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Hello everyone! Forgive my enthusiasm. I visited the counselor today and got great news about most of my CA prereqs transferring in. I'm beyond ecstatic at this second chance I've been given. I initially applied for BSN programs in 2012, but was deni...

Yay! Congratulations!

If your friend is set on being a PA, then I think you should be encouraging. I was a scribe for a while when I was still pursuing premed. I was making $10/hr in Northern California in 2012. It wasn't horrible, at least compared to my retail job, but ...

It depends on where you live, the school(s) you plan on applying to/attending, and/or where you plan on working. I'm a California native who recently relocated to Florida. I majored in French. Unwise lol. I'm glad that I have a second language under ...

There are plenty of low GPA/low stats med students on SDN seeking admittance. I always found it funny how even some of those students still managed to be arrogant not only towards the nursing profession (nursing isn't an option for some as they refus...

A nursing student.

You won't find nurses sticking up for themselves on a doctor forum and they shouldn't really. How many doctors are here on AN? I was on SDN when I was pre-med. A lot of them can be arrogant. If you want to see them at their "best", look up CRNA posts...

Thanks so much for the tips! :)

I lost 40lbs between 2014/2015 and have managed to keep it off. Initially, I was working out daily, but, quite frankly, I hate going to the gym. You might find me there 1-2x a month lol. I'd rather do things that don't feel like I'm dying. I love sce...

Depends on the professors. Most of mine did though.

Precisely to the bolded. I don't know why anyone who isn't in a program would lie and say they're X student though. The people who feel a need to say they're nursing students when they're in English Comp and Micro aren't far off from those who end up...

They were accepted into a nursing program right? Hence, the nursing student designation. :)

I guess I don't see the gray because there's the designation of pre-nursing. Most schools have nursing majors/programs that require an application separate to the university, or at least that's how it is in California. A nursing student is someone wh...

I never told people I was a nursing major when I was taking prereqs because I wasn't accepted into a nursing program. Simple. All of us in the pre-nursing track (or pre-med/bio, pre-law, pre-health sciences, pre-psychology, pre-criminal justice [pret...

@nursehopeful0626 exactly! Being proactive is key, and not just at this school, but any. I was apprehensive initially and first went to the campus a little defense. So far, they've given me absolutely no reason to worry. :) @111th thank you! I wasn't...

Is there a Facebook group or something where Galen students buy used books from each other?

I can't say which specific topics were covered in Physics. It's far from my best subject and I felt I didn't need to study it too much because I hardly encountered it in any of my practice material (foolish of me). You should definitely use the study...

You're welcome. I thought the math section was the easiest. I had a lot of chemistry and physics questions too. I hardly saw any of the topics I studied for. Physics is my poorest of the sciences and I'm pretty sure 30% of my test was on Physics lol....

My enrollment appointment was yesterday, so I'm now enrolled for my first quarter. I'm taking 7 credits total (Intro to Lit [4], Info Tech for Nurses [2], and Student Success [1]). I was hoping they'd move Micro up rather than Lit, but they said I ca...

How many questions did you complete on the reading and science sections? Sounds like you struggled with time management. With the passages, I read each of them once, making sure to understand the general idea of it, then answered the questions. The p...

Thanks! Totally worth it indeed! And I sure will. :)

I have no stories. I start my first quarter of nursing school in a few weeks. Just wanted to give you a congratulations and wish you the best of luck on the NCLEX. :)

I took my prereqs 4-6 years ago, so I was a little worried. The NLN study guide and McGraw-Hill app helped me loads. One of the advisors told me about the scrubs changing to navy. That rocks. It's one of my favorite colors lol. The campus is nice. I ...

I got the acceptance email yesterday. :) I'm expecting a call from them once they're done with my transcript review to make an appointment for enrollment. Have you done all your paperwork already?

That's hilarious lol. Well, I can stop stressing now. My acceptance email came in this morning. RN, here we come. :)