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  1. Expert advice on passing your 1st semester

    dorkypanda replied to PaulBaxter's topic in General Students

    How did you mind read my required book? The schedule of classes for the nursing student success course required the test success

  2. Senior @ university w/ non-nursing major... to finish & do accelerated second degree BSN?

    dorkypanda replied to gizm0's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    gizm0 I think your friend is correct and an excellent point to bring up. I guess another source would be scholarships if you can get something of the like. The traditional BSN possible option seems...

  3. Nursing App Boosters??

    dorkypanda replied to em123em's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Continue to do really well in your prereqs while still volunteering. I'm sure you'll get application points for doing so. You can check programs and see what they say about volunteering and if they...

  4. Should I work part time and full time in college for my adn?

    dorkypanda replied to sparkles24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I highly recommend you to focus on doing really well on your prereqs, don't rush it by trying to take multiple science heavy courses at the same time. If you can mix the easier GE courses with the...

  5. GPA

    dorkypanda replied to MariKitty08's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Programs do look at your overall and prereq GPAs. Sometimes some programs may ask you to take an entrance

  6. Senior @ university w/ non-nursing major... to finish & do accelerated second degree BSN?

    dorkypanda replied to gizm0's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've been reading and I hear that accelerated BSN programs are quite expensive. Do you have a solid good undergrad GPA to boot? I would think that those programs care about your undergrad GPA along...

  7. Nursing Student Success course

    dorkypanda replied to dorkypanda's topic in General Students

    after looking at the handbook of my cc, the nursing program that I got accepted into has nursing courses scheduled in 8 week blocks. It seems like there are 2 blocks for one whole semester? It has...

  8. Expert advice on passing your 1st semester

    dorkypanda replied to PaulBaxter's topic in General Students

    Is the fundamentals course the first course that is generally taught in

  9. Something that may help me get through nursing school with my sanity!

    dorkypanda replied to x0xerika's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm similar to you in that I like to read things ahead of time too, haha. I figure if you had a lot of free time before class officially starts why not read a but you

  10. Biology and chemistry pre-reqs

    dorkypanda replied to ReadyToListen's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I personally took bio and chem on campus since I was already on campus for other courses. If you're planning on taking bio and chem online you have to consider if they have a lab component or not. You...

  11. Retaking A Course

    dorkypanda replied to SunkissedRN2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You have to contact the program in question about retakes. I have read on some websites where some schools only accepts one retake for certain courses and that's it. You need to know the fine details...

  12. Excited about starting nursing school this spring

    dorkypanda replied to dannygurl84's topic in General Students

    I got my acceptance last week! I don't officially start till August though. I am excited to go book buying searching

  13. Expert advice on passing your 1st semester

    dorkypanda replied to PaulBaxter's topic in General Students

    I'm one of those people who like to buy and read some of the textbooks before classes start

  14. Nurse student advice

    dorkypanda replied to _bobby_leee's topic in General Students

    Adn programs are typically 2 years. RN to BSN programs could be taken online or in person. I don't know how long online programs are but in person programs are 2 years. So about 3-4 years total if adn...

  15. Nurse student advice

    dorkypanda replied to _bobby_leee's topic in General Students

    Depending on what area you are in the BSN program can be pretty competitive and hard to get accepted. You should have already been working on your prereqs. most of the prereqs required by adn programs...

  16. Expert advice on passing your 1st semester

    dorkypanda replied to PaulBaxter's topic in General Students

    I won't be starting school for a long while, is it too early to get the fundamentals success

  17. Trivial detail! Littmann Stethoscope Colors

    dorkypanda replied to iheartcats's topic in General Students

    There's so many cute colors. When I have to buy one for the future when clinicals start I'm contemplating between ocean blue, ceil blue and royal blue

  18. Expert advice on passing your 1st semester

    dorkypanda replied to PaulBaxter's topic in General Students

    I'll be starting in August. I'm wondering if old or new editions of additional help books really do matter? Like is this book...

  19. How do you avoid distractions while studying?

    dorkypanda replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I feel the same way. I only study in the library if I'm already at school waiting for the next class to begin or if I'm studying with someone at the library. I know what you mean by studying at home...

  20. Expert advice on passing your 1st semester

    dorkypanda replied to PaulBaxter's topic in General Students

    So there's Saunders Q and A review for the NCLEX exam book and also Saunders comprehensive review for the NCLEX exam book. I've seen and read tips stating that NCLEX review books will help during NS...

  21. Nursing Student Success course

    dorkypanda replied to dorkypanda's topic in General Students

    One semester down! Enjoy your time off =) did you have to spend a lot of time at the hospital for clinicals during your first semester? How many hours/days did you have to

  22. Reflections of your first semester?

    dorkypanda replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Students

    AspringnurseNW, I'm also waiting for my adn program to start as well since it begins in late August. reading these make me feel motivated to work harder and study more often and become a hermit

  23. Guest What? I graduated!!!!! 12/19/14

    dorkypanda replied to Success4all's topic in General Students

    How long do you plan on studying for the NCLEX? What books are you using for studying? high five for finishing and making

  24. Expert advice on passing your 1st semester

    dorkypanda replied to PaulBaxter's topic in General Students

  25. Expert advice on passing your 1st semester

    dorkypanda replied to PaulBaxter's topic in General Students

    Was one voice recorder sufficient for a few hours worth of lecture for one class during the day? did you ever need more than one recorder for a full day of