Finally Accepted. Not feeling how I expected...

[bear94]

Let me tell you a little bit about my journey with applying for nursing school and getting accepted... I applied last September to the only BSN nursing school within 60 miles of me, with my life circumstances it was really my only option. It was either get in or go to the community college down the road to settle for an ADN (Which I definitely DID NOT want to do) Everyone raves about the BSN school that I applied for. I have heard multiple times that the education is excellent, so I was really doubting that my average standardized test scores (ACT and TEAS scores) and my 3.8 over-all GPA and 4.0 science GPA weren't going to be enough. To my dismay, my scores and GPA weren't enough at first. In December, I got a letter letting me know that I was on a wait list. I was sick to my stomach, even though in the back of my mind I figured I would be put on the wait list, and my family was also extremely upset. It took me up until about a month ago to heal from the news, my plan was to just take some useful nursing related science classes in fall 2014 and reapply again. On the letter that informed me that I was on the wait list it said, "if you do not hear from us by June, please reapply to be considered for fall 2015." I thought that there was no freaking way that I could possibly be one of the very few people to hear from them before June, but I was. The school called me yesterday to inform me that a seat has become available, and they wanted to know if I would fill that seat for fall 2014. Of course I said yes, but shortly after the excitement wore off the anxiety set in...

Now for the important feelings that I actually need help with... I understand if you don't feel like reading that incredibly lengthy explanation above.

There's so much paper work that has to be done in such a short amount of time since I was one of probably 5 people that got accepted on whim. I will be honest, since I was not expecting to be accepted for fall 2014, I was prepared to have an extra long, stress-free summer. This all kind of caught me completely off guard. I am seriously terrified. I feel like I don't have enough time to mentally prepare myself. My whole way through college people have scared me by saying how hard nursing school is.

I am horrible at standardized tests. I have straight A's for the most part but I always get the middle-most score on standardized tests. I got a 19 on my ACT and a 70 on my TEAS. That being said, I am already freaking out about the NCLEX. What can I do to prepare myself for that now? I know it's 2 years away, but I know my time and money at nursing school will mean nothing if I can't pass that test...

Maybe I am just being paranoid, I don't know. I thought I would be super happy and feel like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I honestly feel even worse than I did while I was on the wait list. I guess I am just looking for some reassurance that there is a light at the end of the nursing school tunnel.

[Ruray]

I too am extremely peeved by people that are not punctual. You have every right to worry about that person not getting back to you in a timely matter, this is your future. I would be livid if I didn't get into nursing school over something as simple as a two minute phone call to schedule for a CPR class. If scheduling people for these classes is apart of her job, then she needs to do it and do it in a timely matter. I went through the same exact thing when I got into nursing school. Last minute phone call with hardly a month to get all of the documents and certifications. I know, it's extremely nerve racking. Best of luck, and try to loosen up a little! Once everything is turned in you will be excited, I promise.

[bear94, BSN, RN]

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[bear94, BSN, RN]

Thank you for sympathizing with my feeling @Ruray. Text can give off a whole different tone... I wasn't trying to be as insensitive as it appeared in my post, but unpunctual people are seriously my biggest pet peeve. Especially at a crunched time like this like you said.

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

sorry, but for your own future health, I think you should concentrate more on facts than feelings. The fact is, you have loops to jump through. You will have to focus and prioritize. If you are not willing to do that, then you are not ready for nursing school. If you internalize everything you will make yourself ill. It is just loops, just paperwork, just a test and just something you have to do to achieve your goal.