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I just spoke with a HR person on the phone at a hospital in CA. It seems that we will have better luck finding a job when the new RN grad programs start in the fall. Right now there is nothing out there except for RNs with experience. So keep up t...

congratulations! I heard that there are only two new grad classes per year at the VA. do you know when they are? Congratulations again. I am in Baltimore but miss California. I will graduate in May with my MPH, but received my BSN and passed the...

I started out in the accelerated program and then switched to traditional. Feel free to ask any questions.

I only had 83 questions and I am freaking out, just the same as you are. So that tells me that there is just as likely a chance that we both passed as failed, so good luck to both of us! I would actually feel much better if I did have 200 questions...

Hi Epiphany, My friend has quite a few questions for you. Any thing you can tell her will be helpful. It is always a nervous time to prepare for an interview. Thank you in advance, and I hope you are having a great trip! I have not posted anything...

Good luck and congratulations! A friend of mine will be interviewed by UPenn in the next two weeks. Can she ask you questions about the interview process? Thank you, Roland

Hello, I applied to two of the schools you mentioned (UCSF, Johns Hopkins) and was accepted to both of them. If you would like to contact me we can chat about it.

I agree those are the most competitive tracks, FNP and Midwifery, but I also got in on the first try, and it was in the FNP track. So do not let that influence you at all, go for it!

Hi Smile123, I have been going through the same decision myself, and have been including UCSF in the discussions going around my head. Here are my thoughts so far: Hopkins gives a BSN along the way, the other programs do not. If you look at a lot o...

Congrats Smile123! So where will you go? I also got in at Hopkins and USD. Did we meet at USD? I also just found out today I got in at UCSF, : ) Kind of tough not knowing about financial aid yet, but a cool problem to have.. Roland

I got my acceptance letter today, : ) Has anyone else heard anything? I was surprised, they want an answer by March 8th, and there was no mention of a deposit being required...

I also used the Princeton Review and found it very helpful. The book comes with a CD Rom of practice tests, which you can take over and over. It is a good idea to practice on a computer, because it changes the whole equation if you only practice on...

if you cannot answer the question why you want to be a nurse, you will have a tough time getting through the interview. it is a straightforward question, nothing tricky about it. have you done volunteer work in a hospital? that will help you figur...

I provided a short bio and the reasons I want to go to nursing school to the people who I asked for references. If they do not know you well, remember they cannot read your mind. In general, people take it as a compliment that you want to use them ...

Holidays undoubtedly bring close and distant relatives together for a glorious religious celebration. The conversations between relatives and me eventually always discuss events and plans for the future. The uncle on my mother's side habitually fails...

Any thoughts on the following will be greatly appreciated. So I am filling out merit and need based scholarship applications which ask for total expenses, and then: Expected loans: Expected grants: Expected family contribution: I have no idea what t...

What does that mean? I have not seen any proponents of "sitting in a fetal position..." on this thread. If this type of "dark humor" is the only thing preventing you from sitting in a fetal position, then I see more problems here than a dark sense ...

I can see your point here, and yes I have laughed at something inappropriate before. But I hope I would later realize how inappropriate the situation was and therefore no longer find humor in it. Posting it as a funny story shows a lack of regret t...

I think as nurses we have a morbid sense of humor that helps us deal with stressful situations. It makes horrible situations easier to cope with. I failed to see the humor in this as well. You can have a morbid sense of humor, but using a deceased ...

I don't consider you a buzz kill MarieDoreen, this thread struck me the wrong way when I first saw it as well. But I do admit many of them have made me chuckle. I appreciate all the work that everyone does here, Happy New Year!

hi siri, Is there somewhere which has all this info in one nice place? I will be entering a fnp program in June and am very curious about the states you mentioned. Thanks!

What state do you live in SusanJean? Do you know the other states that allow NP's to have solo practices? thanks!