I know it really depends on each individual person and their study habits, but I'm curious how long after graduation did you take the NCLEX? Pass/fail? Pros/cons? (We are trying to plan a post...
1. First semester clinicals (for our group) were all either in Bel Air/Havre de Grace/Elkton, second semester are all at either Perry Point/Harford Memorial (HDG) or Bel Air. I currently live right...
Most hospitals (at least in this area) when they hire you want you to sign something saying you will start on your BSN within a year. I plan on going to either UMD/Stevenson (online courses) or Towson...
It's just over 12 weeks (5/19- 8/5)...we have just about a month break (8/6-9/4) before fall semester starts. We go in the fall from 9/4-12/15ish (not sure the exact date), then have about another...
About 2/3 of the class is 24+, who either already have a degree in something else or are doing through a career change. You learn/do a lot first semester- it's Fundamentals, so it's pretty much the...
Yes, I did get in the first time. I got a 77.3% on the TEAS but I have my Bachelor's already so I got an extra point for that. There were 24 people in our class...but one person dropped so we only...
We are just finishing up our first semester. It's crazy how fast the program goes! After this we will be 1/4 done! We have class two days a week (Monday and Tuesday); one day is from 3-9:30 and the...
I know each school is different, but for our school they only look at certain things (your grades in your pre-reqs, your GPA in your classes that count towards nursing school, etc.) so any of your...
You can totally do it! I don't have any children myself, but I am still working 40+ hours a week because, bills. One of my good friends in my nursing program is a single mom to 2 young children (10...
We have this as well. At our orientation, they opened up multiple (10 I believe) practice tests for us, and although we had to score a 100% on the dosage exam, you were allowed multiple attempts. I...
We have a dosage exam too- you have to get 100% as well, but it does not count towards your grade. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be (at least the first