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Has anyone made a Facebook group??

Have you heard back yet? I emailed Dr.*** and the general twu nursing email but haven’t received a reply. Mine still says awaiting review

Hi! I'm a student at UTHealth.. we do start clinicals our first semester! The majority of them are just the last semester. for example: first semester is care 1 clinical, second semester is psych clinicals and third is community clinicals. Last semester is care 2, OB, pedi and high acuity clinicals. Our second semester we also spend some time in a nursing home since we have a geriatric course. Our last semester is just clinicals! No tests so we just focus on clinicals and getting a job. We have labs throughout the program as well. I'm a last semester student, and I can tell you that I feel confident in passing the NCLEX whenever I graduate. You can look at all the schools NCLEX pass rates on the Texas BON website under education. The scores are almost the same for this past year,but you can see what the pass rates were for the past 5 years. Both are great schools!

I believe OP meant just her spring semester GPA not her overall GPA, I was confused as well

I believe you can only get your BSN online if you have your RN license (after completing an ADN program). So the only way to get from LVN to BSN is on campus. You could do LVN to RN then to BSN

Student housing is cheap but they have a wait list (I heard if you go in person near the end of the semester it's better-our semester is over may 5 btw). A lot of student live at parque view, it's right by student housing and the bus stop & cheap. Basically, you have to look for an apartment yourself. The school doesn't really have any student apartments or anything of that nature. Feel free to message me with any questions, I'm a current student!

It takes a few weeks to get everything cleared through the system you upload your immunizations etc. you have to be cleared to registered for classes...hope that helps!

Maybe your prof doesn't help with your learning style? A&P is solely memorization. If you can still drop without penalty on your GPA, I would do that & take a different prof. I personally rewrote my notes 3 times for a&p. I wouldn't give up on nursing just yet.

I love planners and calendars! I probably have too many...I have a Lily Pulitzer planner to go with me, a dry erase board calendar in my room, a dry erase weekly calendar above my desk, a big month calendar on my desk & an app on my iPad that sends me notifications. It's the best way for me to never forget about something & see what's in store. It may be too much but it helps me!

SHSU, Texas state, SFA, Texas Tech (25 if she's in the first quarter of her class). They all having nursing programs, not ADN. BSN are preferred. There's other BSN programs in Texas if she does her prereqs somewhere else. Other BSN programs: UTH, UTMB, TWU. Collegeboard.org is a really good website to compare schools

A lot of people do choose nursing as a second degree. But if you already have the intention of doing nursing, I say you go for nursing first! I was going to major in kinesiology at first to then go to grad school for occupational therapy. I realized if something were to happen like not get into grad school, babies or something, I couldn't find a good job with a bachelor In kinesiology. I've always had my heart in nursing so I chose nursing :)

Just as a piece of advice, nursing is based on sciences. I made A's in my sciences and still struggle in nursing school. You can be a hard worker but you have to a strong science background to succeed. It all builds and gets more complex in nursing school. I started my bsn program when I was 19. But if you want it, you have to give it your all. In no way do I want to come off rude, I have a friend that is in your similar position so I understand. Just try to keep your grades up & learn the material not memorize!

Hello! You can go to Texas BON's website and look up approved programs & their NCLEX passing rates. If you're in the Houston area, I would say UTH (Little bias). There's also UTMB, TWU & Prairie view a&m.

It depends on you! Looking back, I would've done it. I took stats & a&p2 at the same, almost took micro as well. I loved micro so I could've done it at the same time. My nutrition class was only & a piece of cake. Make sure you can handle it!

Hey yall, I'm a current student at UTH. Don't stress over numbers! There's students with 4.0s that get deny but students with 3.4,3.5s that get accepted. Good luck waiting! And as far as getting everything done, you will have plenty of time!

I'm a current student and even though I still needed prereqs when I was applying, it said my application was complete. Just make sure you sent all your information and they received it before the deadline

Another note, as I said you have to pick your specialty for NP. Another career option would be a Physician Assistant, you wouldn't have to pick a specialty & if you got into a field that you ended up not liking, you can switch without going to school. They have similar roles like being able to see patients on their own, write prescriptions. I would look at the nursing schools in your area and look at their MSN requirements & what they offer to get an idea of what you need to do

I'm not sure where you live but in my area, schools require you have 1-2 year experience in that field. For example, if you wanted to be an acute care nurse practitioner, you will need experience as a critical care nurse. Since you have to pick a speciality as a nurse practitioner before going through the schooling, I would advise to get experience first! You'll want to experience whatever field you "think" you'll like to make sure you truly do like that field. If you become a NP and realize you don't like your speciality, you will have to go back to school to change it. Good luck!

High school and college are way different. I didn't care in hs but studied hard in college since I knew I wanted to be a nurse. I knew I had to keep my GPA as high as possible. So you don't have to compare the two :)

My mom started taking classes after having 3 kids. My little brother was 2 when she would take 1 or 2 prereq classes. She did the ADN route but this was awhile back when it was easier to get a job with an ADN. So for our time (and predicted the time when you finish school), I would say just go for the gold & get your BSN if you can depending on money and support system. Then of course after that, work as a nurse for a few years then apply for CRNA school. It's doable, you just have to be dedicated! Also, you may think you want to be a CRNA right now but it may change during your clinicals or during nursing school. For example, I know some people who were set on working in pediatrics then once clinicals came around they quickly changed their mind. Good luck!

University of Texas Health Science Center Houston and University of Texas Medical Branch both have online bridge programs :) I'm only familiar with Texas' programs!

But I totally understand why a hospital would prefer someone with atleast 18 months of experience opposed to someone that has recently graduated

Most are yes for experienced nurses but some also prefer rather than require it. memorial Herman has a nursing fellowship for new grad to gain experience & specialize. There are some with a catch like "will consider new grad if facility can provide 6 month orientation" or some will require a BSN. I also know a few people that have been hired during nursing school by top hospitals like Texas children's and MD Anderson

I live in Houston, tx and I wouldn't say there's a shortage but yes there's a HUGE need and will always be a need because people are always getting sick. If you go to any Texas Mexical Center hospital, you will find atleast 6 pages of job opening as nurses. We have a lot of hospitals here & biggest med center so it makes sense to need a lot of nurses. There's some places out in the suburbs that will offer sign on bonuses too. I think location plays a big role

Just thought I'd thrown my two cents in...I personally would want a nurse that could follow rules,directions, policies with a positive attitude rather than the grumpy nurse that complains about dress code and policies. Someone that follows the rules seems more reliable to me when it has to deal with someone's health. I've read an article where yes, the instructors are trying to weed you out(not sure if this is true since I'm about to start and if it's true everywhere). The thing is not everyone can be a nurse, just bc you got into the program doesn't mean you're good and going to be a nurse. It's hard but because you're dealing with someone's life. I'm starting nursing school & will not push buttons and keep a smile on my face even when it's hard. Why? Because I'm proud to be a nursing student & get to learn in the best medical center and I'm grateful for that so if my instructor wants something as small as my hair tie to match my hair, my hair tie will.