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I've been trolling this site for awhile now, but I signed up today because I just got my acceptance letter today! I'm so excited! I graduated with my BS in Biology in 2010, but wasn't happy with the limited job oppurtunities, so I applied to nursing ...

I say apply to both types of programs, ASN & BSN, and make your decision based upon where you get accepted. Take into account the cost of tuition for each program and decide. I am starting an ASN program soon, and plan to bridge over after gradua...

My orientation is next Friday, and then classes start the following Monday, the 19th. Im anxious but excited to get started. Good luck to everyone getting ready to start!!

Geez, who peed in your cornflakes? There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with wanting a rewarding career but being unsure about having to work weekends and holidays. Every member in my family and all my friends have M-F 9-5 jobs, so if I have to work wee...

I start my ASN program in less than 2 weeks. I was planning on studying everyday for 2 hours. I figured that would be plenty! For my previous degree, I didnt have a study schedule, I would just start reviewing material a week or so before exams....bu...

Don't say you are less deserving than someone else just because you are young and not in the same situation as the OP. Everyone's path to nursing school is different, and if you work hard and get in, then you deserve it! Good luck!! :)

Wow, your story sounds so similar to mine! I have a bio degree and worked in an environmental lab for a few years after graduation. I wanted to make more money, the work I did was too easy and boring and unfulfilling. I don't want to just earn a payc...

When I found out I got into my program, my aunt gave me a thermos that says TLC in Training, and beneath that it says Student Nurse...I think stuff like that is ok to use. If it just said nurse on it, I would wait to use it though.

I wish that college advisors would tell students that a degree in biology is mostly a stepping stone to professional schools, and it's not easy to find a job without earning a masters or doctorate. I started out in college wanting to be a dentist, bu...

I have a question I hope some of you can help me with about student loans. My school estimated the cost of attendance for the 13-14 year is a bit over $18,000. Which is inaccurate because I am not living on campus so no room/board fees, etc...then t...

Thanks everyone for the replies. I'm not worried about living expenses at the moment, mostly just school expenses. I don't plan on buying all my books at the bookstore, but even if I get them all half price elsewhere, that's still 600 bucks I don't h...

I got my bachelors in biology too, then worked in a lab for a few years. Decided to go into nursing too,I start school in August. I was able to get a federal student loan, but I also don't have any other student loan debt. My parents paid for my firs...

I start next month too and I am super anxious. I just made my appt for a physical and I'm getting my vaccinations tomorrow. I still need uniforms, books, and other stuff...I'm ready to start but nervous at the same time. A friend just graduated from ...

No one has mentioned the cost of gas! I commuted an hour to school and an hour home for 4 years while getting my undergrad degree. I then continued to make this same commute for another 3 years for my job. I was spending on average $500 a month in ga...

I'm a career changer, I start my program in August. I'm 27 years old and I have a BS in biology. After college I worked in an environmental lab for 4 years. I mostly ran the microbiology lab and also ran chemistry tests too. It was fun when I first s...

I don't have any kids so I can't advise based on my experience, but I think why make your life more stressful when you don't have to? You can have your cake, just eat it a little later! :)

I can totally relate! I'm 27, and when I was younger and in college I went out every weekend with my friends. When I met my husband, we also went out and spent time with friends. I noticed a change once I graduated and started working full time. My j...

Oh, and if you get a BS in biology, you could also apply to professional schools like med school,vet school, dental school, pharmacy school.

I have a bachelors in biology, and I strongly suggest you go into nursing to get your RN, associates or bachelors, or continue in biology to get your bachelors in biology. Jobs that require a bio degree will require a bachelors degree minimum, the re...

Yes I am sure that is partly the case with those job listings, however I worked in an environmental lab as a lab analyst in charge of the microbiology lab as well as running chemical analyses on multiple matrices. I worked there for 4 years after I g...

There's a shortage in my area. I recently looked at nurse job postings at 2 hospitals in my area. One had 126 postings, the other had 155. Those are big hospitals and there are several more big hospitals around my area too. I also looked up postings ...

Idk what my books will cost yet, but fortunately I have a friend who just graduated from the program im about to start. She is going to give me her books, bless her heart! I found out today how much fall semester is going to cost, and it is DOUBLE wh...

I have a previous bachelors degree and I was able to get a federal loan for nursing school.

I'm not a nurse and don't start nursing school till this fall, but I think if it is truly something you want, then maybe you can start out as a CNA and try that for awhile and then try nursing school again? If you can't go back to NS, maybe something...

Lol, I didn't think you were lying! It's a difficult class, I think it's great that you did so well in it. I have a BS degree in biology, so I'm hoping my science background will help me out in nursing school too. I love science too, but I don't like...