KMtoRN

Look how close you are to finals! You are almost there! :)

We didn't even have a choice of what to sign up for. Our class times were just chosen for us. We do only have class 3 days per week, but the other two days are scheduled as clinical and labe days. I'm not sure how it will work once we actually begin in a couple of weeks because we haven't had orientation yet.

This is great advice! I also agree with Emilynn09 - look at the pre-reqs that you will need for both, and work on those first. That will give you a little extra time to job shadow or volunteer, and decide what you want to do.

I always recommend bigwords.com. Its kind of like Google for textbooks. It will search all of the sites mentioned and more for the best price on your books. I've always had really good results with it. I actually just got my Med/Surg book brand new for less than what I would have paid for a used one thanks to bigwords.

Shhh! You don't want the gas companies to hear you!

We have two - one for everyone at the college and one for just the nursing program.

Ugh, our orientation isn't until August. Enjoy tomorrow!

thank you! i :heartbeat allnurses! ours zip up the front which i thought was strange - better than buttons though! congratulations to you too! everyone was really excited when i first got in but now they don't seem as excited as i am. haha thank you! congrats on making it through your first year! i already have everything in my calendar but last night i made another to-do list just so i could cross things off! haha i don't think it is coming fast enough! i'm not gonna lie - i'm pretty jealous of all of y'all with the colored scrubs! i have a feeling the night before my first day will be similar! i do that now just to go to my regular classes. haha

The week that I knew letters were going out was the worst one for me. I couldn't sleep, I wasn't hungry - I even yelled at my mom for asking a simple question. It was bad. I got a regular letter sized envelope in the mail but it was thick so don't freak out if it isn't a big white envelope! :)

I do the whiteboard thing also. I remember so much more when I write things down but I can type soooo much faster.

Haha. I was pleasantly surprised that ours are not as ugly as they could be. They are all white but they aren't terrible. They are bad but not terrible! haha

I second the iPad. I use mine for e-textbooks too and I love it. It is a lot less to carry around and the app I use for my textbooks (kno) will quiz you over things that you have bookmarked. I haven't used this yet, but for the fall I want to get the app Audionote. It lets you record lecture while you type or write. If you want to go back and review part of the lecture, you just tap the section you want to review and the recording will play back at the point it recorded when you typed/wrote that note. (Does that make sense? ha) I'm pretty excited to see how it works.

Can I just say I can't wait for fall to get here! I bought my scrubs today and as I cross more things off my to-do list I get more and more excited. I had to come share because I know y'all would appreciate it - the rest of my family is probably tired of hearing it! haha

I'm not sure how your class works, but often a really high grade in lab can pull you up a letter grade in lecture. I wouldn't give up hope yet.

I would not take the class over. Most schools won't allow you to take a class over unless you get a D or lower. From my understanding (I start nursing school in the fall), your nursing classes will brush up on the parts of anatomy and physiology that will be important as you move through the program. If the programs you are applying to accept B's there is no reason to retake it. If you feel like you need to brush up on some of the information, you could do that with the numerous A&P study guides available.

I second bigwords.com. It makes it so much easier to compare pricing. I use to go to all the discount sites to check pricing myself but now bigwords does it for me! :-)

I applied to two and was thankfully accepted to both. I applied to a BSN program that based their decision on GPA and an interview. This was my first choice school. I also applied to an ASN program that bases their decision strictly on a point system. This was my backup incase I totally screwed up my interview! :-) You should keep your head up because I think you have a very good chance of getting accepted. You still have another year to bring your GPA even higher and a 3.5 is not bad at all. They will also look at the fact that your grades have improved over time. As for how many to apply to, I would apply to any program you would be willing to attend. It doesn't hurt to apply.

I took both A&P I and II in one summer semester. I took Micro in a regular semester. I think I would have enjoyed Micro more if I had taken it in the summer. It was too long in the regular semester. If you did well in A&P during the summer I definitely think you can handle Micro. Although, some found Micro to be harder than A&P so it really depends on your interests and determination.

Ummm, this is a great question! Thank you for asking this. I need to start looking for a better chair before the long hours of studying start in the Fall! :-)

Congratulations! I'm finishing up my pre-reqs this summer before starting nursing school in the fall. I want to be able to focus on learning nursing in nursing school and nothing else! :-)

Congratulations! I'll be starting in the Fall with you! Opening that letter was one of the best feelings I've ever had!!! Enjoy A&P!

Congratulations on starting nursing school! So excited for you!

I have no idea why it would check for caffeine, but last I checked caffeine was legal. (Thank goodness!) Maybe someone else can give some insight as to why that would even be checked!

Congratulations kandamom! I would have been trying to bust into the post office all weekend! haha :)

If you plan on getting your BSN I highly recommend it! I'm a member and will be getting a $18,000 scholarship when I transfer to my BSN program this fall. Definitely worth the $65 membership fee!! :-) Oh, and you can save money on car insurance too! ha :-)