UPMC Shadyside 2010 hopefuls

kbm318 · Apr 10, 2010

Hello Everyone,
As stated in my last post the reason why they have not started reviewing applications is because they are still deciding if they are going to go up on tuition or not but there will still be loan forgiveness. I understand that nursing school is what you make of it but the other part is how good the school and if the nursing school really want to see their students suceed. I know that Mercy has a simulation lab but it's all the way in Oakland not at the school. Mercy does have a thread with a few people who don't even go to the school as of yet basically I need to be able to ask somebody besides the faculty about how their school is and right now I can't do that so that's a problem for me. At the end of the day you have to get in where you fit in and all I was saying is that I decided Shadyside SON is my choice and why I made that choice I wasn't trying to talk about nobody else for whatever school they decided too go to.

Hey I started in March at Shadyside, what exactly are you wanting to know. I don't know much about tuition forgiveness because I'm not doing that but anything else I can try to help.

INSPIRATIONAL2ME · Apr 12, 2010

Hi KBM318,

I just wanted to know how is everything going and what the schedules are like basically any pointers you can give the upcoming class.

aderr02 · Apr 13, 2010

Hi KBM318,
I just wanted to know how is everything going and what the schedules are like basically any pointers you can give the upcoming class.

Me too! I'd especially like to know if I'm accepted or not, the wait is killing me. :uhoh3:

Kimba100 · Apr 13, 2010

Me too! I'd especially like to know if I'm accepted or not, the wait is killing me.

I just got my PSB results back and mailed in alllll my application stuff! Have you already done that and how long have you been waiting?!

aderr02 · Apr 13, 2010

I mailed everything in the second week of March... Still waiting on admission.

kbm318 · Apr 13, 2010

Ok, well everything is going great so far. We just had our first tests a couple of weeks ago and they weren't really that bad as long as you study. Right now I only have 3 classes because I already got Micro out of the way but if you don't have any classes done you will have micro, a&p1, nursing 100, and nursing 101.

My schedule is no classes on Mon. and then Tues. and Wed. I'm done by 11:30 and then Thurs. I have class until 3 with anatomy of a morning, Friday I only have labs, but I know some people actually have class on Fridays(they are the ones who have no classes carried over). It basically just depends on if you have classes out of the way already or not as to what your schedule is.

As far as pointers go I don't really have much to say because you don't really need to brush up on any information beforehand. I would pretty much just say to enjoy your summer and relax. Because your first nursing classes are a communications class(nursing 100) and a class that just basically tells you a little bit about the foundation of everything you will learn later on (nursing 101) so there isn't anything you could really read over the summer.

Any other questions just ask.

INSPIRATIONAL2ME · Apr 14, 2010

Thanks kbm318,

Any advice that you can give will be helpful to me I am finishing up micro class now and will be done in two weeks. I'm taking logic online this summer at ccac so hopefully I will be accepted and I will just have the nursing courses to do and the diversity in healthcare class.:)

Kimba100 · Apr 20, 2010

Does anyone know about financial aid or loans you can get to help pay for UPMC nursing school?

aderr02 · Apr 23, 2010

So I received a call today from a woman from UPMC Shadyside, not Natalie, who left a vm with a question about my application. I called back and she is "out of the office" until monday. Soooo frustrating!

Anyone else have this happen/ know what it could concern? It would really calm my nerves!!!

Kimba100 · Apr 23, 2010

Oh noo!!! Well I just talked to Natalie today and she said that they are starting to review files in 2 weeks so maybe they are just trying to get all your stuff in order!

aderr02 · Apr 28, 2010

After a long and stressful weekend, I actually spoke with the woman who had called. Against my better judgement, I had decided to leave out my transcripts from a failed year at CalU- I cared way more about my social life than my academic life, and failed out. I figured since I didn't want those grades to transfer, there was no need to include them. WRONG. They're on my permanent record, and Shadyside needs the transcripts in order to even consider me for financial aid.

So- long story short, CalU is sending the transcripts and I'm still waiting.

r0b0tafflicti0n · Apr 28, 2010

If any of you want to buy my SSON uniforms, XS petite, PM me. I only wore them for one semester. I have 2 tops, I pair of pants, and a lab coat.

I also have a not-as-nice S top and S regular pair of pants that I would sell cheaper or give to the person who buys the other stuff.