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I can't speak for your school, but the one I am applying to will not accept TEAS V scores for applications after the TEAS 6 has gone into effect. Maybe check with your school on it.

thanks for the link.. Glad to see I'm not alone!

When taking a class with a lab component, you need to consider that 1.5 or 2 classes. 4 classes with one of them being a lab seems like a bit much. Study after work, all hours of the night, that's what I had to do! Don't just study your book. Find other resources online to help reinforce the information. There's a great iPad app called Visual Body that helped me - not free though. If you think AP is hard... AP 2 won't be any easier, nor will actual nursing classes! Best to get good study habits down now before it gets more difficult. Good luck!

In my job as a CNA, I'm always meeting new coworkers who say they are nursing students. After talking more about it, they tend to mostly be pre-nursing students not yet admitted into nursing school. I don't know why, but it bothers me when people say they are nursing students before they are actually admitted into nursing school. Almost as if a pre-med student tells people they are in medical school. What are your thoughts on this? This is really not an important topic, but I've been curious what others would think about this!

Without a doubt, the CNA job. The experience you'll get will be extremely helpful in both your schooling and in your future career. What you lack in pay you'll make up for in experience! I recently quit a high paying job to start nursing school and took a CNA job that pays a LOT less..but the two months I've been doing it. I've learned so much that has already helped in school. friends of mine that are nurses tell me you can tell what nurses were CNAs before they were nurses, which is obviously a good thing! Good luck!

$13.96 in a MN LTC facility with no experience. My friend was just hired by a hospital in MN with no experience $16.10 with a 77 cent shift diff.

If you're accepted, does that mean you're accepted to be in the waiting list? Or do you get in, and the wait list is more like an alternates list?

Well you definitely need that GED, so get on that right away! you could then enroll to a local community college and get your general eds finished. Either enroll undeclared and take the classes the program needs or you can enroll pre-nursing. Not sure it makes all that much difference. You could get your CNA and gain experience by working in the health field that way. That's what I am doing - I'm also 1 month old new to the health field and I've been working at a long term care facility. It's been a great experience so far. A BSN is the way to go for the nursing field. I don't think it's impossible to get a job having your ASN but I've heard it's more difficult. You'd be competing for jobs with people who do have their bsn. Good of luck to you! Hopefully this is somewhat helpful. :)

You sound like you have a heavy load coming up! I haven't been a student in 5.5 years. When I was doing my core bachelors classes I was taking 18 credits a semester plus working, but I was also single and working at an easy job part time. My life is so completely different that I can't even predict how it'll go!

Have you found a job yet? Congratulations on passing the exam!

Hello, im starting my first A&P class in January, and would like to add another pre-req so I can get those done quicker. At the end of the month I'm taking my states 3-week CNA course, and I have a 2 year old as well. I'm also working 3/4 time as an rsa at a ltc facility. With really having no idea what to expect with A&P and the CNA course and exam, which pre-req would you think is reasonable to take on with my other obligations? i have a BS degree in a field that's not nursing, so I want to get into an accelerated program. Most of the ones in my area require 6 pre-reqs, 3-4 of them being science. I've read around this forum and have seen people advise against 2 science classes in a semester. Does anyone have any thoughts? Thank you!!

I'm registered for General A&P at a CC, which I had a difficult time getting into. There is a "partner" class to it called Advanced A&P. I was was looking at the Natural Science classes just tonight and saw they also have A&P 1 and A&P 2. The description for this set specifically states these two classes are designed for those who want to transfer to a 4-year institution. I want to do an accelerated program since I already have a Bachelors degree. I'm starting to think I'm signed up for the wrong set of classes! Do you think the Gen and Adv. A&P are for those who want to pursue a 2-year RN at this CC? According to the CC's nursing outline, they require Gen/Adv to get into their program. now I'm starting to have a minor freak out about it since classes begin in 2 weeks. Thank you!