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Our school system was different to the nursing program. The school was the typical 10% bands. The nursing program was 94-100% A, 87-93.9% B, 80- 86.9% C. We needed a C to pass the semester. I managed two A's and the rest B's, after going into the nursing program with a 4.0. It's tough.

I went through all the UWorld questions in about 10 days. My average when I was done was 71% correct, which translated to the 97th percentile. I passed in 75 questions.

I had 71% overall on UWorld. Finished today in 75 questions and did NOT get the good pop up with Pearson Vue. I feel sick. I had over 34 SATA, 5 drag and drop.

We had a random screening before clinical first semester, again in the third semester. It says 50ng/mL for marijuana metabolites.

I had the flu shot when I was about 28 weeks. I would've been wary about it if I had been in my first trimester. I was up to date with Tdap so that wasn't an issue. It was the Hep B my OB gave me an exemption for. I've since had the baby and I've had 2/3 shots in the series. You may be able to get an exemption from your OB for the flu shot (based on where they personally stand), but every OB I have met believes the Tdap is safe.

I was able to be temporarily exempted from the hep b series due to pregnancy. But even that was incredibly difficult. Even with a medical exemption from my OB, the instructors still threatened that I would fail clinical for not complying with all requirements. They eventually (grudgingly) accepted on temporary grounds, I've just had my first in the series.

I had noticed that in previous nursing cohorts, some students were wearing long sleeve undershirts under their scrubs. I haven't had orientation yet, but that is what I am planning on doing. I bought some Under Armor (specifically cooling ones), and I hope that will work.

I found out I was pregnant (fourth child) midway through the Spring semester. I've never had a high risk pregnancy, I was taking A&PII and microbiology plus labs. I got A's in everything and applied to nursing school, and was accepted for fall. I'll be 26ish weeks when I start. It is a very personal decision that you have to make. You know what you can handle. You know your support system. Sometimes life happens.

I was pregnant during A&PII and I'm due towards the end of my first semester of nursing school. Do you have a good support system? I think that is the most important thing.

We were supposed to do cat dissection, but there was a cat shortage. So they used leftover cats from the last semester and we had to identify parts during exams.

I'm glad she clarified! I've only ever had teachers add the bonus to the overall grade, but that makes sense when the final is worth 60%!

I watched all of the Crash Course Anatomy videos. Figure out how you learn best. Flash cards were useless for me, I read everything I could. I had to see things together in front of me. Focus on understanding, instead of pure memorizing. There is obviously memorizing necessary, but it helps a lot when you understand function.

I had a few teachers who do this at the end of term, it was considered extra credit. So mostly depends on how many points total for your class grade. It usually shows up on Canvas (or whatever) as 10/0. If your grade is based on 4, 100 point exams, your point total is a maximum of 400. So if you get an 85 in each test, 85 x 4 = 340/400 = 340/400x100 = 85%/B. When you get the bonus points, it adds to your point total but not your maximum, so 340+10/400 = 87.5%. I really hope that makes sense, hah.

It took me 4 semester/two years. There were pre-reqs to the pre-reqs. I had to remind myself to be patient and just keep going. I've been accepted to the nursing program for the Fall semester, and I only have the core nursing classes to do, which is great. ETA: I finished all the actual pre-reqs in three semesters, but my school only starts nursing classes once a year. Spring 2017 I finished some co-reqs.

I wasn't starting over, but I have been a stay-at-home parent since I was 19. I started my pre-reqs when I was 27, and was just accepted into nursing school for the fall, at 29. I won't graduate until I'm 31. People start much later, but I was worried in the beginning too.