09.15.10

Hi Everyone!!!

I feel like it has literally been YEARS since I've posted on here..I apologize, but if I do say so myself I think the Brooke and Anna are doing an amazing job answering questions and keeping it entertaining on here! It's an exciting time of year because many people will start to realize that nursing is AWESOME and will start inquiring about transferring to UVA. So for all of you interested in transferring...GO FOR IT and congrats on getting a head start on the application process! ; ) I was a transfer myself so if you have any questions about external transfer, just ask me!

So I just wanted to update everyone and what's going on with me and why I haven't been posting/won't be posting as much this year. Not only is it my 4th year and I'll be frantically running around, studying for the NCLEX-RN, and applying for jobs..but I am also writing for the Wall Street Journal! An amazing opportunity fell in my lap, actually from recognition from creating this blog, and I am one of 9 students selected to write for the Hire Education blog for the Wall Street Journal.

Basically, I will be writing about all my failures, successes, hints and tips and all my experiences in finding a job during my 4th year. I will be blogging for about a year so even if this doesn't apply to you yet because you're not in nursing school, check it out later because it may give some good advice to all nursing students (non-nursing students as well, there are 8 other people blogging!!).

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Hire Education Blog

Now, onto questions... :-D

Q: Do I have to take anatomy and physiology completed before applying to UVA or can I finish my courses at UVA then apply to the nursing school?
A: No matter what, in order to apply to UVA SON you have to have Anatomy and Physiology completed before transferring as a 3rd year. Are you currently at UVA right now and wanting to apply to nursing school as a transfer? If you are at UVA right now you can be taking A&P right now and still apply, as long as it's completed before you would enter the SON. I also want to clear something up just in case...If you apply to the UVA School of Nursing, it is a separate application than to UVA in general. If you wanted to take some classes at UVA before applying to Nursing School, you would have to apply to the College of Arts and Sciences at UVA, then after you finish your classes, apply to the School of Nursing, meaning you would have to wait a while and perhaps graduate a year later than expected. I wouldn't recommend that, because it seems like the roundabout way of doing things. I would finish taking the A&P classes and apply to UVA SON directly.


--Haley