SweetPotatoes

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  1. What kind of RN do you want to be?

    SweetPotatoes replied to guest798886's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    public health/community health nursing after some time in a hospital setting

  2. What's the best way to pay your bills and go to school full time???

    SweetPotatoes replied to jlamar11's topic in General Students

    I'm in a similar situation, except I don't have any undergraduate loans. I purposely applied to state schools whose tuition and fees for the ABSN/2nd BSN are 20k total (not including living, of...

  3. Salisbury ABSN Fall 2015

    SweetPotatoes replied to SweetPotatoes's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Awesome congrats! I need a grant lol! Was it thru the

  4. UMSON Fall 2015

    SweetPotatoes replied to MiMi3's topic in Maryland Nursing

    No it's not unanimous. But hopefully Baltimore applicants will be able to hear something starting next week :) I'm still at Complete and ready for review. I don't think mine will change to committee...

  5. Salisbury ABSN Fall 2015

    SweetPotatoes replied to SweetPotatoes's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hey there :) Did you apply to any other programs? I am sure after May 1 (when deposit is due) many spots will open up! Yes, I would be living off campus. I don't know squat about the area haha so I am...

  6. UMSON Fall 2015

    SweetPotatoes replied to MiMi3's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I am a BSN app. and I am also at this status--it's ok :) As long as you didn't receive an email saying your application was cancelled, it will be read. Someone previously mentioned that some people...

  7. What did you take Anatomy with

    SweetPotatoes replied to iknoweverything's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm working full time so I took A&P 1 with Nutrition during the summer, and A&P 2 with Growth and Development. IT was all I could handle while

  8. UMSON Fall 2015

    SweetPotatoes replied to MiMi3's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Congrats to you and everyone who got an acceptance! Since my stuff was completed so late I don't anticipate a decision till end of April. And yea, I've been planning to pay the deposit to the other...

  9. Salisbury ABSN Fall 2015

    SweetPotatoes replied to SweetPotatoes's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Yea I'm still tryna figure out this financial aid stuff myself...ugh. I tried to apply to Coppin but didn't have the required pre reqs so that was out of the picture. I am sure you will get in. That's...

  10. Possible second degree in Nursing?

    SweetPotatoes replied to Happydays101's topic in Nursing Career

    Sure no prob! I'm not a CNA but I work with nurses doing community health assessments and case management for clients. Between this work ( being exposed to medical terms and medications and...

  11. Salisbury ABSN Fall 2015

    SweetPotatoes replied to SweetPotatoes's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Oh I'm sorry PinkEagle It's ok; I know you got into a great MSN program and still have UMSON to wait for! You'll be a nurse! :) If you were offered a spot, would you be able to do it this time around...

  12. Scholarships!!!

    SweetPotatoes replied to BusyBee91's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Thanks for the info! I've been looking all over for school scholarships for Salisbury but I don't think I qualify cuz I'm not a resident of any of those counties. Do you know anyone who has gotten...

  13. Which Maryland Hospital Do You Work At, and What Do You Think of It?

    SweetPotatoes replied to BusyBee91's topic in Maryland Nursing

    What is an

  14. UMSON Fall 2015

    SweetPotatoes replied to MiMi3's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Yea I just got my fin aid letter and I'd have to take out some private loans if I went to Towson so that school is definitely off my list. Did you apply anywhere else? Here's to hoping we all hear...

  15. My ER Rant

    SweetPotatoes replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse (yet :) ) but I currently work in an underserved area...many gyns and PCPs here send patients to the ER because they're ridiculously understaffed..for things like yeast infections. :/...

  16. Don't Want To Touch Patients!

    SweetPotatoes replied to ThinBabe's topic in General Nursing

    I am a pre nursing student too (starting school this Fall 2015) and a slight germaphobe. I also have a crazy sense of smell due to migraines (which are under control without medications now...but the...

  17. Possible second degree in Nursing?

    SweetPotatoes replied to Happydays101's topic in Nursing Career

    I was in this position too. I have a previous BA degree from a school (which I loved !) but I realized that I wanted to do more with it. I have worked at non profits with this degree and have made...

  18. Job Hopper, concerned

    SweetPotatoes replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't think he meant this in a disparaging way :) It sounded like newboy was acknowledging the fact that while some see motherhood and staying home as not a "real" job--it certainly is. OP, I am...

  19. Need your help! Deciding Between adn vs absn

    SweetPotatoes replied to CarpeDiem425's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm not a nursing student yet but I have been accepted...I only applied to BSN programs because the jobs in my area seem to prefer them. However, I applied to state schools whose tuition is around 16k...

  20. UMSON Fall 2015

    SweetPotatoes replied to MiMi3's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I am not sure but I think it just says something like Decision: Rejected. Don't quote me lol. My letters were not received either and I had to have 2/3 resent and my application wasn't complete till...

  21. UMSON Fall 2015

    SweetPotatoes replied to MiMi3's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Thanks for the info. Did they say late April/Early May because of your status? Or is that the general timeline for everyone? I am also at Complete/Ready for Review for Traditional BSN. I called about...

  22. UMSON Fall 2015

    SweetPotatoes replied to MiMi3's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Oh ok. I thought I was the only one too haha. My letters had to be resent and that wasn't till the end of February so I expected mine to still say Complete Ready for Review. But you all had yours in...

  23. UMSON Fall 2015

    SweetPotatoes replied to MiMi3's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I believe I will be going! Also, my status (traditional BSN) is still at Complete Ready for Review. Any other BSN applicants still at this status? I called someone else in admissions regarding my...

  24. Scholarships!!!

    SweetPotatoes replied to BusyBee91's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Bumping this because I've been looking as well I called the HRSA Nurse Corps people and they said if your EFC is higher than the preference (0-5k something) you can still apply...it's just that you...

  25. UMSON Fall 2015

    SweetPotatoes replied to MiMi3's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Haha no problem. My professor did email the letter himself; he has just been keeping me up to date on the correspondence he's received from the office so I know that it was completed :) My status says...