housecat717

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1. Waiting Lists for MD Nursing Program

   housecat717 replied to LadyKLibra's topic in Maryland

   I'm glad your found them useful. I am 44 and starting at Hopkins in two weeks. All of my prereqs were done at community colleges, so they definitely don't hold that against you. When I began to look at nursing schools, I felt the same way that you ...

2. Waiting Lists for MD Nursing Program

   housecat717 replied to LadyKLibra's topic in Maryland

   LadyKLibra There are several "four year colleges" in Maryland in which you can complete your BSN in 2 years if you have the pre-reqs. You transfer in as a junior. UMAB is one of these colleges. Being older is not a deficency, but rather an asset....

3. looking for the silver lining

   housecat717 replied to marcieg's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Citibank has a citiassist loan for education. The payments are deferred until after graduation. You have to make at least 15,000.00 a year to qualify. Your husband can co-sign. Other banks have alternative loans as well, like sallie mae, but I am ...

4. Fire Ants

   housecat717 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

   My step-father, who is an RN, carries meat tenderizer with him for insect bites. My daughter got into some fire ants. She had bites all over her ankles, at least 10 to 15. The meat tenderizer worked immediately. Has anyone else ever heard of this...

5. Any SWOCC Nursing Students here?

   housecat717 replied to housecat1216's topic in Oregon

   You probably did, I did all of my prereqs at SWOCC between Spring of 2003 and Spring of 2004. I did the CNA course in the Spring of 2003 and I took all the Chems in the summer of 2003 and Micro and A&P that Fall, then finished up A&P through...