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I know the south can be hit or miss, but Atlanta is a great city to live in. Diversity is dominant here. Historically oppressed groups of people (minorities, LGBTQ community, etc.) have a strong presence in the city and some surrounding areas, which is nice.

Hi OP, I am a brand new grad from a GA ADN program. I think if your son still wants to pursue nursing, he should consider trying to get into an LPN program. If he is able to get in and complete that (rigorous, I've heard) program successfully, he will have that as something to point to that shows his drive and changed study habits when he tries to get into an LPN-RN completion program.

I just took the 2013 predictor, and scored an 86.7, which was a 99% chance of passing NCLEX - its not an A but hey, it's close enough. My school requires that we make at least 95% chance of passing to test out, which is pretty tough. I did 100 NCLEX questions a day for about 4 weeks to prepare. I recommend getting a good night's sleep before the test, and utilizing your allotted time during the test to read each question slowly - it's easy to get in a hurry with so many questions. I also attended an ATI Live Review at my school for three days, which I think helped a lot.

I am so sorry for your loss. Your school should let you attend your mother's funeral and take a couple days off, I can't imagine that they wouldn't. My brother suddenly passed away at the end of my summer semester this year, and my program allowed me to take a week off, even though I was scheduled for SIM lab, two tests, and clinical. They just had me make it up the next week. I recommend giving yourself a at least a few days to do nothing - I needed at least one week just to regain physical functioning and pass through the symptoms of shock. Even if I had failed out of the program I would not regret dropping everything during that week for my brother, it truly was necessary. It's been two months now, and I am able to function through my last semester in a way that appears normal, albeit with great difficulty.

Our program requires us to wear business casual to class- always. During the first semester it was a bit overwhelming, but now that I've gotten used to it it's really not so bad!

If what you've experienced is a result of prejudice, keep in mind that when fighting against prejudice or attempting to overcome it, you almost have to work harder than others to get the same result. I know it's definitely not the same thing, but for example, women still (on average) make less than men for doing the same jobs. I think you should try again, maybe in an LPN program- and give it everything you've got and more. This is how changes are made and barriers are broken.

Oh, I understand! In med-surg 1 right now, getting ready to take my final. I recommend the Med-surg Success book (Davis Q&A Success Series) -it has helped me a lot more than I thought it would. It has tons of questions broken down into pretty specific subjects- like there's a section for diverticulitis, diabetes, etc.- it gives a rational for why the right answer is right and why the wrong answers are wrong. If you do every applicable question for what you're being tested on and read every rationale it's very effective. I'm also looking into a computer program called PrepU that my classmates have recommended. The key seems to be in doing as many NCLEX style questions as possible while studying. Hope this helps!

My strategy was to determine which area was my weakest (science). I worked on my three stronger areas first, and then attempted to teach myself the science parts that I didn't understand- which was mainly Chemistry because I haven't taken it yet. Since there is only about a minute allowed per Math question on the Teas, practice doing basic Math really really fast- go over things like long division and times tables even if it feels silly, it will make a difference on the test. Practice your sentence structure and paragraph structure. And finally- I can't stress this enough! -buy the ATI Practice tests A and B from the ATI website, even though they cost around $30 apiece, it's so worth it. These practice tests gave me familiarity with the Teas test format and question styles- the ATI book doesn't even come close to doing what the practice tests do. After you study as much as you think you need to, take Practice test A. Make notes on every question you miss, read the right answer explanation that it gives you, and then make a note to study that subject ( like photosynthesis, for example) and do that for every category in Practice test A. Then go study all that you missed until you feel ready, and take Practice Test B, using the same procedure. This method brought my score up almost an entire letter grade between the first time I took the Teas, and the second time. I was able to score an 88.7 without having Chemistry classes, which isn't the A that I wanted, but it is a competitive score and it did get me into my RN program. Good luck! You can do this!

I'm sorry Maria. Good luck in MA school!

I'm also a student in GA, and totally daunted by KSU stats, I chose RN to BSN route, just got accepted at CTC. I think you should give GA State a shot, but if it doesn't work out try the RN to BSN, especially with your great GPA! :) Also you could try Emory University, I hear it's actually less competitive because of the high tuition cost, and know some classmates from CTC that were accepted there.

A&P 1 aaaack! Don't take it in the summer! It's just such a large amount of information, and it's your basis for every other science pre-req.

Yes, definitely apply to highlands! I'm sorry about the disappointment after so much hard work, but I bet you'll be in before you know it. In fact, doesn't highlands have a nursing program that also starts in January? I can't remember. Anyway, best of luck LaurenRW88