Mudnuri

Ours are not disperssed until the add/drop mark. February 8th is the date they are credited to our account, however the school then has 14 days to "cut the check" so to speak. Generally its the friday after the add/drop date, in this years case it would be February 10th. 1st time borrowers have to wait an additional 14 days at my school Also, if you have financial aid guarantee'd, see if your business office will authorize book vouchers... Brandy

My mom Thursday night fell and broke her pelvis in 2 places, and also hit her head with 2 staples. She has Cerebellar Ataxia, which caused the fall. She was transported to a Level 1 Trauma center almost 3 hours away due to no ortho beds in our closes big hospital. I've been there on/off since 7pm Thursday. Wednesday my girls were sick so I missed a/p lab- practical. I'm making that up tomorrow at 8am. I missed a/p lecture on joints the same day. Tomorrow at 8, i make up the practical- which is tissue's and then have a a/p lecture exam on the sketelton, including the joints... It doesnt matter how much I study right now, it's just not being absorbed because my head is with my mom- 3 hours away. I'm praying that tomorrow she is discharged to a rehab center about 1/2 hour away....that will at least make things a bit easier, but I have to get through these 2 tests first...and again, I cant keep this info in my head. I guess, worst case- I can correct my lecture exam for 50% credit on those wrong, so even if i get a 60 I can correct it and get an 80, and the lab practical is 8% of 25% of my final a/p grade...but i didnt want to fall behind, I've tried so damn hard to ace this class.......... Sorry had to get that out Brandy

Okay this might get long, so bear with me LOL I should be studying skeletal system right now but I'm having a brain cramp break.. I am taking pre/co-reqs right now at the school I originally planned on applying for the ADN program. The more I see at this school the less I like. Add to this- the fact that it has a VERY high application # and a very low acceptance- like 50%...due to limited numbers Acceptance is based on nln score, pre-req and gpa etc. typical of other schools. My gpa should be fine and my nln score should be fine, but so are 50% of the other applicants. I may not get in for next fall, if thats the case, all of my pre-co reqs will be done, and I will have a year with nothing to do- unless I take just BS classes to get through the year. There is an LPN program at a local state school, 10 months, very small classes, and my chances of getting in are very good, considering most applicants do not have any pre-reqs done. If I was to apply for next fall, I would have everything except clinicals done.. I could go the lpn route- then do the lpn-rn thing, and it will cost me the same as the bsn....but i'll be done probably a year later, as I'd like to work as an LPN for a year, and reap the rewards of tuition reimbursement..therefore costing me less... what would you do? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brandy

Stuff like that just IRRITATES ME! Who cares if it ruins the curve for them...if they had studied and applied themselves as much as you, they could have set the curve....ughhhhhh here I thought professors would be fair...huh thats what thinkin does for me! We dont have curves, but heck- being able to redo your exam for 1/2 credit makes up for that! Brandy

Okay I need to vent a little bit. We had our 1st lecture exam on Monday, got them back on Wednesday. I got a 81 on mine, but the class average was 67.89 A LOT of people got upper 50's lower 60's..... But this is the kicker....we can correct our exam, with 3-5 sentances (instead of just the answer is "B") and receive 1/2 credit. This basically mean, if you got a 60, and you correct every answer you got wrong, you will end up with an 80. So these people can raise their grade by 2 letter scores...from a D to a B. I, being that I got an 81, can only raise mine 9.5 points. From a B to an A. Now I know, an 81 is a great score, compared to these other scores. but I dont find it fair that they can go from a D to a B and I can only go up 1 letter grade.... I also wonder, if now, people will just assume that they will always be able to correct for 1/2 credit and wont study as much as they should/would if we didnt know we can do this. She did not say we could do this with every exam, but I'm going to guess some will study less. Just irritates me that I busted my butt studying to get the 81, and now people who originally had D's can have the same score as me! Brandy

no answer to your question, but congratulations on the pass!!! Brandy

Pasha, are you in the program or Arts Diploma? I'm sure I've seen you around school and just dont know it Brandy

