MagicalThinking

Thanks so much for all of your responses! It's really helped :) I can't wait to start and get this show on the road.

If you went to Trident Tech. can you tell me if it's possible to do all the nursing classes in a year? I've taken every single class except the NUR classes and clinicals. I got in for Fall 2009 and I'm just wondering if I'm going to have to spend 2 years only taking 2 classes a semester or if I can go through faster somehow? Also, do you know if you can transfer to more easily to the Accelerated BSN at MUSC if you're already in clinicals? A nurse I met told me she had done that.

I can't give advice on the professional aspects of your problem, but the emotional concerns me. I really think you should talk to a therapist about how you have been feeling. My sister used to be constantly overwhelmed about a situation she was in that went on for a long time and her therapist helped her see better ways of dealing with it emotionally. I think these issues of self-doubt and traumatic instructors may go deeper than they may seem. I go to a therapist myself so i don't see it as a sign of weakness, just reality really. The second thing is to get into a career, nursing or not, that makes you happy. I hope someone here can shed light in that area for you. Good luck :icon_hug:

Thanks for the advice :) there's only one direct-msn program and its not really an option. I have recently been thinking about moving away, finishing my bachelor's (would take about a year), and going to PA school. I planned on doing NP anyway. If I do get into this BSN program I'll definitely stay and continue the NP route, but if not I need to get a new plan.

thanks so much for all the kind words . Those are the only programs in my area, so if I look further out I would have to move out of state. I'm more of a city girl and the only thing here for me is my family. I had really hoped to do school here though to support my family, but I think caliotter3 was right about looking elsewhere if I don't get in. One of my friends does want to move out west...mmmhh something to think about? And to asoldierswife05. Yes, I am definitely religious I am a liberal Christian...try to love everybody. Although that can be really hard sometimes lol. I believe and appreciate what you wrote and I am always amazed when I look back at times like these how everything does fit so perfectly in retrospect. Today was just a hard day. I really wish most people could understand how hard getting into and getting through nursing school is (and of course MD's and PA's too). It's such a wild ride sometimes.

Hi, The GRE is required because it's an accelerated BSN. From what I hear they rely heavily on it in their admissions decisions. You do the first 2 years at another school, finish 60 hrs of pre-req's and then you can transfer in. The University is mainly a medical school...the only undergrad they have is BSN, cardio-perfusion, and health science for future teachers. I guess looking at this now...I'm wondering if I'm missing something? Should I bring my transcript to the admissions office even though they said not to? Basically is there anyway to handle this better?

Hi all, I need to vent and any advice would be appreciated. This is a bit complicated so please read the whole post before responding. OK J In my area there are 3 nursing programs. One is too expensive, the second is an ADN with a waiting list, and the third is a highly competitive BSN. I started at the community college for the ADN in Summer 2005 and met with my advisor who told me my placement test scores weren’t high enough to apply directly to the program, so I would first have to complete the “pre-nursing certificate” which is just some pre-req’s and then I could apply. Flash forward a year later I am done with the pre-req’s and apply for the ADN program and am immediately asked “why didn’t you apply when you first started school because your placement test scores exempt you form taking the pre-req’s?” Basically, because I was given the wrong info instead of starting the ADN in Fall 2006 I now was on the waiting list for Spring 2009. Aaaaahhhhh. I wrote a letter and met with the Dean of Nursing who was very rude and treated me like a con-artist. I was told if I got a letter from my advisor citing her error that I could be bumped up a few semesters to make up for it. I talked to my advisor who assured me she was very sorry and had no problem writing the letter. I submitted my official letter to the Dean and 2 days later received an email saying she never got the letter from my advisor so she couldn’t help me and my request to be moved up the list was denied. I tried to talk to my advisor and she completely ignored all attempts at contact. So, I applied to the BSN program. I have a 3.85 GPA, 2+ years of direct-patient volunteer experience with Hospice, GRE verbal was 570/ writing 600, 4 great recommendations, plus I have been an A&P and Bio tutor for the last year and a half. I thought I would be a sure thing to get in. Nope, I didn’t get in for this Spring ‘07 because my GRE math was low….370. Bad, yes, but I was told by the school nursing coordinators numerous times not to even bother with studying for the math because they didn’t even look at it. Stupid me! :smackingf I shouldn’t have listened. So I reapplied for Fall ’07 and was planning on retaking the GRE in December, but well….let me explain…. My dad was diagnosed with cirrhosis (from an autoimmune disorder) last year and it was very hard not knowing if he was going to get a liver or not. Basically holding his hand while he was slowly dying hoping that someone was out there self-less enough to donate their organs and yet feeling sad at the same time for the life lost of his future donor. I remember so many late nights and early mornings explaining what this or that drug did and why he was taking it…and why did he hurt in a certain place. If I didn’t know the answer I’d find it. This past October he was blessed with a successful liver transplant followed by a bout of severe rejection in December that was stopped (thank goodness!) with Thymo. Later in December I got sick and was in the hospital because I had been on my period for three months because my ex-doc misdiagnosed and mismanaged my PCOS. I am fine now, but have had an exhausting 2 months from three blood transfusions and anemia. Then last week my younger and only sister was admitted to the hospital for colitis and was having a lot of pain, fever and rectal bleeding plus about 12 BM’s a day. Nothing has worked so far, so they are putting her on cyclosporine (sp?). If that doesn’t work they’re removing her sigmoid and descending colon . I am so overwhelmed with everything right now. Now that I’m getting better I have to hold it together for everyone because my dad is still recovering, and my mom is on the edge of a nervous breakdown over all of this. Even through all of this the only thing my family wants is for me to get into nursing school...so back to that drama. I reapplied to the BSN for Spring '07, but the school I’m currently attending didn’t mail the BSN program my updated transcript. I offered to hand deliver it because the deadline was Feb. 1st , but was told that it was too late and not necessary (?) and that she would just attach a note to my application with an explanation and list of my recent classes and grades. She also wrote that I wasn’t able to retake the GRE because I was sick, but I am in a math class now and would be done with college algebra by the time I would transfer in the fall.... Is that really ok??? So here I am stressed out and hoping for good news. It would make me and my family beyond happy to get into this BSN program. My parents are as obsessed as I am about me getting in and after the year we’ve had it would be amazing to have some good news finally. I can’t help but feel why has this been such a crazy obstacle? Did I handle the Dean correctly at my current school? The BSN program said I got a 10 on all parts of my application and 9.5 on the essay so one bad math GRE score negates all of that? I took the required statistics and got a B. Ugghh I should have reviewed for it. If I don’t get in this time I will be so crushed. This fall I took 17 credits with 2 labs and got all A’s and a B while being co-caregiver for my dad, and still seeing hospice patients. I feel like I worked so hard and no matter what I keep getting shot down. My faith in God and the joy of helping people is pretty much the only thing that pulls me through all of this. I don’t even know what my question is really…I am just so stressed and rejected right now.

