Re: University of Oklahoma-Accelerated BSN Program Originally Posted by AlliCat23 
Hey Nicole
(and everybody else waiting to hear about acceptance in the Fall 2008 cohort)
In my opinion:
Try not to stress out right now, everything's out of our hands. We either will or will not get accepted this time around. We have no control and can't change any outcome. So why worry? Is it going to change anything? No. Worrying about an outcome AFTER you've done everything you can do is really just a waste of energy and actually self-destructive.
Try to trust in the process and just know, that everything's going to work out. Just like everything has in the past. One way or another....it all works out to your best interest...whether we can see that at at the time or not. That old "20/20 vision hindsight" can be turned into peaceful thoughts for future endeavors once you remember that everything works out in the end.
I don't want to sound "preachy" but at 47 yrs old, I've learned a few things about life. For instance if you or I don't get in this semester and have to wait until Spring, that little "down time" while waiting could just be the thing we need mentally/emotionally/physically after rushing through to finish our pre-reqs. Maybe if we have to wait, it's because we're supposed to meet someone that's going to be very influential in our careers--that we wouldn't have met had we got in this semester. Those who get in this Fall are on the right paths...for them! Those who have to wait are on the right paths for them, too.
It's amazing how much easier life gets when we really just do the best we can do---at the time---and then let the "process" take it's course.
The power of positive thinking is pretty spectacular. There's only two choices: Relax or worry. We DO get to choose. We can either "dance alone if we have to" or we can sit in the shadows and wonder why nobody wants to dance.
These are the types of "life-skills" we'll need to perform optimally as a medical caregiver. Relax-Do-Trust-Let go-Relax-Enjoy.
That's my two-cents worth. So let's enjoy the summer. Everything's gonna be fine! Let's DANCE!
BIG HUG,
Renee
I agree, enjoy the summer and dance...two things that I miss...
but its 100% worth it missing them. Renee, your thinking sounds like it will be very beneficial to you in nursing school, you must be a critical thinker!
Thanks for the post above, I am trying my best to get plenty of sleep, eat well and make time for my hubby, movies, and time to just sit and veg. I am loving the program, we are 5 weeks in and I feel like I have learned an immense amount of information! I can't imagine how it will be at the end of the summer! But it is definitely like they say, like two full-time jobs, there is so much work!
I hope you
all get in for Fall but like Renee says, its all in good time for each person. I had waited a while, and I didn't understand why I had to wait so long (I was on the wait list for other schools) and then I found out about this program after waiting 1.5 years. After getting into this program I found out I was accepted for Grossmont. But I am so happy to be getting a BSN and in only 14 months! So it all worked out, I didn't understand why I was waiting, why it seemed like there were so many road blocks, but now I do, God had other plans!
So, while you all wait, soak up some sun, go the beach, go to the movies, shop till you drop, go on vacation, make a lot of money because its tough to work while doing this program and just spend time with your loved ones. I am already counting down the weeks (54 left) until I can get out of town!
Now back to studying, we have an exam every Tuesday for the next three weeks!
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