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  1. I got my acceptance letter today!!!!! YAY

    walke274 replied to walke274's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    robyn1969, Thanks for all your positive advice! It must be so exciting to almost be done with your program! For me, Nursing is also a second career, but it feels so good to be rewarded for my hard...

  2. Studying tips

    walke274 replied to Nursingstudent93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    NursingStudent93, When I am sitting in lecture, I write down EVERYTHING my teacher says (for the most part). For me, I really stay focused when I am writing notes constantly. I know that this may not...

  3. I was picked in the lottery!!!

    walke274 replied to WranglerRN's topic in California Nursing

    Congratulations!!!

  4. Tired of Pre-req classes!

    walke274 replied to Kdrenee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    runsalot, I'm glad you stated that. I just signed up for another class this summer (now I have 2) so that I can get one of the "non-essential" nursing courses out of the way. It's not considered a...

  5. I got my acceptance letter today!!!!! YAY

    walke274 replied to walke274's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks for everyone that's given me a shout out!!! It really means a lot to have so much support from within the nursing community! P.S. I'm still so excited!! WOOHOO :) P.P.S. Congrats to all of...

  6. Is volunteering a good way to get a job at the hospital

    walke274 replied to sweetmal's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    sweetmal, I started volunteering at 2 different hospitals (in different departments) to try and get a feel for how various hospitals and departments work -- and also to help people . To my surprise,...

  7. A&P 1 help!!

    walke274 replied to emily12345's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    emily12345, It sounds like you are doing everything necessary to learn the information. The more you take practice tests and quiz yourself the better you'll become at your recall. When I took A&P...

  8. RN in a Vet's office

    walke274 replied to alrighThen's topic in Nursing Career

    mgngal, For the past 10 years I have worked in 3 separate veterinary hospitals as a veterinary assistant. My first Bachelors degree is in Zoology (from Michigan State University) and my curriculum was...

  9. Top 6 Creative Ways to Fund Your Nursing Education

    walke274 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    My sister totally used to sell her plasma when she was in school (not for

  10. How many schools should I apply to?

    walke274 replied to fbrlauren's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I only applied to one program. The same as AmberHopefulRN, I wanted to get into a BSN program this Fall ('13) and I would have had only the prereqs done for the school I applied to. I was looking...

  11. I got my acceptance letter today!!!!! YAY

    walke274 replied to walke274's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CONGRATS!!! I know, I've been re-reading the letter all day long It seems so surreal. Now the real work

  12. I got my acceptance letter today!!!!! YAY

    walke274 replied to walke274's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations to you!!! What program are you

  13. Waiting on acceptance/rejection letters

    walke274 replied to tortia1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mine should be here any day now!

  14. CURRY ACCEL/ tips for getting accepted

    walke274 replied to Cwhowe's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hey Cwhowe, Welcome to pre-nursing! I am currently a pre-nursing student myself and am waiting to receive an Acceptance/Denial letter sometime next week. It is great that you have decided to come...

  15. Anybody going crazy still waiting for their Acceptance Letter for Fall 2013?!

    walke274 replied to walke274's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    learningmom, your immediate advice to me to take care of my body and get into healthy habits that will help me once I'm in Nursing school, etc, are like you've been reading my mind! Even though I...

  16. Already feeling discouraged..

    walke274 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey ROMANTakesOver, Don't be discouraged!! It is true that in order to stay within a nursing program you must maintain A's and B's with perhaps the occasional C depending on the program. It is also...

  17. Grades are great except for one prereq!

    walke274 replied to futurenurse912's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    futurenurse912, you should definitely still apply!!!! You stated that you are currently in Organic Chemistry 1, this is much different than Gen. Chem. 2, BUT harder in terms of the quantity of...

  18. Anybody going crazy still waiting for their Acceptance Letter for Fall 2013?!

    walke274 replied to walke274's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    nomadicpixie, congrats on finishing your application!! My due date was January 31, but my school told us to actually get them turned in 2-4 weeks ahead of that due date. SO, I've had mine turned in...

  19. Anybody going crazy still waiting for their Acceptance Letter for Fall 2013?!

    walke274 replied to walke274's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    learningmom, your post was awesome....thanks for the great advice! Reading some of the other posts from students at my program has been a big inspiration for me. I think it's really neat to be able to...

  20. Anybody going crazy still waiting for their Acceptance Letter for Fall 2013?!

    walke274 replied to walke274's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    havehope, Good Luck to you too!!! We should be finding out at the same time about....keep me

  21. Anybody going crazy still waiting for their Acceptance Letter for Fall 2013?!

    walke274 replied to walke274's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Rlee1, I too have only applied to one school (Madonna University). I know that that is typically not what people do, but there seems to be longer waitlists at some of the other BSN Nursing programs in...