Union University Spring 2014

apartridge232 · Nov 27, 2013

Tessa- yeah me & my husband deleted ours almost 2 years ago.. too much drama & I love not having one! IG & Pinterest are way better :) I will be commuting from Alexandria which is about 50 miles one way/ close to a 1 hour drive. I already have CPR through my current job, but mine expires in December.. My work usually re certs us when ours expires but I haven't heard any information on that yet. That and my TB skin test are the last 2 things I have left to do on that immunization/to-do list.

Also- DANA, I finally got logged into the portal, idk what the problem was before, but it was very frustrating!

FNP in the Making · Nov 27, 2013

Awesome, Ashley:)

Tessa- Yep, I had all but the 3 nursing classes & pathophysiology. I don't have my CPR cert, but I'm going to wait until they offer it through Union in April I think Cathy said it was. My commute will be about 10-15 minutes.

And PS- You two are smart for not being on facebook:)!! I only keep mine up so that I can keep my family back home up to date on my kiddos since I'm 10 hours away, otherwise I'd probably delete mine as well. I agree, too much drama!

buffaloalumtdh · Nov 27, 2013

Have either of you purchased books yet? Joining this message board has really put me at ease before classes start. Thank you to both of you for taking the time to talk with me!

apartridge232 · Nov 27, 2013

Dana- yeah I agree! The only reason I contemplated keeping mine was for pictures & family in different states as well.. But al lot of mine are on IG now! But I agree totally!!

I have 2 books already, the APA manual (I have that from my psychology undergrad) and then I so have the issues in nursing book from a friend who just finished nursing school. I plan to look into renting mine through chegg if they have them. They're decently cheap & that's where I got the majority of my psychology books. Also, my friend who jugs graduated nursing school said that typically they recommend you get the most recent editions of the books, but that the previous edition of the books are almost exactly the same & are typically a lot cheaper.. So that may be the route I go with getting my books. & yes, this board has made me feel a lot more comfortable as well!

FNP in the Making · Nov 27, 2013

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FNP in the Making · Nov 27, 2013

Oh absolutely! From what it sounds like we're going to be spending A LOT of time together so it's nice to get to know a few of you now. I'll be honest, I'm pretty nervous going into this, so it's helped me as well to talk with you all! So thank you as well!

I have not bought my books yet. I second Ashley on renting through Chegg though, I used them this summer for my D. Psych class & it was significantly cheaper to rent through them versus buy the book.

FNP in the Making · Nov 27, 2013

Oops sorry for the double post above, I accidentally closed out before hitting post & didn't think it saved it.

I forgot to mention that as Ashley said I'm on Pinterest, my name is drpierce. I also have instagram, my name is drpierce1011. Feel free to add me if you're on either!

apartridge232 · Nov 27, 2013

Yes I agree completely! I've been a nervous wreck, mostly because I'm not going to be able to work as much as I always have while being in school & because of how far my drive is. But I think we will all be fine once we are in the program & get into the swing of things.. I think the "not knowing how it's gonna be" is what's making us all crazy!

buffaloalumtdh · Nov 27, 2013

Goodmornig!

Thank you for mentioning cheg I wouldn't have thought of that. I did check amazon for the books I need and calculate $300 bill for the first round of books. That seems really cheap compared to what I was spending in my first degree but still seems ridiculous for books! I will definitely check out cheg. I will be commuting about an hour 15 I believe. What are you both doing/ have been doing before school begins? Will you continue working through the semester?

I am a nanny and I work at a company called CHS. I will continue to nanny through school even though it was advised not to. I just don't see how finically not working at all would be possible. How are you guys handling this huge expensive on top of everything else?

apartridge232 · Nov 27, 2013

Yeah that doesn't seem too bad for books on amazon actually! I plan to work on ordering books next week probably. I graduated in May & since then I have just doubled my hours at work for this semester. I take care of a little girl with disabilities, I work through a company called TPA. I plan to continue to work as well at least through May. I am able to make my schedule for months in advance, so I've ready planned to work every Thursday afternoon after class & maybe pick up 1 or 2 more days a week (if possible). I am married so we will be relying on my husbands income for the most part, but like I said, I plan to try to work 10-15 hours a week when I can. I have completed all my loan applications & was very stressed about it at first especially, but now I've tried to not think about it since I won't have to worry about paying them back till 6 months after graduation.. Figured that's when I will start stressing out all over again lol. I'm glad to find someone who has a long commute like me, that pRt has been worrying me some too, not so much for this first semester, but when there are more classes/days starting during the second session.

buffaloalumtdh · Nov 27, 2013

Ashley, you seem a lot like me so far all the way down to our first major! I'm looking at loans through Wells Fargo but was told to wait until January to apply because I think I can make it money wise until then. The books have been on my to do list for a long time now just worry a book will change last minute as it did a lot in the past. Working with that little girl sounds like a perfect job! I'm hoping to work 18 hours up until May and just see what happens schedule wise after that! I'm

sorry I don't know the answer to this question but are commuting from the same side of Tn as Thompsons Station? I am from Colorado and have only been fully living in Tn since August. After I graduated in May I moved here to live with my

Mom. It's nice to be close to her again but I also have tons of debt from my first degree and that combined with the new debt I will be taking on living on my own isn't really an option.

apartridge232 · Nov 27, 2013

Yeah I understand completely. I am lucky that I have no debt from my first degree. So this is definitely very different for me to have to have so much debt linked to a degree. My original plan was to complete my psychology degree, then attend TSU for Occupational therapy, but I wasn't accepted into the program. So I looked into different options & now I'm just very excited to start at Union & get into nursing. My long term goal is to go to nurse practitioner school, but I think that may be down the road. I believe you are in the franklin area? I will be coming from the other side of Lebanon.. I believe I am north east of you. I'll take I40 west to highway 109 and take that into Hendersonville. So I think we both had the same length of drive, but I think we will be coming from different directions. My student loan through Wells Fargo has been accepted through union as of about 2 weeks ago, I am not working on completing everything for the stafford loan. I really have no idea how all this loan stuff works so my parents have been helping us out with completing everything. I didn't apply for the full amount that union recommended for extra things like fees, books, etc, but I did apply for some.. And from what I understand, I won't receive that "Extra" money until classes start. So books & anything I buy at orientation in January will come out of pocket until I receive the money from Wells Fargo. And like I said, I may be wrong on that, but that's kind of how I took it.