Sarah Bellum

Sarah Bellum

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  1. How many of us 30 somethings are out there?

    Sarah Bellum replied to karen230's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can't remember if I replied to this thread before or not... old age is settign in I suppose... I'm Karen, I'm a 38 year old stay at home mom. I have a 9 year old boy who is autistic, and I have...

  2. Where to take A&P, Microbiology online?

    Sarah Bellum replied to isalassiei's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&P 1 and 2 online through edukan, both good experiences. Make sure the nursing school you want to go to will accept online credits. The school I originally applied to would take them,...

  3. How long was your aplication essay, if you wrote one?

    Sarah Bellum posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm working on mine and wondering if it's getting too long. The instructions ask you to cover 4 areas (current career, why you want to be a nurse, how you plan to handle full time school, what makes...

  4. Bariatric NP?

    Sarah Bellum replied to Melanie_RN's topic in Nursing Career

    The two NP's that practice at my bariatric surgeon's office are both FNP's. Does that help? Best I can do since I'm not a nurse yet. Hopefully someone else will chime in.

  5. Anyone waiting to apply for a 2008 start!!!

    Sarah Bellum replied to Jeannai's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey Catherine, Twins are fun! Most of the time anyway. Lots of work too, especially that first year! Summers off will be so great for you and your family! The program I'm applying to is 20 months...

  6. Ramblins- Getting into Nursing School and GPA

    Sarah Bellum replied to luvlilly's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is one of the reasons I hate schools that ONLY look at GPA (or GRE scores or other one dimensional factors) to do admissions. There's so much more to a person than the grades they earn.

  7. I cried in class today

    Sarah Bellum replied to JdNNurse2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No, you aren't a dork. I'd have been out in the hallway crying with

  8. Anyone waiting to apply for a 2008 start!!!

    Sarah Bellum replied to Jeannai's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm working right now on my application materials to start an accelerated MSN program in the fall 08. I'm 38 and my degree is in music. :uhoh21: I still have to take prereqs but there are only 5 of...

  9. LPN / ADN / BSN / MSN. Whats YOUR plan?

    Sarah Bellum replied to peacelovestar's topic in General Students

    I have a degree in music and am applying to an accelerated MSN program. After that I plan to work part time (probably weekend nights) a while so I can be home with my kids. Eventually I'd like to...

  10. Am I going to make it??? need some encouragement

    Sarah Bellum posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have decided to "pull the trigger" and try to get accepted into the 2nd degree MSN program starting Fall 2008. This means I have to: - study for and take the GRE exam - write my application with...

  11. Online Medical Terminology Course

    Sarah Bellum replied to Just A Wanderer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I registered for Med Term at edukan.org but had to drop it due to family issues. I'm not sure if there was a certificate involved but I was a 3 credit (I think) course that was pretty intense. I...

  12. Am I going to make it??? need some encouragement

    Sarah Bellum replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks for your response. 1) My prereq plan: there's a local community college that starts a new term every10 weeks or so. The next one starts in mid-November. I plan to take A&P1 then, A&P2...

  13. A & P without taking chem first?

    Sarah Bellum replied to luvlilly's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sure, I was 35 when I started back to school and the first classes I took were A&P 1 and 2. I wasn't required to take Bio or Chem first so I just dove into A&P. Worked out fine. The little...

  14. Can I do the Prerequisites Online?

    Sarah Bellum replied to JavaSoundsLounge's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Check with the schools you plan to apply to to be sure tey will accept them. I did and they would accept them so I took A&P 1 and 2 through Edukan (both of which were great experiences) however I...

  15. How to compare nursing programs that are so different? or: Which one do I choose??

    Sarah Bellum posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am 38 and I am determined to go to go back to school to become a nurse. I have a bachelor's degree and am looking at my local programs for 2nd degree folks like myself and have narrowed it down...

  16. How to compare nursing programs that are so different? or: Which one do I choose??

    Sarah Bellum replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in Nursing Career

    Xavier Thanks for your thoughts! I'm not sure where I what my eventual goals are at this point, that's part of why this decision is so hard. I know that in the next few years I will have to go...

  17. A&P online at edukan.org any feedback?????

    Sarah Bellum replied to Frank-The-Tank's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I also took AP& 1 and 2 through Edukan and t was great. I had (moderator edit of name) and (moderator edit of

  18. How do you/did you decide on a nursing program?

    Sarah Bellum posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When i started taking prereq's 18 months ago there was only one 2nd degree BSN program local to me (at the same university where I got my 1st degree). Well, there were 2 but the one is at a private...

  19. Summer Session Sign In

    Sarah Bellum replied to misserlizzer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm just taking Medical Terminology this summer. My twins are almost 1 and I just can't carve out enough study time to take another heavy-duty prereq. A&P 1 and 2 about killed me and I was only...

  20. Help! What class should I take this summer? Also updates on me - had twins!!!

    Sarah Bellum posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First the updates, since it's been forever since I posed here: I had twin girls last May! Annie and Erin joined big brother Kevin on 5/26/06. Annie weighed 8 lbs 11 oz and Erin weighed 8 lbs 15 oz....

  21. Need advice on nursing career

    Sarah Bellum replied to jlhalloween's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My neighbor who is a NICU nurse has "just" a diploma from an RN program that was a 1 year program that doens't even exist anymore. She told me to totally bypass the LVN/LPN and get an RN. She said...

  22. What does it take to get accepted into an accelerated BSN Program?

    Sarah Bellum replied to soccer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Here's the page from the school I'm applying to once I finish my prereq's. I know it says accellerated MSN but the first component is the accellerated BSN which is 14 months, then you can work on...

  23. No personal letters of rec...?

    Sarah Bellum replied to fmrnicumom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I asked my school for clarification on the letters of rec they said one personal letter was fine btu the others had to be academic or professional. And that they understodd the "professional"...

  24. Has anyone taken A&P online?

    Sarah Bellum replied to Ariel70113's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Edukan is accredited and they do not charge out of state tuition which is a definite plus. I checked with the RN program I am going to apply to for to be sure they would accept the classes from...

  25. Online program for RN, not RN-BSN

    Sarah Bellum replied to Priddyeyez's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think I saw one through the University of Wisconsin Osk Kosh but I didn't save the link. You had to find local preceptors to do clinicals and travel to the univerisity I think 2 or 3 times during...