jayxcub

That study a) was *published* 9 years ago and took place between 1973 and 2003 and b) sites a diagnosis that no longer exists. Look, i get it, everyone LOVES to site studies to argue their case. But if you're going to use a study to fight a fight that i can only assume you know very little about personally (and probably don't care much about professionally either) then at least find articles that are current. And no, I can't find a study to verify this (at least not quickly) because trans folks are WILDLY discounted when it comes to research. What I can provide you with is a similar, albeit more updated, study to the one you posted (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28603386), and my own personal experience of being a trans person who might not be here right now if it were not for gender confirmation surgery. Those things, in addition to the countless stories of other trans folks I know, both personally and professionally, who have had similar experiences with surgery. Nursing isn't JUST about studies and facts and evidence based practice. sometimes you need to put all that *** that they cram into your head in nursing school, and even in jobs, and put the person and their experience first.

Not to mention the fact that it can *literally* be life-saving if it helps keep a person from becoming a victim of violence because they are trans.

Unless you have personally experienced the overwhelming emotional impact that comes with having a body that doesn't align with who you are, and causes people to misgender you on a regular basis you have absolutely no right to say whether or not gender confirmation surgery is or isn't life-saving.

hey all. haven't seen a post for folks starting the FNP program at george washington this fall so i thought i'd start one! anyone else beginning this grueling adventure in six months?

congrats everyone who got accepted and is gonna be starting in a couple of months! i finished up at the SON last summer (last BSN cohort) and had a great experience. sorry if this is weird, but in case anyone is getting an early jump on things as far as settling into baltimore goes, i just wanted to throw out there that i may be subletting my apartment starting in december! it's a great place, affordable and in a great neighborhood. i've lived in that neighborhood for years and have loved every minute of it. message me if you want more details!

hey y'all! tl;dr has anyone been able to talk their way out of a low GPA and into an MSN program using a late ADHD diagnosis? i'm looking for anyone's experience with a low GPA and apply to grad school. i'm just over half way done with my ABSN program and JUST (like two days ago) got diagnosed with ADHD. i went in for testing due to my low exam grades to try to figure out what was going on and what i could do to get the grades up, and luckily it seems like i'll be able to get medication to make concentrating and studying a little easier and more successful. that being said, i don't have that many credits left, so i don't have a huge amount of time to get my GPA up to most MSN programs' minimum requirements unless i get a 4.0 from here on out. so my question for y'all is, does anyone have experience using a late diagnosis as a reason for possibly not making the minimum GPA requirement for grad school? i figure if i can show a drastic increase in my GPA post-diagnosis i have pretty solid proof that my low GPA was in fact the result of not being medicated, but i'm not sure if that is actually a thing that schools do and i haven't been able to find any information with google searches. thanks so much in advance!

here's the group https://www.facebook.com/groups/838365359542533/

thanks! my original undergrad gpa was 2.98, but with the prereqs i have done (stats, a&p 1, micro, chem, and nutrition) i brought that up to a 3.35. my prereq gpa by itself is 3.7. i also have a masters gpa of 3.74.

for those who are still waiting to hear back, just thought i would let folks know that i heard back (and got in!). i was one of the ones who had to send in my fall grades before a decision was made, so it looks like they are getting through the applications to start this fall. i've decided to go to johns hopkins so will be declining the offer from drexel, so hopefully that will open up a spot for someone else. good luck everyone!

i know that there is student apartments available near the school, but it is ridiculously expensive. i would suggest looking in the following neighborhoods: charles village waverly remington mount vernon fells point federal hill the last two are a little more expensive but that's mostly cause they're also pretty touristy. guess it all depends on how much you can afford. the first four on the list are neighborhoods in which the shuttle that goes to campus either go directly though, or are very close to the shuttle route. fells point is the closest one to school on that list, and federal hill is southeast and isn't part of the shuttle route (that i know of) but the charm city circulator is a free bus that goes from there north (where you can pick up the shuttle route) or you can transfer (last time i checked) to the east-west route and take that pretty close to campus. hope that helps!

i got my acceptance email last friday morning. can't wait to start! has anyone else who has been accepted sent in the deposit and officially accepted the offer? oh, and @charming_kitty, with regards to jhuson known for being in a dangerous area, a lot of really messed up politics and media portrayals are involved in making east baltimore (and baltimore in general, to be honest) out to be some sort of horrible breeding ground for crime. in actuality, baltimore (and that neighborhood specifically) is pretty safe (which some exceptions, just like any other city) and a really wonderful place to live.

I know there are a bunch of questions regarding first-degree GPAs on here, but I haven't quite found the right one, so I hope I'm not repeating things too much. I am looking into doing a second-degree, accelerated BSN program. My first undergrad GPA is a 2.98 (infuriating that it's so close to a 3.0) but this does not include pre-reqs because somehow I managed to graduate without taking very many science courses. I plan on taking pre-reqs at a community college over the next few semesters as a non-matriculating student, so that will hopefully bump my GPA up significantly. Have other people who took pre-reqs after they already got their first degree done them as a non-degree seeking student at a community college? I know a lot of folks have gone to community college, but I'm wondering if it matters if I take those classes as a non-degree seeking student. Now for the second question. I also have a masters degree. I have read several places that simply having a masters may not be super helpful, but I am wondering if people who have shown a great improvement in their GPA over time (especially in something as rigorous as grad school) have been able to use that to their advantage when applying to accelerated BSN programs. I can clearly excel at school, but are schools going to take the time to see that or merely look at my original undergrad GPA and write me off? Thanks so much in advance for whatever advice y'all can give me.