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    is your job aging you?

    I'm 25 and going to nursing school. Staying out of sun, using sunscreen in all weather, avoid Foundation (BB cream is ok). Tanning at the Beach is a no no. Personally I apply 5/6 creams
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    Duke ABSN Fall 2015

    Yes that is
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    Duke ABSN Fall 2015

    Thanks for the info! I don't see any link. I think 2 cohorts ago ppl who were accepted saw some accept offer link but I don't see one on
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    Duke ABSN Fall 2015

    @ FJD13 . Glad to see diverse backgrounds in nursing! btw, did you apply to Emory? They have a program here you get to work at the VA in Atlanta which is magnet status hospital. I was wondering what...
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    Duke ABSN Fall 2015

    Duke doesn't need the labs, but I went to a school with a quarter system so I had to take an extra class to have enough semester units for some schools =_="'. Also, other schools I applied to required...
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    Duke ABSN Fall 2015

    @FJD13 . Glad to see someone from
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    Johns Hopkins 2015 ABSN & Masters Entry

    @Mrunner15[COLOR=#000000]. I believe that it was supposed to be changed to DNP by 2015, apparently it didn't happen. Wouldn't wanna spend 4 yrs straight in school. That's like going to med school LOL...
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    MGH BSN Summer 2015

    @[COLOR=#000000]LaurenH38. Thank you! I'm pretty much set on going to MGH, but I was really worried about having classes online and that I'd procrastinate... I've heard that job market is tight so...
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    Johns Hopkins 2015 ABSN & Masters Entry

    @ snailszy[COLOR=#000000]. I don't think it's worth it financially to go to a private school for 2 yrs when I can get my RN in a year. I'd like to have as little debt as possible for my education...
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    Johns Hopkins 2015 ABSN & Masters Entry

    @ mayrar87. Congrats! I haven't decided yet... by chance are you UCLA alum
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    MGH BSN Summer 2015

    @ LaurenH38 . How about job placements after graduation? did the previous cohort find jobs upon
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    NYU ABSN Fall 2015

    i sent admissions an updated prerequisite and personal statement but have yet received a reply. i emailed twice actually. also, i just called... they said the absn isn't their focus right now, but...
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    The private college cash grab

    Strongly agree. Yes, public schools are the most difficult to get in. However, there are also great prestigious universities if you are willing to relocate. I mean it probably won't give you your...
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    travel nursing for new grad

    I may attend school outside of California, but would love to return to southern CA, especially LA if possible. Is it a possibility to pursue travel nursing as a new grad in SoCal
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    Johns Hopkins 2015 ABSN & Masters Entry

    @ PinkEagle. Waitlist better than rejection, I wish you the best. I know some schools rank by number but I do not know about Hopkins. If they do not, they can choose whomever they wish. In that case,...
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    Statistics and Microbiology

    it's important to do well in your prerequisites, but understand that nursing school will get harder, not easier. You'll have multiple science classes on top of clinicals. When taking a class, I...
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    CSUN ABSN 2015

    did they say how many applications were received this
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    I think I might be in the wrong field

    I think you should stick with nursing school. Getting in is competitive and it's only been one semester. There will be many specialties you can go into; nursing is a very broad field. Sometimes life...
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    NYU ABSN Fall 2015

    @Nursenessa87 thank you! Good luck! I submitted my application on Christmas, how about
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    if you graduated in the last 5 years

    @MrMurse nursing students can work as surgical
  21. good luck! There's a chance you've been accepted since he did say they are still accepting
  22. Did you check the decision site ou or
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    Mount St. Mary's College ABSN Summer 2015

    @clally5, yes I've emailed to make sure. At my school, the lecture and lab portions are separate classes. I actually went through a tedious process because at my school the first lab class doesn't...
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    Mount St. Mary's College ABSN Summer 2015

    @ clally5 , I am finishing both religion classes this spring as well. I've all A's in science prerequisites, except a B+ in chem lab, but I've also repeated chem lecture portion
  25. @tatumollusk. I believe someone called and said they were accepting 70, even though the website at that point said 50. you can call to check. the male admissions counselor has been answering his...