistics. I am only in my first semester of clinicals, and I have already found...

  16. It's going to take me six years to get my ASN.. Frustrated! Not sure what to do until then

    Sizzline replied to Irie.aries's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My ASN is going to take me approximately the same amount of time. I did all of my prerequisites part time around my full-time job, which took me about 3 years, then I had to wait one semester to get...

  17. One year old while in school

    Sizzline replied to JTmom915's topic in General Students

    It is very strict. More than two absences is an automatic fail, and two tardies equals one absence. For lab and clinical, if you do miss it, you not only have to make up the class, you are also...

  18. What Road Do I Take?

    Sizzline replied to JRagan76's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am currently attending an ADN program at a community college. The last three semesters of my prereqs, I was only taking one science class a piece, then here was one semester between when I finished...

  19. Dutchess Community College clinical acceptance letter. . .

    Sizzline replied to rootbeerkratie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They will let you retake C courses, but the class would not be covered by financial aid. How did you do on your science pre-requisites? If you got a C in either of the A&Ps or in Micro, re-taking...

  20. Dutchess Community College clinical acceptance letter. . .

    Sizzline replied to rootbeerkratie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck! I am actually in NUR105 this semester there. It's intense, but

  21. Able To Work Business Hours?

    Sizzline replied to mirandaaa's topic in General Students

    In my program, you have to be there when they schedule you. There's no wiggle room. However, they do offer a night program (ADN). I go 5-8 and 5-9 two nights per week, for lecture and lab, and then...

  22. Spouse-dependent sleep

    Sizzline replied to mailchimp's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It is not in our household. There are nights that my husband is in bed by 10pm, and I am up studying until 1-2am. There are also nights that I am in bed by 10pm, and he stays up until...

  23. Nursing Books

    Sizzline replied to MntEMStoBSN's topic in General Students

    I have these to be the most helpful for my Fundamentals class: -Saunders NCLEX-RN Review (this was helpful starting with my very first test) -Fundamentals

  24. Clinical hours

    Sizzline replied to publichealthgir's topic in General Students

    I'm in a night ADN program, first semester. I have lab one night (5pm-8pm), lecture one night (5pm-9pm), and one night of clinical

  25. AA or BSN Routes in New York - Please Help!!!

    Sizzline replied to eelmara's topic in General Students

    All of the schools in my area of NY accept based almost entirely on GPA. TEAS scores are considered, but carry much less weight. They tend to base acceptance first on the GPAs of the sciences...