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We get 90 seconds per question, as we are told that's what the NCLEX gives you. As well as not being able to go back and look at previous questions for the same reason.

I'm friends with a girl on FB that never uses the possessive form for her children. As in "I went to Sarah school today". It drives me up a wall, and takes every shred of restraint to not comment on it.

AMEN!!! This one makes me batty.

My goal is to be an L&D nurse. I know it's a hard area to break in to, but it's really where I want to be.

I had a hard time piecing everything together online, so I bought them at the bookstore. I held off on the NCLEX review for now. I also used Ebates and got 2% cash back (about $22) buying them online and picking them up at the bookstore. Let me know if you need a referral code.

I'm 32 and starting nursing school in January. I spent 5 years getting a BS that I really never used, spent 3 years after college stuck in retail, 4 years at an OB/GYN office discovering that I love healthcare. Did my pre-reqs last summer. "It's never too late to be what you might have been" - George Eliot

Does anyone know which books are included in the bundle at the bookstore? I wanted to try to price them out separately to see if it's cheaper to buy them separately from Amazon. Is it the list that was given to us in our orientation packet?

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I took mine at Health Educators. They are off of Parham. They had classes both during the week and on weekends, and you get your card at the end of class.

So I went to Gabe's today, and looks like I was late to the party. They had 1 pair of XS and 2 pairs of 3XL in the wine color. No idea if they will get more in soon, I didn't ask. But the tag said they were about $13, which is comparable to what I've seen on Amazon. Hope that helps! There is a cute(ish) pair on Amazon that have a flared leg, I wonder if we can wear those since they said they have to be comparable to the style show on Meridy's, but all they show is the wide leg and tapered leg. I've worn flared in the past, and is so much more flattering...

I haven't looked yet, but I remember one of the ladies at orientation saying that they were pretty affordable at Gabe's on Hull St. I might swing by tomorrow to see what I can find. If I do I'll let you know what I see.

So I talked to a friend that is also in the program, and she said that it was her understanding that the books for 111 are also the books for 236, which is why there isn't anything under that course. Which softens the blow of the price a bit.

I'm surprised they didn't sent it all out at once. They know people will talk!

Yikes! I knew it was going to be expensive, but I wasn't expecting that much. I'm going to have to figure out how to swing that I don't qualify for aid either that I know of. I can't believe that they (whoever "they" is) can charge that much for a book. Seems insane.

I'll be using a laptop as well. I imagine most people will be, especially with e-books.

Gosh 6 already. You know a lot of people who applied!

I'm waiting on mine too. I have the same feeling as you @marie1995

I took A&P 1 & 2, microbiology, stats, and psych last summer. It was hard, not going to lie. Micro was a lot more involved and harder for me than A&P, but I think part of that was the instructor (the 2 A&P instructors I had were a lot more relaxed). I allowed myself 1 day per week to have fun, because if I didn't have a mental break I wouldn't have made it through the summer. It's definitely doable, but be prepared to spend a good amount of time studying.

@Msebby - (I tried to send this via PM and I guess I haven't use the site enough to be allowed) I'm so sorry to hear the passing of your dad. I'm sure its devastating for you I have some white shoes that have a tiny bit of blue on them that I might try to get by on. Amazon has a pretty big selection, and a lot of people have reviewed them for clinical work. Location-wise, sounds like you're on the opposite side of town from me, I live in the city off of Riverside Drive (basically across the river from VCU). We can certainly study together, I have a couple friends in the program as well, and we were planning a study group, you're welcome to join it if it works for you! Try not to stress too much, it'll be fun once we all get started :)

Sure!

I'm 32, and will be starting nursing school either this spring or summer (depending on the program I get in to), and I'll finish when I'm 34. We're putting on having kids so I can do this, so I totally understand where you're coming from. The advice I was told is "The time will pass anyway, so you should do what you want". I just really had to come to terms with not having kids when I wanted to, but it will be exponentially easier to do it in this order. My hope is I'll either get in my first choice ABSN program, but at the least I'll have my RN when I graduate, and try to find a job that will pay for my BSN. There's a sign hanging in one of my community college buildings that says "It's never too late to be what you might have been" - George Eliot, and these words really struck home for me. Good luck, you got this!

Correct. Orientation for 111 is 1015-1215, and 226 is 1230-230

The letter says 10:15 am. What time does the myTyler account say? Are you referring to the class time you signed up for?

Whats up?

I haven't, I figured we would get something next week.