[natrgrrl]

I love it. I call my mom or brothers (or anyone who will listen) every day after class to tell them how exciting school is.
Pre-reqs are out of the way and even though there is a ton of reading, all five of my classes are related to each other. That seems to make retaining the info easier for me.
Clinicals start on Tuesday and I am so nervous!!! By luck of the draw, I got an excellent LTC for my first rotation (so I have been told). I hope everyone shares their experiences about clinical sites.

[Kiringat]

I love to hate nursing school at this point. I absolutly loved it my first two semesters, but now that I'm one and a half semester away from graduation, I just want school to be over and done with.
I'm just sick of the tests, studying for tests, and being treated like crap by clinical nurses for being a student. There are soooooo many things about nursing I love, I just want to get out there and start doing it for real. I know I have lots to learn still though, so I'm going to make the most of it!

[Joe NightingMale]

I have to say that I like nursing school too. It's tough, but I think it's manageable. The faculty is good and my fellow students are great. I think it helps that I spoke to older students prior to beginning the program and thus knew how much work was involved and how to avoid some of the pitfalls.

[KyPinkRN]

I'm loving it now... only 10 more weeks til graduation!!!
:hatparty::mo rtarboard:

[Italia13 RN]

I dont know if I love it that much... Its has its moments just like anything else... The one thing I do LOVE about nursing school is the friends that i have made through it, theses girls are the only people that know exactly what I am going through and I can talk to them about anything.. I Love how we all want to see each other pass and will do anything to help one another get through to the next semester!! I know the many close friends I have will be my friends for LIFE.. other than that I GRADUATE IN 8 MONTHS and I am ready to start my career as a REGISTERED NURSE!!! Good Luck to everyone this YEAR!

[danh3190]

I have to say I love nursing school (in 4th semester of 6 in a two year program). However I haven't loved it all the time.

As I've read other threads I've come to the conclusion that I'm pretty lucky as far as the instructors and even the nurses at the hospitals. I hope my luck continues for 9 more months!

[liltweedy03]

I am loving school as well. It is my first semester in clinical rotation and I am having a blast. Well, maybe because we have not gone to the hospital yet. But in lab, I am learning so much but my teacher is the best and is making things simple for us to understand. I so not really care for my Health Assessment class, probably because the teacher is not good.

[jodi_m]

i'm also loving nursing school....even though i failed the first test i brought my score up with the second exam ....... Is any one else having to put in 20 hrs or more a week in studying outside of classes? i

[natrgrrl]

Originally Posted by jodi_m

Is any one else having to put in 20 hrs or more a week in studying outside of classes? i

I think I average about 3-5 hours of study time per day every day. When I have a test, it's all day studying on Sunday.

[MB37]

I put in at least that much, as long as you define "studying" like I do - reading, doing assignments, etc.