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  1. How I got an A in Med Surg 1

    dorkypanda replied to Krimrose's topic in General Students

    Congratulations on your accomplishment of the course Thank you for the study

  2. Help Please!! Withdraw from A&P??

    dorkypanda replied to safia_007's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck on your upcoming last exams and quizzes. keep

  3. Anatomy final exam!

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

    Was your anatomy final exam cumulative or just a exam on the last portion of the material? overall I thought anatomy was a demanding yet doable

  4. Should I get my Traditional BSN while I'm in undergrad or aim for an Accelerated program?

    dorkypanda replied to greenbean14's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with what is being said. if you were to continue bio and graduate on time and do accelerated BSN it would be costly and not efficient either. when I hear people doing bio I'm thinking they...

  5. Nursing versus Doctors

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

    What kind of role do you want to play in healthcare? what aspects of each do you enjoy more? Dont forget it's quite grueling for the med school process too. You've got to study for the MCAT which...

  6. Too FAT to be a nurse?

    dorkypanda replied to Prtar1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats on your acceptances and no don't hold back your school plan! If you feel like losing some weight for life style changes and to become more healthy do so. People can say whatever they want to...

  7. Anatomy

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

    Either way you'll end up studying and reading a lot most of the time. You'll have to keep up with the pace of the book and lecture notes. it is a doable course most certainly when you put in the time...

  8. should i take physiology and microbiology in one semester and earn an A

    dorkypanda replied to jane212323's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Stats is not very math heavy but you do need to spend lots of time doing problems to get used to the methodology of solving them. I agree with someone previously who said don't do physio+micro+ stats...

  9. Please help so confused...

    dorkypanda replied to Tink Nurse to Be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Anatomy isn't a easy breezy A nor is it a omg it's such a difficult course. I do believe that it is doable the first time around. You need to figure out what is giving you trouble the first time you...

  10. Classes in high school plus GPA and SAT Q's to prepare to be a nursing student?

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

    You could apply to a 4 year program that has a nursing program in it and take prereqs at the university and then apply after you complete the prereqs. of course it's more costly to take preqs at a uni...

  11. Classes in high school plus GPA and SAT Q's to prepare to be a nursing student?

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

    Even if you do take AP and pass it with a 3 or higher, you need to verify and make sure that the nursing programs will accept the Ap score and what that score means to them (in terms of what it...

  12. How do prerequisites work?

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

    I hear little about hs grads getting directly into a nursing program. You need to talk to your school counselor about this. Usually people go to cc or a university to take prereqs, required courses...

  13. Coffee, that life-saving java joe! Can you say, "Java Junkie"?

    dorkypanda replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Hopefully not that many cups of joes are needed to survive school! i plan on touching them when really needed

  14. Premed change to nursing? MN, USA

    dorkypanda replied to sisu00's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What's your main goal for nursing? Did you want to be an advanced practice nurse or just be a nurse? If you want to do advanced practice you'll need to attend a masters program for that or you could...

  15. Pass with a C or fail and retake?

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

    How many more exams do you have? you need to do well on them if you're planning on staying in the

  16. Pass with a C or fail and retake?

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

    Can you withdraw and get a W or is it too late to withdraw? getting a C and no retakes till 2 years later or getting an F to retake it, neither of these is

  17. "More" than Just a Nurse?

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

    I don't think NS is less honorable or less anything. The thing that comes to mind when I hear why nursing is the hard work and load that is expected of

  18. "More" than Just a Nurse?

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

    I've heard about this too before.. Someone saying so and so could study to become a doc rather than a nurse. My guess is that they were trying to push for the prestige or higher status ? its good to...

  19. Study Atmosphere

    dorkypanda replied to xopanda91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For my prereqs I was mostly studying at home unless I was at school already and had a class then I would be studying in the library or away from other people while waiting for class to start. For me I...

  20. Re-taking Pre-requisites and Private BSN programs

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

    you have to look at the programs and what their policies are on retakes and how many prereqs you can retake and which courses they allow retakes for. After finding out the specifics on the program's...

  21. Study Tips for Nursing Students

    dorkypanda replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Students

    ~I feel more determined to work hard

  22. Study tips for A and P classes and micro.

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

    Having a voice recorder if you don't already have one, it will be a big helper in the itty bitty details. Print out your power points before class and write on them. Go over your notes after class and...

  23. Appropriate orientation attire

    dorkypanda replied to laurenmichelle3's topic in General Students

    Congrats on your acceptance! i think you should just dress simple yet professional - i.e. Collared shirt and slacks or nice

  24. Microbiology

    dorkypanda replied to mmrox92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    how bad are care plan grades? Do profs grade them that

  25. Do W's make a huge impact on your acceptance?

    dorkypanda replied to AshleyyW92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can contact the particular program about your w inquiry to find out. Good luck on your application process