I'm taking my NLN in November. Your smart to get it out of the way! I wanted to have as much a/p under my belt, and was recomended by my advisor to take it in November. My understanding is if I wait till Dec, they may not have the results in time. Good luck to you! Make sure you come back and let me know how you made out. I'll be sitting in Psych class while your taking your test.... Brandy

I'll bet you a dozen we won't. What we were suppose to do on Monday- we will do this Wednesday instead. And, FYIW, the 3 professors at my school that teach a/p are not following the same information from the start, so swapping a day won't effect us at all. Ours wants us to really understand chemistry, another one skips that chapter in full, and doesnt even touch on it. Brandy

Had lecture today, we were discussing the lecture exam scheduled for this Wednesday. She made a comment that she doesnt like wednesday lecture exams, perfers them on Mondays- so one of us said "well make it monday"....whooooot! She agreed! We will start tissue's this Wednesday, but will have an extra 5 days to study chapters 1-3 for our exam Monday! She certainly didnt have to..........but she did! Brandy

We've got the 15 week 2 lectures a week 1 hour 50 minutes each here. I have a chapt 1-3 lecture exam Wednesday and am off to dtudy here shortly... Brandy

I noticed they didnt change- DARN it... but once i realized some of the questions were worded EXACTLY as my professor worded them...it got me thinking.... I'll compare are chapt 1-3 lecture exam wednesday to it and see if she's taken more from there.... I wonder if its different if your teacher has an access code, you know, like different material different quizes etc..??? Brandy

Make sure you use the my a& p that you get with the book online. We also are using Marieb, however our first lecture exam is chap 1-3, and its Wednesday. I spent last night going over all of the pre tests- the interactive quiz type things on each chap 1-3 on mariebmap.com I found that some of the questions on our first quiz, were part of the quiz's on this website...fancy how that works :) There is a lot of interactive stuff on there, so if your a visual learner thats great! Good luck, about time someone else said they were using marieb! Brandy

I have to agree with the study times. I am a mom of 2 girls 8 & 9, but no spouse to help on the days/nights I have them. I do not like to study seriously when they are awake I'll read something, or flip through my flash cards but nothing that really requires my full attention. They go to bed at 830 and by 930 I'm studying my butt off. I usually study until about 1130 and then I also go to school an hour before my classes start. My girls are dropped off at school at 8am and i go to school then. I go to the library, and watch any extra credit movies, read any articles the professor has recommended etc. I have spoken to my a/p instructor at length about how to succeed in this class, and her biggest piece of advice to me was to come to her BEFORE I got behind. If something is not sinking in, I will email her and say "I'm really stuck on this". I go to the learning center in our school for extra independent help, and tutoring. We had our first lecture quiz, on which I scored a 77 with a class average of 68.5. At first I was bummed, then I learned almost everyone that scored higher than me, had already taken this class once, or had taken basic a/p. They were retaking it for any number of reasons, and being as it was on body position, and chemistry, well I dont feel so bad about my 77 score. If you feel overwhelmed, sit down with your husband, has he always been "against" you going back to school? If he's really on your side, he'd be pulling more weight with the house and the kids if you want my honest opinion. Heck, my X and i are not even together, but we changed our entire custody agreement based on what days/nights I have classes etc. Even if we are no longer together, he is behind me 100% in my desire to become a nurse. Your husband needs to be behind you as well 100% and not just when it sounds good to say it. When push comes to shove, he needs to be there to 1st- push you back to your school, and to shove himself into picking up some of what he's accustomed to you doing. Sorry if this sounds rude, but its tough enough to get through nursing school, to not have total support from your household, its going to be even tougher Brandy

I guess I see a "hard to get into" nursing program better than one with no wait....for one reason. It weeds out the ones who arent ready to put in the time... I too have 2 children, though mine are girls, and 8 & 9 years old. I am only taking a/p I and psych this semester for 7 credits, but will be moving up to 12 credits next sememster and 14 for the summer. Welcome to allnurses, you'll find an incredible array of information here, and everyones so kind! Brandy