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I have a non-related Bachelors degree, as do many (most) of my class. There were a couple younger kids, but they were the exception. A degree in another field will show that you are capable of completing college work, and also probably knock out most...

I became close to a girl who is ESL (it may actually be her 3rd language) and she had a very difficult time with our testing. We would study together and she would have the material down better than me. Then we would go in to test and I would score m...

I am a planner nerd, too, except mine is just of the $12 variety. Couldn't live without it. I use different colored highlighters to color code everything written in it--my kids' schedule, my schedule, my school breaks, their school breaks (the breaks...

Just started. I am 31.

Congrats! I, too, am a non-traditional student--2 kids, a goldendoodle, 2 cats. :) Welcome!

I spent my first year in college at 18 bombing out and being placed on academic probation. I did end up eventually getting into two nursing programs, but that was after earning a BA in my mid-20s with high-ish GPA and then going back again and earnin...

I, too, was torn between nursing and social work. I was accepted to two nursing programs and a MSW for this fall and really struggled with what to choose. In the end, after lots of discussions and research, I realized there are just so many career op...

I start this week. Must admit--feeling terrified!

Are you referring to Katie Duke and others such as Nurse Eye Roll (can't remember her real name)? I know they often promote scrubs and products. I never paid attention to whether they disclosed it but I know bloggers in general are required to disclo...

I'm not sure why it would be different for an LPN program so I just wanted to give you some hope. I was accepted to one program, wait listed on the other for fall and just got called today off the wait list so it happens. :) This wait list is less th...

I have been following this thread because I have applied to both nursing schools and an MSW program for this fall. I have not heard back from the MSW yet, but I have been accepted to an RN program. The medical school nearby does have a program that a...

The wait list around here is basically what the poster above as their alternates. At the school I was wait listed at, it was less than 20 students long and you got called up if one of their first choice applicants declined. I was accepted at another...

I got an adjusted individual score of 78ish (advanced) on TEAS V. I severely underestimated it and didn't prepare much. If I could go back and do it again, I would definitely get the ATI book for studying. One school required a minimum of 60 to appl...

I have a BA in Sociology and am about to start an RN program (ASN). I must admit, part of me was a bit disappointed to be going back to community college after a bachelor's. It did make me wonder for a while if all of the work I put into my BA was a ...

I am hoping to take A&P 1 this summer as it is "strongly recommended" that we take it the summer before we begin nursing classes.

Hi all. I took my TEAS today which is one of the last things I needed to get done. It wasn't great, but I didn't study much, so... (kicking myself.) I did scrape into the "Advanced" level but I was about as low a score as you can get while still be...

Hi everyone. I have gotten into a nursing program beginning this fall. I'm feeling very excited to get started. However, now that it is a reality, I am starting to really think about the logistics of the 3 days a week/12 hour shifts and wondering jus...

Thank you. That makes perfect sense to me.

Thank you for the great input all. Anything that helps me get a fuller picture is much appreciated! Several of you have supported my thought that since the shifts I want are typically "undesirable", it isn't ridiculous to hope for something that work...

Good luck everyone still waiting! Both of my programs were unusually quick (2 weeks for one, 3-4 for the other!) but even that felt like forever.

I just finished up applying to two nursing schools. I have a BA, but went back to community college after the fact to do chem and bio. When I applied, all either school cared about was my most recent cumulative GPA...actually they said my BA meant no...

I took it today. There were a few physics questions but they were fairly basic.