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  1. Full time work and Full time school

    ksw1978 replied to Analgesic's topic in General Students

    I tried working 30hrs a week plus school and adding family life to the mix I was pulling 16 hour days most days. After 2 months of this I'm now laid up with pneumonia. So I'd recommend making sure you...

  2. Students who chat during lectures

    ksw1978 posted a topic in General Students

    Me and a few classmates are getting really frustrated with a few students who spend most of the lecture chatting with each other. It's distracting and really quite disrespectful! Considering we all...

  3. Students who chat during lectures

    ksw1978 replied to ksw1978's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all your support and tips! I'm hoping our instructors come down heavy. I didn't work my butt off to get into this program to learn about someone's boyfriend issues or what they're doing...

  4. Curious About Drop-out Rate In Nursing School

    ksw1978 replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Students

    Our class is about 36 I think, but I already foresee at least 3 students failing by Christmas as they're not passing exams with over 77% and one in particular has tried copying my work in clinical...

  5. Do you NEED a study group to get through nursing school?

    ksw1978 replied to Student2017555's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm only a month into my first year so my views might change over the course of the program. But so far I study alone. I find it too distracting trying to study in a group. Plus already I've found 2-3...

  6. Making ends meet in nursing scool?

    ksw1978 replied to lonelyloner2013's topic in General Students

    I work 25 hours a week. My husband works full time. We just about break even each month but we knew with me going to school for 2 years it's such a short time in the grand scheme of things to be...

  7. Just tooting my own horn here 🎉

    ksw1978 posted a topic in General Students

    I just did exam 2 in fundamentals and got a 96!!!! I worked so hard and totally changed my usual methods (which only got me an 82 last time) and I'm so happy it worked! I hope I don't sound obnoxious,...

  8. Just tooting my own horn here 🎉

    ksw1978 replied to ksw1978's topic in General Students

    My usual way of studying was to focus on resources outside of the PowerPoints and objectives, thinking that they were the guide rather than the actual material iyswim? This time I took more time to...

  9. Just tooting my own horn here 🎉

    ksw1978 replied to ksw1978's topic in General Students

    Thank you both í ½í² I think thats what I'm most proud of: getting out of my comfort zone and trying a new method of studying (I'm a "mature" student í ½í¸„ So my usual method is...

  10. A Different Question For Y'all

    ksw1978 replied to emmjayy's topic in General Students

    Check out Pinterest! I get a lot of really delicious recipes from there. There's some sites that have dump bag recipes that you can prep and keep in the freezer, I can't remember the website names...

  11. Pregnancy and birth

    ksw1978 replied to Lakielake's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was in your shoes 2 years ago, although I'm an older RN student at 38. It took me 3 semesters to complete my pre reqs for the ADN I'm starting this fall. I had to complete: - anatomy and physiology...

  12. Used books old edition vs. newest edition

    ksw1978 replied to Pdxstudent's topic in General Students

    I had the same question. I got given all the books I'll need for the program but, like you, they're the last edition and the program book list has the new editions listed. Would love to save a fortune...

  13. Starting in the Fall, what to read/study to prepare

    ksw1978 posted a topic in General Students

    Hi! I'm very excited to be starting as Associates in Nursing in the Fall. What would you recommend I read or study to prepare? I'd like to get a handle on medical math and fundamentals of Nursing so I...

  14. Starting in the Fall, what to read/study to prepare

    ksw1978 replied to ksw1978's topic in General Students

    Excellent advice, thank you all í ½í¸Š I've been given a copy of Calculate With Confidence by a current student in the program and I'll have a read through that along with the Test Success book....

  15. MWCC?

    ksw1978 posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi, is anyone at Mount Wachusett Community College, for pre reqs and the ADN? I'd love to hear more about your experiences! :) I'm starting pre reqs in the Fall and hoping to get into the ADN program...

  16. MWCC?

    ksw1978 replied to ksw1978's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I saw that warning too. I've spoken to nurses at Heywood Hospital (where many clinicals take place) and the nurses there all said the program is really well respected. I'm not sure what the warning is...

  17. MWCC?

    ksw1978 replied to ksw1978's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hi, I ended up taking another year before I applied and I'm currently waiting to hear if I got a spot for this Fall too! That's great you heard so quickly, hopefully I'll hear soon too. What GPA did...

  18. Doing exams when ill?

    ksw1978 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just did an exam (it was a makeup one as I missed the original due to being unwell) and I was still very unwell with severe bronchitis. I had to do the exam within a certain number of days or get an...

  19. Doing exams when ill?

    ksw1978 replied to ksw1978's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yep that's what I had to do. I've been unwell for 11 days now, am on 3 meds, but I can't miss another class so plod on I must! It's just sucky as I have a perfect 4.0 at the moment and this one exam...

  20. any good apps

    ksw1978 replied to ari426's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    3d4medical does some awesome apps for a and p 1 and 2. I love them. I think they're about $25 all together but they are well worth

  21. First A&P test

    ksw1978 replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've got 100% in all my labs so far and a 94.7% and a 96% in my first two exams. Am super proud of myself, as I've worked my ample behind off to get good grades and so far me and one other girl are...

  22. That feeling you get when...

    ksw1978 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You press "Submit" for an online test after checking it over 3 times and THEN you realize you did indeed make an idiotic mistake by getting organelle and cell mixed up. Ugh. So cross with myself, this...

  23. That feeling you get when...

    ksw1978 replied to ksw1978's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know!!! I'm a supposedly somewhat intelligent student yet I really do some awesomely idiotic things every now and

  24. My journey to become a nurse is taking so long...anyone else feel this way?

    ksw1978 replied to ns808's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'll be 37 when I start the ADN and (god willing!) 42ish by the time I get my MSN. If you're following your passion, you're never too old!!! (Tired maybe but never too

  25. Would you work while taking prenursing courses?

    ksw1978 replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm going to be taking 13 credits and working 24-36 hours a week. I'm sure it'll be tougher some weeks than others. But it's necessary as I still have mortgage and car payments etc. I think us older...