April Showers.. in March

Hey!

First off, if you are in the Class of 2010 and have been accepted to our Nursing program, CONGRATULATIONS! Although it was a few years ago, I remember the anticipation during March and April while I waited for all of the letters and had to eventually make a decision.

Next semester, as a Plan A first semester junior, I will be taking Pharmacology and Nutrition, Adult Health I Theory, Adult Health Lab, and my first clinical! Other then that I'm going to take two other classes -not quite sure what those will be yet. My Plan B friends have been raving about clinical and everything you get to see/learn. I absolutely cannot wait!

As Nursing students, we are one of the few groups of students guaranteed four years of on-campus housing. Nursing students, scholarship athletes, the top 15% of your class and disabled students are the only students who are originally guaranteed on campus housing for four years. If you only have three years of housing, junior year is the year when you live off-campus on the various BC-student-dominated Commonwealth Ave side streets. The off-campus community is within walking distance of Main Campus so even though many of my friends will live off-campus next year, they are still very close. You are not bound to the four years of housing contract; you can choose to fore-go your on-campus housing without any consequences for senior year. Personally, I chose to live on campus with a couple of nurses and other friends who were given four years - I think it will be much easier to coordinate schedules next year with early morning clinicals.

Admitted Eagle Days are coming up! If you have not visited campus yet or are trying to decide between BC and another school this is an excellent opportunity to see campus, dorm rooms and speak with your Dean and other professors.

Good Luck with your final decisions and remember I'm always available via e-mail if you have any questions! (thomannl@bc.edu)
-Lindsay

Plan A vs. Plan B

Hey!

My name is Lindsay Thomann and I'm a sophomore in the Connell School of Nursing (CSON) and I absolutely love it! I'm from Saugus, Massachusetts, a suburb about 30 minutes north of Boston. Although I'm from close by there are many students here from around the country- and the world! Don't be nervous if you're coming from far away, many students do.

Freshman year was filled with many beginner courses. As nurses we start off with anatomy and physiology (with lab) , chemistry (with lab), statistics, a nursing core class and other core/elective classes of your choosing. Sophomore year starts the split. There are two paths you can take, Plan A and Plan B. Plan B is set aside for those students who wish to study abroad; however, both plans obviously cover the same nursing material. Second semester junior year is when you, as a nurse, would go abroad and take only core or elective classes, no nursing classes. Because that semester is a "nursing free" semester, in order to keep both paths the same first semester sophomore year is the Plan A students' "nursing free" semester. Currently, I am enrolled in Plan A and am taking many courses to satisfy my University core requirements like psychology, history and a literature class. I do miss nursing classes and some friends that are in Plan B, but I enjoy the free time I have now because I know from next semester on my nursing clinicals and classes will demand a lot from me!

I'm headed to the Bruins season opener tonight so I have to get some reading done before I jump on the T (Boston's transportation system). Feel free to email me (thomannl@bc.edu) or post any questions you may have!

Lindsay