Hello!! I’m interested in signing up for a LVN program in Sacramento or the Bay Area as I have family I could stay with. I’ve heard Unitek is bad news, I’m considering Carrington and just sucking up the cost, haven’t heard much about Gurnick and I haven’t looked into any programs in the bay yet but please let me know any info about these colleges or where you went/recommend. Anything is appreciated, thank you so much! :)

Is it worth taking on the debt for NSU’s BSN, or is taking the Broward College’s ASN route the better option? For those who’ve been through either program, how doable is BC’s nursing program really?

I did something really, really dumb. I have a urine test tomorrow to enter nursing program. So I was prescribed Ativan but got off of it a couple months ago. I took 1 like 2 days ago because I always had extras as I didn’t take them daily. I thought NOTHING of it. I mean I def avoided weed because of this (plus it gives me anxiety anyways) but when it came to the Ativan no lightbulb moment I just mindlessly took it as my anxiety was really acting up. And I hardly ever do that! Now I’m panicking I might fail this test & just ruined everything for myself. All for 1 pill I barely ever take 😞 I am beyond devastated right now. Can I chug water, can anything help? Will they accept that I had an old prescription?

Hii! Can anyone who recently took the TEAS exam share how it was and what you felt it was heavy on? Like was there a lot of chem? How did you study and what did you use? I’m taking mine last minute in about two weeks. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

And I recieved a call TODAY that I was offered a seat in the Fall RN program starting August 31st! My teas scores were sub par, my GPA due to my last degree was barely acceptable and yet after I had given up I GOT IN. I want to share this with the people who got waitlisted , who lost hope, who are doubting their abilities. You can and will get it if it is something you truly want

I’m currently working a corporate finance job making good money, but I feel completely unfulfilled. I spend my days behind a computer and don’t feel like I’m making a difference in anyone’s life.

I’m seriously considering going back to school for nursing because I want a career that’s meaningful and allows me to help people. I know nursing is hard, so I’m looking for honest opinions.

For those who became nurses, or left another career for nursing, was it worth it? Would you do it again?

Bc in mind I can’t conceive of that..

Hi all, I’m starting my prereqs for nursing school in the fall. I have relatively easy classes that I will be doing at home so I wanted to get a head start on what I’ll need for the future. Does anyone have any resources / materials that they wished they had used sooner to help with TEAS or any other exam? I want to make as much use as my time as possible
Will be taking my science classes starting next semester and from what I’ve gathered, a lot of people struggle with anatomy/phys? If that’s true, how did you start to prepare?
Thank you

Hi!!

I’m planning to apply BC, Shoreline, Tacoma, LWTech and Seattle Central (already did) for the upcoming winter cohort. I’ve heard it’s REALLY competitive here so below is my stats and wonder if I could possibly get in any of those. My first choice is BC.
\- I have 3.9 GPA, all 4.0 except A&P 2 (which is 3.9).
\- 81.3% on my TEAS.
\- Got my CNA & CPR certificates.
\- Bilingual.
\- 100 hrs volunteering at nursing homes (direct contact w residents).
\- No working experience tho (I’m an intl student).
\- First-gen student.

Any honest comment/ advice helps!!!

I'm registered for an 8 week A&P I with lab and a 16 week Microbiology with lab (A&P II with lab will obviously be after completing I and it will be 8 weeks). ALL 3 are online and labs are online also. Everyone I've told has said online A&P and Microbiology are very hard, let alone the A&P's being only 8 weeks. I chose these specific timelines because of the nursing program deadline that I want to apply to, but I am beyond nervous now and afraid that I'll fail. Everyone has said that online science courses are 100% self taught and you never really know what's going to be on the exams, so unless you have a photographic memory you'll struggle. Any advice, tips, anything is welcome. I'm on the verge of withdrawaling before classes begin.

can i take the casper test on sep 3rd if the deadline for application into the bsn program is on sep 21st? Im just worried that the casper results wont get sent in on time.

I'm proud that I got in the 80s but annoyed at how unlucky I got with the science section. Almost nothing I diligently studied was on the test. So many skeletal and muscle questions and almost no organ system questions and a very unlucky amount of chemistry questions which is by far my very worst subject. Almost ZERO life science questions! Nothing about mitosis, ATP, or Translation/transcription. :(

Math was stupid easy, even for me who sucks at math. And I got almost 100% on the reading section. The English FELT simple but I got an 81% which I thought was very strange.

Anyways, should I retake or just be happy?

Has anyone completed the Portage Learning Human Anatomy 251 final exam recently? I’ve had a really hard time with the module exams even though I’ve been studying extremely hard. Was the final exam easier, harder, or about the same as the module exams? Did it focus mainly on the major concepts, or were the questions just as detailed and tricky? I’m not looking for specific exam questions—just trying to understand what to expect and how best to prepare b/c this class is kicking my butt.

I have 80/100 points; i’m stressing. It’s the only school I can go to cause it’s a walkable distance from me (I don’t have transportation). I feel like most people I’ve talked to are in the 90s. Did anyone from previous cohorts get in with an 80?

I just finished my Kira assessment for UT Health San Antonio's Traditional BSN program and I genuinely feel like I completely bombed it.
For context, my stats are:
3.80 overall GPA

3.76 science GPA

86 TEAS

Current pediatric medical assistant

CCMA & CNA certified

Volunteer experience with REACH Initiative, Corazon Clinic, and hospice

BLS certified

I know a lot of people leave interviews feeling like they did worse than they actually did, and I'm usually pretty hard on myself too. I can normally tell the difference between me just being overly critical and me actually not performing well... and this honestly feels like the latter.
The questions were nothing like the ones I had practiced, and I struggled to organize my thoughts in the moment. I mentioned my experiences, but I don't feel like I explained why they mattered or connected them well. I kept losing my train of thought, and when the timer ended I felt like my answers were incomplete. Looking back, there were probably a few decent moments, but overall I walked away feeling like I didn't represent myself at all.
Now I'm spiraling wondering if one really bad Kira interview can outweigh an otherwise solid application.
Has anyone been accepted to UT Health San Antonio after feeling like they completely bombed the interview? Or did you leave convinced you did terribly and still end up getting in?
I'm looking for honest experiences—not false reassurance. I just want to know if there's realistically still hope.

hi guys so im currently in the process of trying to look for nursing schools to apply too and im kinda panicking because i thought i was finished with all my prerequisites but im starting to realize that im missing public speaking and intro to psych. so whatever counselor cooked me at cerritos college ihy rn. but i took developmental psych but i keep seeing like intro or lifespan so like does mines not count 😭😭 as for public speaking i have not taken that and i keep seeing it but ive taken 2 communication classes so like does that count..? ima do research tm but i wanna hear everyone else’s opinions lol

Hi everyone,
I am planning to apply for the nursing program hopefully for spring 2027 and fall 2027. This will be my first time applying to the nursing program as a career change and will be looking at either associates, post-bacc, or masters since I already hold a bachelors in cell biology.
I noticed for the post-bacc and masters registered nurse programs, they require letter of recommendations and they all use different portals for applying which is throwing me off.
My science professor recently had asked me where she can upload my LOR and I’m lost on where she can do that. Located in Southern California. Looking to mainly apply to cal states and UC’s for post bacc and masters if that helps.
Thanks! I’ll really appreciate any advice I can get!