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    Nursing Shoes

    aleong29 replied to MegginJ's topic in General Students

    I have heard many good things about Nurse Mates, but I personally have not tried them myself. I purchased a pair of Timberland PRO Renova for my clinicals. I find that these run a half size too big...
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    should i give transcripts from all schools??

    aleong29 replied to RHill9919's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Someone not too long ago asked the same question as you. The answer is yes, you have to provide the nursing schools you're applying to ALL your transcripts. The schools I applied to made it clear that...
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    Summer Chemistry!!

    aleong29 replied to BSNinprogress22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took my Chemistry course in the summer and it was 5 weeks. It covered general, organic and biochem. We started out as a class of 30, and in the end there was 18 of us left. We had classes everyday,...
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    Recipes and snack ideas for school and clinicals

    aleong29 replied to hunnybunches's topic in General Students

    I'm moving out to live on my own once I start my bsn program in August. I'm so worried because I can not cook at all! I'm open to fast and easy recipes so i won't
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    Mount St. Mary's College Los Angeles AccBSN 2013 Applicants

    aleong29 replied to lauraheatherj's topic in California Nursing

    FarahA: I believe someone created a thread for MSMC Fall 2013 ABSN applicants, you might want to search for it to see if anyone has any updates. To answer your other questions, the next step would be...
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    Rio Hondo College ADN 2013

    aleong29 replied to Furball18's topic in California Nursing

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    Cal State Univ, Northridge Accelerated BSN (A-BSN) 2013

    aleong29 replied to cptlevi's topic in California Nursing

    I thought CSUN only had a Fall and Summer start as well. An acquaintance of mine told me she got in for the Spring 2014 start and called the department to confirm that this was correct. So far, she is...
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    Letters of Recommendation

    aleong29 replied to FutureRN_Kat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's also important to note that each school has a different way of completing your letters of recommendation. I applied to 3 schools last fall, and each school has their own form to fill out. Only...
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    Cal State San Marcos A-BSN New requirements

    aleong29 replied to Get2theChoppa's topic in California Nursing

    These two classes were standard classes when I applied. I took the human development at iTV (instructional television) which is offered through LA Mission college. You meet once every Saturday or...
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    shortest ABSN program in the country

    aleong29 replied to RHill9919's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, Concordia is about 37k. The entire program is 55 units and each unit costs $675. I applied to Concordia for their summer start this year but I was
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    Anybody else tired of taking pre-reqs?

    aleong29 replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

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    Letters of Recommendation

    aleong29 replied to FutureRN_Kat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It all depends. I know some people who included letters of recommendation even though the school did not require it. I suppose that might have given them an edge since they got accepted. I also know...
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    shortest ABSN program in the country

    aleong29 replied to RHill9919's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Although the private schools I mentioned earlier are very pricey, it's still very difficult to get in. For tuition alone, the absn program at Mt. St. Mary's is just under 60k, and Concordia is about...
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    What to wear to a volunteer interview?

    aleong29 replied to Jill2Shay's topic in General Students

    I'm currently a volunteer in the ED as well, and my duties are those that you described. I wore business casual, nothing too serious, but enough to make me look
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    Cal State Univ, Northridge Accelerated BSN (A-BSN) 2013

    aleong29 replied to cptlevi's topic in California Nursing

    I'm sure it's because they're very busy at the moment. They have their current students that they have to take care of, and the summer cohort is starting at the end of the month. It's crunch time for...
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    shortest ABSN program in the country

    aleong29 replied to RHill9919's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, they are private schools. Mt. St. Mary's is 12 months long. Concordia University Irvine is also 12 months long, but they require you to take 2 theology/philosophy online prior to the start of...
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    shortest ABSN program in the country

    aleong29 replied to RHill9919's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We have 12 month ABSN programs here in Southern California. I will be starting a 15 month ABSN program this
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    Backpacks

    aleong29 replied to cjr2619's topic in General Students

    I live in Southern California, and there's a dicks very close to where I live! My current backpack is from dakine, and they make excellent packs. My suitcase and my snowboarding bag is from them as...
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    Please help

    aleong29 replied to Jamjams's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For all the schools that I have applied to, it requires that we send in ALL of our transcripts. Not doing so would either disqualify us as applicants, or result in being rejected from your seat if you...
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    Cal State Univ, Northridge Accelerated BSN (A-BSN) 2013

    aleong29 replied to cptlevi's topic in California Nursing

    All notices are being sent out via
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    Cal State Univ, Northridge Accelerated BSN (A-BSN) 2013

    aleong29 replied to cptlevi's topic in California Nursing

    Yes, they definitely have a spring cohort, and I know someone who has gotten in. Since spring is a bit further away, there is still a chance to get in for spring especially if they give up their seat...
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    TEAS cost

    aleong29 replied to CaitlanKonosky's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have noticed that the cost of the TEAS test vary where you take it. I took it where I got my undergraduate degree and it cost about $60. When I started taking prereqs at a community college, they...
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    Mount St. Mary's College Los Angeles AccBSN 2013 Applicants

    aleong29 replied to lauraheatherj's topic in California Nursing

    I have a 3.5 in undergrad and about a 3.7 in prereqs. I'm from the CA area, but I'm sure they will accept all applicants regardless of your state of residence. I was accepted to MSMC for the Summer...
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    Pharmacology Flashcards (drug cards)

    aleong29 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you so much for doing this! I start nursing school this August and I'm printing out all of these so they can help me! I have a question. In the file for "Medications Affecting the Nervous...
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    Cal State Univ, Northridge Accelerated BSN (A-BSN) 2013

    aleong29 replied to cptlevi's topic in California Nursing

    I believe the previous poster mentioned that they should be making the final decisions hopefully by May 3rd. Guess you'll have to wait a bit longer! I received my fall registration date in the mail...