i don't think this will go through, so i am not upset about that...i'm annoyed at the way society sees nursing. i have never meet anyone that has said "wow you're in school for nursing!"...like it was impressive. most people have no idea how hard it is to become a nurse and how hard it is to be a nurse. i feel like people see it as a "lower" profession..like if you were really smart you'd be a doctor....that kind of mentality. uuugh.

rather than relying on people's individual opinions i think you should go to nursevillage.com they have an article on orlando under "best cities for nurses" the direct link is http://www.nursevillage.com/nv/content/personalside/travel/orlando/index.jsp , as for money stuff http://www.salary.com/ is gonna be your best bet for pay questions, http://www.virtualtourist.com/ will give you tons of info and pics of orlando and the area from locals, and check out the official sites for Orlando and Kissimmee at http://www.cityoforlando.net/ and http://www.kissimmee.org/

just a heads up...HCA only pays up to $6000 for the length of your nursing program. i know because i decided not to move back to NYC and am opting for florida instead to be closer to my dad (in SC) who needs a liver transplant. I got one of the HCA applications through Miami Dade and read the fine print.

i took A&P I last fall semester and am taking II this summer...my final semester average in I was a 100 (lowest grade was a 96 plus got all the extra credit). i also tutored 2 girls in my class and they brought they're grades up significantly. if anyone needs any help PM me the thing that helped me the most was coming up with stories for the anatomy stuff..like the condyles are circular and look a bit like dials you turn silly stuff, but it really helped.

yes. i am so sorry too for the rude response! slovenia is between austria and croatia. i have a friend from nearby hungary and the question doesn't surprise me because alot of their practices are very different from the US. just because we may not understand exactly what he/she means doesn't mean they deserved to be laughed at.

:balloons: congrats!!!:balloons:

i'm a christian, but not in the conventional sense...at the core i am christian, but i am influenced by aspects of buddhism, judaism, catholicism and being raised as a southern baptist. i love the bible, but don't take it literally. we are all unique and our individuality should be respected. i think our beliefs are very personal and nobody's business. as long as you are a good person and a good nurse that is the most important thing. P.S. for any of you science lovers out there this is a really great book... The Existence of God by Richard Swinburne...it uses science to prove that there is a God. very cool.

thanks everyone!!! we are considering the living donor option...so hopefully that might work out. his sister already offered. the "jerk" doctor has since been replaced thank goodness and now my dad has wonderful doctors working with him. the tough thing right now is that he is in a constant battle with ascetis and is on aldacton (sp?) and lasik...its giving him really bad diarrhea and he's also vomiting. they said its because if he doesn't drink enough water that will happen, but it seems to happen no matter how much water he drinks. any tips??? he asked his doctor about it, but he just said drink more water. and thanks again for all the positive thoughts ya'll.