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Hi all, April is almost over and I still haven't heard back from USF yet. Y'all think the process is over and I should give up on USF or is there still a chance?

Hi again and thanks for answering my question earlier! Just in general, junior college (JC) requires less time investment in the courses. This isn't always true (especially for the sciences) but since most of the courses you take at JC are lower division classes, they tend to be a bit easier. Once you transfer to a 4 year school, you're going to be a junior so you'll be taking your upper div courses. Again I'm not sure about nursing upper div courses since I just started taking my pre nursing courses, but for psych, the upper div courses were much more analysis-oriented with a lot more writing and manipulation of the material rather than just simple memorization and reciting of the material back on exams. Basically, once you're at the 4 year university, you'll be required to do much more in-depth work with the material than what you did at JC. During my time as a psych major at University of Houston, I worked part time (about 16-20 hours a week) and was a full time student as well (4 classes per semester). If you are okay financially and you have someone supporting you, I would recommend working as little as you can. Actually, if you don't have to work, don't work (unless it's the CNA or Med assist since those help with your application). If you can handle working while studying, then go for it but just for myself, I really wished I didn't have to work because it was always a battle against time for me. I can't say much about the pre nursing prep since I just started that (and therefore you're much ahead of me) but just from the 4yr university experience, I'd recommend literally writing out your daily schedule and stick to it as much as possible. For example, I tried to group my classes onto certain days of the week (let's say school on only Tues & Thurs), which left Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun free so that let me work M,W,F & Sat from 9-5. After work and classes, I literally went straight to the school library and stayed there till closing. You might not have to put in so much time into your studies like I did but I had to do that since I need a lot of time to understand the material. I took Sundays a bit easy, especially since I also had to prep food for the coming week, and do household chores like laundry, etc as well. So basically, plan your week and make it a routine and just stick to it as much as you can! Lastly, yes! Having a CPR certification helps in all areas related to health, be it in the dental or med field so do get it if you haven't! I got mine at the local Red Cross office(?) and it took about 3-4 hours. I googled CPR class and just went to the nearest one. Just register for it, show up and everything they teach you you'll have to demonstrate in front of them but it was very, very easy.

Hi everyone, I'll be starting my first A&P course this summer at my community college (I'm a student there with the intent to transfer) and was wondering if I should buy the textbook or just rent it? The textbook is pretty darn pricey ($300 before tax!) and given the fact that the A&P text isn't the only text I'll be buying for this coming quarter and my limited budget, I am seriously wondering if it is worth the investment or if it is better to just rent it and pay less? People I know who are in dental or med school all kept their A&P textbooks so that's pretty implicit of the fact that I should buy and keep it but I'm not sure since that's for med and dental school. Does the same hold for nursing as well, as in will the A&P text prove to be useful in the future? Thanks in advance!

@lifeissnow11 - I am currently at a junior college with the intent to transfer to a BSN program. Up until now, I haven't really studied hard so my overall GPA is not that great - it's a 3.47. After speaking to multiple admissions counsellors from multiple universities that I am interested in transferring to, they all recommended that I do the best I can (preferably all A's but at a maximum of 1 or 2 B's). I haven't taken any of my nursing prereqs yet so it is important that I manage my prereq GPA as much as I can. I am unmarried and only have school and work (maximum of 20hrs/week) to focus on. @tropicalyeti, @mrphil79 - thanks for your input! Do you have any study tips you found to be helpful while taking A&P? @yunikat - Thank you for your detailed response and for the encouragement! I actually moved from Texas to California recently (from Houston) so social life won't be an issue for me since I don't have anyone I know here. Is there any other tips you have for studying for A&P? Thanks again and I wish you the best of luck (hope you get into UT Austin!)

Hi all, I'm currently registered to take A&P 1 this coming summer quarter at my school. Since it's summer session, the course is going to be pretty fast-paced. Given that, I am a bit worried on how I will do in the class since the course is very heavy on the material and also because I will be working part-time and am taking registered to take Chem at the same time. I know that a possible solution would be to just drop one of the two but I can't risk doing as my chances of being able to enroll in those classes will diminish since competition to get into either of these classes are harder during the fall, winter and spring quarters, thus delaying my academic track and throwing off my transfer schedule . Does anyone have any tips or advice on how to successfully complete my summer session courses? I'm not too worried about chemistry but I am very, very worried about A&P because of all the horror stories I've heard about it. Thank you all in advance!

