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Upward_Bound

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  1. HOW do people do well in Anatomy & P?

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Students

    How many hours do you guys study a

  2. HOW do people do well in Anatomy & P?

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Students

    I've been studying 4+ hours a day everyday. Now concentration is another story... All these words are foreign to me. 200 plus bones on exam 1. Oh and left, right, anterior view or posterior view were...

  3. Anyone excited about your RN life ahead?

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    I'm excited for all of

  4. Does being a Travel Nurse REALLY put more money in your pocket???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Travel

    That's great to hear. And your right, there are great perks not just the money... But the money IS real nice

  5. Does being a Travel Nurse REALLY put more money in your pocket???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Travel

    Congrats TiredMomof2. That is a MAJOR shift "Upward_Bound"

  6. Does being a Travel Nurse REALLY put more money in your pocket???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Travel

    Congrats Ned, you sound like a responsible person. It's nice to finally feel like your not struggling

  7. Does being a Travel Nurse REALLY put more money in your pocket???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Travel

    That's

  8. $10,000 a month?

    Upward_Bound replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    What is your speciality if I may ask? And good for you, that is making a

  9. Does being a Travel Nurse REALLY put more money in your pocket???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Travel

    I agree, we are dying to know! And are you an RN or

  10. Should i apply for RN II jobs even as a new grad?

    Upward_Bound replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    Some people are discouraging, and discouraging is negative. And don't you have anything better to do than to follow my comments around? I thought you were a

  11. Should i apply for RN II jobs even as a new grad?

    Upward_Bound replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    About2k15, don't let these Negative Nancy's ruin your day. (See my post "Please help, what should I do?" and you'll know what I mean) Congrats on graduating, and don't ever, ever, EVER be afraid to...

  12. RN vs BSN, is a BSN really worth it?

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Thank you everyone who answered. It seems to be a 50/50 as what you guys would recommend. Around here I'm pretty sure they are hiring LPN, RN etc. because I did a job search in my local area and found...

  13. RN vs BSN, is a BSN really worth it?

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The difference in student debt if I go ASD or BSN is the difference of about 30,000. The prerequisite time difference would be 1 year since most schools start Fall only. So is getting a BSN worth...

  14. PLEASE help! What are my options???

    Upward_Bound posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    -2.5 Gpa with BA in psychology from undergrad. -Currently doing my prerequisites for nursing school with a 3.70 in first semester courses. -JUST found out on this forum that I can go from BA to MSN...

  15. PLEASE help! What are my options???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes TramaRUS, I agree. It was just hard to sort with all the noise/attention seekers in this thread. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what schools that place more emphasis on prerequisites? I'm...

  16. PLEASE help! What are my options???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Last comment was for RNsRWE, not

  17. PLEASE help! What are my options???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It will be a difficult journey (something that I didn't acknowledge when I first started college) and being smart will not be enough. These are major things to consider but in the long term it will...

  18. PLEASE help! What are my options???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did try to make it better by apologizing and while I can see why you could interpret it as "half hearted" that is not the case, I could of just ignored it but I chose to initially apologize. I gain...

  19. PLEASE help! What are my options???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Someone did warn me about nursing school, saying things like how catty the other women in the field would be (yes I said women). I didn't like the idea of painting an entire field with such a broad...

  20. PLEASE help! What are my options???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well AcuteHD, initially I tried to apologize because offending people i never met makes zero sense. But in doing so whatever her name was was like "becareful how you use friendliness" or something...

  21. PLEASE help! What are my options???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    THANK YOU SO MUCH Nurse2B, I really appreciate everything you have said. You're spot

  22. PLEASE help! What are my options???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well RnsRwe, I had a lot of life obligations that had to take care of. I'm a first generation graduate of college for my family, I take care of a physically disabled grandparent full time, and all...

  23. PLEASE help! What are my options???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We is a strong word. You are one person. If I am not right for this forum and should be banned or something, they have moderators that make decisions about that. Maybe you should stay in your

  24. PLEASE help! What are my options???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We all have our reasons and stories, you shouldn't be so quick to

  25. PLEASE help! What are my options???

    Upward_Bound replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And I'm not 100 percent sure of the conditions of the loan, it was a traditional bank. But that would be last option and only if I absolutely had to. So far in my pre req, I got loans sub, and unsub,...