The Huddle

It’s officially been one year, three semesters, 60 credits, and another Bachelor of Science degree to add to my academic collection. Was it the right decision to become a nurse? How am I still functioning after such a rigorous program? How will my nursing career unfold? All I can say is that making the decision to […]

We all know that the ETP program is an all-consuming, intensely rewarding, life-changing, crazy, crazy-busy year.  In that respect, it is much like parenting two small children except you get a diploma at the end and it actually does end, unlike parenting-which never ends and has no spring break.  Starting the ETP program with an […]

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) has a number of different options if you’re interested in extracurricular activities, from a capella to a student run clinic. I’ve been dancing off and on for about 15 years and wanted to find a way to reconnect with that part of my life. That’s when I stumbled upon Dance […]

The Right decision.. Good advice is often generalized from personal experience.  I was told numerous times that choosing a specialty is next to impossible before actually spending time on various units.  I have to admit that I essentially blew this off thinking that I knew exactly what I wanted to do.  I loved kids.  Pediatrics […]

The moment you’ve been waiting for, Visiting day is in 24 HOURS!     I remember it like it was yesterday.  Has it already been a year since I had those butterflies, thinking,  “I finally made it! I WAS ACCEPTED! NOW HOW DOES THE SUBWAY SYSTEM WORK? What do I wear? What questions should I ask?” […]

1. How competitive would my cohort be? Coming from a small undergraduate school and taking some time off between college and ETP, I wasn’t sure what to except from my fellow cohort. Would everyone in the program be a brainiac? After all, Columbia is known for its academic prestige. But would my cohort collaborate and […]

Stage 1: READY and overly ambitious – when you call realtors and start looking for apartments in February for May or June start leases, be prepared to be the laughing stock of the agency. Housing in NYC is in crazy high demand and everything is done at the last minute. For May 1st or May […]

8:00 – My alarm jolts me awake and my day begins. I shower quickly, get dressed and throw some bread in the toaster. Most days I will be on campus for about six-eight hours a day, but because this is the long day of the week it’s actually more like 11, nine of which will […]

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