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  1. Do you think nursing programs can benefit from more rigorous prerequisites?

    aspiringrn1987 replied to richardgecko's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I live in Arizona and my program was competitive. I got in the first try, but not everybody who applied this term was accepted and there is NO waiting list. I know some people who would kill to be...

  2. Do you think nursing programs can benefit from more rigorous prerequisites?

    aspiringrn1987 replied to richardgecko's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not sure where you heard that Micro/College Algebra were all the programs require. My program required Eng 101, Biology, A/P 1 and 2, Microbiology, Chemistry, Psych 101 and a 100 level math. I think...

  3. Already got hw!!!

    aspiringrn1987 replied to KStudentNurse70's topic in General Students

    We actually were assigned a ton of reading/hw at our orientation. It was a 5 page paper, a poster, a 30 page outline, a lab study guide to fill out, 200+ pages of reading, over an hour of videos and...

  4. School loans and books

    aspiringrn1987 posted a topic in General Students

    So I am frustrated with my program right now and I haven't even started yet. We had our orientation today. Back in JUNE I heard a rumor that they assign homework at the orientation before classes...

  5. School loans and books

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    During the orientation the instructors were like "why does everyone keep talking about 1000 dollars for books? the package is 590" And then someone said "yes the main package is 590 but there are...

  6. School loans and books

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    I got a 500 dollar emergency book loan from the bookstore and my little brother loaned me the other 500. Got all my books, thank goodness! Also the bookstore was doing something shady. There are 4...

  7. School loans and books

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    I actually did find out from a classmate that there is an emergency book loan that is offered, but $500 is the maximum and they have just raised the large package to $675. I will probably utilize...

  8. School loans and books

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    Well the reason I was not saving for them is personal, but had I known that this would happen, I would have started purchasing them one at a time back in June. They were aware of what the books were...

  9. School loans and books

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    The big package is in a brown box and you can not see what is inside. From what I understand you need all of the access codes. There are assigned videos from the online access codes to be reviewed...

  10. Is my school the only one?

    aspiringrn1987 posted a topic in General Students

    I have seen a lot of recent posts about the different nursing courses that some are required to take for their nursing program. My program literally has 4 nursing classes, 8 credits each. A 3...

  11. Is my school the only one?

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    Okay so mine is not totally different than others. I just see posts all the time where people are referring to multiple nursing classes each semester and I wondered if my program was out of the

  12. Is my school the only one?

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    I wasn't counting my pre-reqs in that. Those included English 101, Eng 102, Psy 101, Psy 245, Micro, Biology, Chemistry, A/P 1, A/P 2. Maybe a couple others but that may be

  13. My school says to only buy books from their bookstore...

    aspiringrn1987 posted a topic in General Students

    In almost every piece of correspondence I have received since I was accepted to my program (which I will be starting next month), it has been mentioned for us not to buy ANY of our 15 books used OR...

  14. My school says to only buy books from their bookstore...

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    And luckily for me, my college has an online version of their bookstore where the ISBN #s are always listed with the books on the site and it pulls the books up when searching by class and course...

  15. My school says to only buy books from their bookstore...

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    I understand what you are saying, but would it really "rock the boat"? I don't think they would know where I obtained my books if I bought the same brand new copies that are specified to come with...

  16. My school says to only buy books from their bookstore...

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    I am mainly concerned with the fact that if I buy the exact same books, by ISBN brand new, from elsewhere, I save about 300 dollars. The bookstore here at my school is a rip. My A/P texts were in a...

  17. My school says to only buy books from their bookstore...

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    I can try to speak with some of the students who are ahead of me in the program. I have a feeling I am amongst sheep though. I know I won't have an issue getting the ISBNs as they are readily...

  18. My school says to only buy books from their bookstore...

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    We get a kit with like 5ish books, but we also need 10 other books that I can clearly see are not custom books and I can see which ones come with an access code and which do not. I don't see how,...

  19. What to expect during Nursing Program Orientation?

    aspiringrn1987 replied to NRRN,IWP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was surprised to hear you all talking about dressing business casual. We have to wear scrubs to our orientation! They call it the nursing "boot camp". It is about 2 weeks before the semester...

  20. What is a "passing grade" for your nursing program?

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the input

  21. What is a "passing grade" for your nursing program?

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    And I only clarified that because I am feeling overwhelmed. I am sure I will do well but I am doubting myself at the same time because it is something new and I know it is going to be different than...

  22. What is a "passing grade" for your nursing program?

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    Well my program requires an 80% exam average to pass. and the grading scale is skewed from normal so if you do get an 80 percent it is a C. 80-84 is a C, 85-91 is a B and 92-100 is an A. Regardless...

  23. What is a "passing grade" for your nursing program?

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    Off topic, but what do these bronze, bronze 2, and bronze 3, etc mean under the

  24. What is a "passing grade" for your nursing program?

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    We have med dosage exams but we have to get 100%. I believe you are allowed one retake though. 100% is intimidating. I think it is one per semester for the dosage

  25. What is a "passing grade" for your nursing program?

    aspiringrn1987 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    I am semi-nervous about the exam average having to be 80% I have a 3.9 gpa on my pre-reqs and have been a great student. But I have personally known a couple people who have been in the program...