Thank you applesxoranges, ThatOneDude822, jsfarri for your inputs! Yes, all her expenses are included in the calculations so compared to other colleges and universities, it doesn't seem like much to take out ~10K per year but given her young age and our financial background, it seems like she's a bit afraid to take out loans and going into debt. She also is an overachiever, especially when it comes to her academics so I mean no disrespect to community college programs or ADNs but she wants to get something equivalent to what she invested during her school year. She did consider the community college option quite seriously but after hearing from the schools that she had in mind, that their transfer rates were quite low, I think she's leaning more towards the 4yr route. But yes, she is considering BC and CWRU more since they offered the most. _____ You're absolutely right, jsfarri. I think that was also another factor that helped her choose the 4 year route over the 2 year route. ______ ThatOneDude822, you've been an especially big help to my sister. Thank you. Unfortunately, from what I heard back from my sister what that those schools do not offer such programs. Like you mentioned, she's most likely going to give up NYU because of the exorbitant tuition and given BC and CWRU, she is most likely going to go to BC. They seem to have a better BSN program overall and also their MSN program appealing to her as well.

Thank you both for your inputs! I really appreciate it. I'm really grateful for having this nursing community available as it not only provides me with countless information but also inspiration and hope. Though I understand that nursing is very competitive, I am very relieved to hear that it is not impossible and that I do have a chance. Thank you both again!

Thank you for your input, KelRN215! My sister heard back from the schools and they all agree with what you said - transferring is pretty hard so thanks to you, she is planning on going straight to one of these schools!

Hi! Im a fellow student prepping for nursing as well and also am interested in the military as a future career as well. Ill be tagging along your post to get some info! I havent yet spoken to a healthcare recruiter (theyre kinda hard to reach) but from what ive learned so from people on allnurses is that (correct me if im wrong) the air force and the navy are the only branches that take fresh bsn grads while the army requires 2(?) years of experience. Also, people say that the competition to get accepted as military nurses is more competitive than what people expect (no disrespect to the military but people - myself included- tend to think of military medical positions as being less competitive than they really are, thus making like of it) and programs like the navys NCP being even more so so itll be important to keep your GPA up as high as possible. I also recall reading that you need prior experience to work in the ICU

I am writing on behalf of my sister. My sister is a high school senior and she has been accepted into the BSN program at Case Western Reserve, NYU and Boston College. Our family has always been very poor so I think that may have been a big influence on my sister as she is focused mainly on the financing of her school. Also, because our parents filed for bankruptcy, they have been denied the Parent Plus loans and for private loans for both me and my brother in the past so my sister is only able to pay via scholarships, grants and the subsidized/unsubsidized loans that she is eligible for. NYU, with a whopping $70K tuition, didn't offer her much tuition so it is last on her list. Boston College and Case Western Reserve both offered quite a generous sum so she only needs to gather ~$7K/per year. She wants to transfer to a more prestigious university even if she does decide to go to CWRU or Boston so would it be wiser to go to either Boston College or CWRU or NYU or to just go to a community college and save for the first two years and transfer?

I am a 24 year old male currently attending my local community college with the goal of transferring out to a 4 year university. I graduated high school back in 2011 and went to University of California - Santa Cruz as a biology major. Because of my immaturity and irresponsibility, I had done terribly there for the 2.5 quarters that I attended school (C in Calculus 1A and Gen Chem 1A, D in Calc 1B and 2 W's for Chem 1B and 1C) so I withdrew from the school altogether during the spring quarter of my freshman year and switched to psychology at my local community college. I haven't had much change in my attitude after moving to the community college so my GPA for my psychology and GE classes is a 3.47. I recently folded my plans with psychology because I only career path interest was in healthcare and as great of a major it is, I realized that I was pursuing psychology because I was running away from the hardship I faced that resulted because of my shortcomings. Given this, I changed my my academic course back to the biological sciences and have taken Chem 1A, Physics 1A and Developmental Psychology last quarter and have received 2 A's and 1 A-. I am currently taking Chem 1B, Anatomy/Physiology 1A and Speech for this quarter. Since it's been 5 years since I last took any science classes so I am able to retake all the sciences classes again. I know it is a long shot but if I continue on like this and complete all the prerequisite classes required with at least all A-'s, do I have a chance of getting into a nursing school like the University of Washington or Case Western Reserve University? I've contacted the schools that I am interested in transferring to and they haven't given me a concrete answer on whether it is realistic for me in successfully transferring in or not and would like to get more solid answers. I've also spoken with RN's that I know and they've all mentioned that for your first employment, your school name/ranking and connections play a big role and I also would like to strive to do my best and go as far as I can possible. I have also wanted to join the military since I was little and I thought why not get two birds with one stone by pursue nursing while in the military? Does anyone have any experience/word of wisdom they want to share as a military nurse? Any realistic feedback would be greatly appreciated!