jnichox2

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1. Am I Competitve enough?

   jnichox2 replied to jnichox2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I appreciate the feedback. I still have to take the TEAS and HESI as well, before I apply. I am volunteering on the Close Observation Unit at a local hospital and will probably have about 150 to 200...

2. Am I Competitve enough?

   jnichox2 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Hi. So I am a pre-nursing student at a Community College and am wondering if my current grades will be competitive enough to get into a program. I will begin to apply to nursing schools in about two...

3. Best order for science prereqs

   jnichox2 replied to thinkingcap's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I personally like Option #3 the best, due to the fact that its the order I'm doing things. I found that there was pieces of chem sprinkled through A&P1. So its better to have that foundation. In...

4. How many schools are you applying to.

   jnichox2 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I just wanted to get a general idea of how many schools(programs) other pre-nursing students will apply to. I will be applying out-of-state to eight schools. The majority being in Florida(I'm from...

5. Courses you found useful...

   jnichox2 replied to yopinkman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I agree with @RunBabyRN language courses are a good way to pick up some words and phrases. Even though nursing pre-reqs are science based, don't forget about the humanities. Public Speaking, World...

6. post your fall class schedule

   jnichox2 replied to reka2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   A&P 1 w/Lab Elementary Stats w/comp applications General Psychology 1 U.S. History 1 Elementary Spanish 1 I am so excited and nervous, this is my third semester of pre-reqs but my first time...

7. Do you think MacBook 11inch would be good for Nursing School? Or is it too small?

   jnichox2 replied to NRRN,IWP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I am not in an actual program, but I am taking my pre-reqs. Any laptop or desktop will do the trick. As long as it windows or OS X with a word processing software. I personally find the laptop in the...

8. How long did it take you to do your prerequisites?

   jnichox2 replied to carys's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I am pretty sure it is going to take me 3 or 4 years. In my case I plan on applying to a traditional BSN program. To do so I have to fulfill the university general education requirements, and the...

9. Is this a realistic course load?

   jnichox2 replied to jnichox2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Thanks for the info. I think it's a good idea to attend each class the first week and identify how much will be put on me. If it's too much I will probably drop the stats or u.s. History. I think I...

10. Is this a realistic course load?

    jnichox2 replied to jnichox2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah I think I agree with everyone above. It does seem doable. The only thing I worry about is my GPA (3.96). I guess I have some thinking to do. But thank you for the

11. Is this a realistic course load?

    jnichox2 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm just wondering if taking these courses is to much for the upcoming semester. Anatomy and Physiology 1 Statistics w/ Computer Applications General Psychology 1 Elementary Spanish 1 U.S. History 1...

12. Advice to prepare for intro chemistry and English 1?

    jnichox2 replied to Natasha A.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    English 1 or Composition 1 is based around a lot of writing. It may be different for you but for me I had to write 4 essays, a bunch of journal entries on a theme for the semester, and in class...

13. The Threat of a "B" on a Transcript

    jnichox2 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is a question to all the people taking their pre-reqs, already in a nursing program, or graduates. So with programs being so competitive, many students, including myself feel the pressure to...

14. Which specialty would you like to end up in?

    jnichox2 replied to baseball mom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    oncology

15. A&P 1, Any Tips or Tricks to get the most out of the course.

    jnichox2 replied to jnichox2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks you everyone. I will keep all this