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  1. Nurses are not in high demand!

    pinksnowflakes replied to VAMPRISS1973's topic in General Nursing

    Illinois

  2. Do your teachers round up grades?

    pinksnowflakes replied to NewNurs2020's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wish ours did.... 76.9% = F Thankfully this hasn't affected me yet

  3. Mayo Clinic Externship 2016 (Summer III)

    pinksnowflakes replied to futurenurseas5's topic in School, College Programs

    Thank you for the advice. Hopefully I can be a competitive

  4. Mayo Clinic Externship 2016 (Summer III)

    pinksnowflakes replied to futurenurseas5's topic in School, College Programs

    Thanks for the advice!!! I'm so excited to apply, but so incredibly nervous! I know the essays are worth a majority of the points, so I hope I can make mine good enough :) I have a near perfect GPA...

  5. CHANGE MAJOR from Nursing

    pinksnowflakes replied to megantrump's topic in General Students

    Public Health is the most popular major to switch to at my college because many of the prerequisites are

  6. Mayo Clinic Externship 2016 (Summer III)

    pinksnowflakes replied to futurenurseas5's topic in School, College Programs

    I'm planning on applying as well Brooke! :) I'm so nervous because I've been dreaming of this externship for so long, but I know how competitive it

  7. Is it easy to get into neonatal nursing?

    pinksnowflakes replied to anna18's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    From what I have seen in my area, NICU is one of the hardest areas to get into if you are a new grad or have no NICU experience. If you have NICU experience, I believe it would be much easier to find...

  8. Common Health Issues In a High School?

    pinksnowflakes replied to Avill's topic in School

    Headaches Period cramps Faking illness to go

  9. Making the Dean's list

    pinksnowflakes replied to Nurse2bCerebellum's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    At my school Dean's List is done semester by semester. You must get a 3.75 semester GPA. However, I know that the norm is usually a 3.5 GPA, and some schools do Dean's List by the year rather than by...

  10. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    pinksnowflakes replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    I've definitely heard this phrase before. However, the professors about my college say "Be an A nurse, not a C

  11. How many clinical rotations do you have?

    pinksnowflakes replied to meganec17's topic in General Students

    4 year BSN Program (with 5 semesters of actual nursing classes) 1st Semester: Simulation Lab & Health Assessment Lab 2nd Semester: Med Surg 1 & Psyc 3rd Semester: Med Surg 2 & OB 4th...

  12. NIU 2016 Nursing Admissions

    pinksnowflakes replied to Dominique1006's topic in Illinois Nursing

    You are correct! However, they take 100 students for the fall and 80 students for the

  13. Northern Illinois University Fall/Spring Cohorts

    pinksnowflakes replied to happyinmyheart's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I'm really enjoying the program so far- just an update :) Pretty scared for the two HESIs we take at the end of the semester

  14. Northern Illinois Nursing Program?

    pinksnowflakes replied to BlueScarlet97's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently in my first semester of NIU's program. I'm 20 years old, and many of my friends are 19. I would say that the instructors don't try and intimate us. We have a wide range of ages (from age...

  15. What Can't You Live Without?

    pinksnowflakes replied to portx's topic in General Students

    1. Coffee 2. My significant other 3. My nursing major friends 4. Practice NCLEX questions 5. My computer 6. Saying "only 2 more years" all the

  16. NIU 2016 Nursing Admissions

    pinksnowflakes replied to Dominique1006's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Update on the transfer thing. For a cohort of 80, they take 50 internal applicants and 30 transfers. That's what the head academic advisor told my

  17. NIU 2016 Nursing Admissions

    pinksnowflakes replied to Dominique1006's topic in Illinois Nursing

    You will receive a letter in the mail the first or second week of

  18. The Story of Jahi Continues

    pinksnowflakes replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    I was just about to post the same thing... Very sad. Her parents still believe she's

  19. Can I be accepted into an ADN program with 2.53 GPA in prerequisites?

    pinksnowflakes replied to tremainerossyion's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ahhh gotcha. At my school they don't allow you to re-take classes unless you got a D or lower. So many students who got B/Cs in class's would go to the local community college & retake them there....

  20. Can I be accepted into an ADN program with 2.53 GPA in prerequisites?

    pinksnowflakes replied to tremainerossyion's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on the school.... I definitely encourage you to research many options, and to talk to an academic advisor. Find a variety of schools and ask if you should retake classes. Many times For the...

  21. I hate the fluff stuff

    pinksnowflakes replied to ZLindy's topic in General Students

    I honestly don't mind it. I figure that it will help me be a nurse in one way or another. If there's even a 1% chance that learning something like that could allow me to help a patient someday, I'm...

  22. Neonatal/Pediatric Organization

    pinksnowflakes replied to trendingsnow's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    March of Dimes Dance Marathon (for Children's miracle network) Student Nursing Organization Work at the campus daycare Create your own organization & raise money for a children's cause :) I hope...

  23. Offered a student nurse externship in the NICU!

    pinksnowflakes replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's so exciting!! May I ask where your externship is

  24. Peds vs Med Surg Externship

    pinksnowflakes replied to nurse2bsarah723's topic in General Students

    I 100%

  25. Peds vs Med Surg Externship

    pinksnowflakes replied to nurse2bsarah723's topic in General Students

    How common is it to get hired by Peds with no experience? Honestly it depends on how competitive the job market is, your connections, if you work as a CNA/PCT in Peds currently, and a whole lot of...