I cannot stop thinking about nursing...

[nurse2btracy]

I was accepted into nursing school for the fall 2006. I was so excited to start. After one month I dropped out stating that it wasn't for me. I am now thinking I made the wrong decision since nursing is all that I think about. Maybe I did not give it enough time since I had never had any patient contact until then.

I will be finishing up my bachelors in Sociology this spring and fall and after I graduate I may reapply to the school (not sure if they would take me again). This bachelor's degree has been hanging over my head since 1991 (when I started) so I need to get that done.

Sorry for my ramblings.

[caliotter3]

Remember reading your thread when you were deciding to quit and thinking to myself that you were making a mistake. It would be difficult to convince an admissions committee that you were immature because of your age. But you can admit that you made a mistake. If it is an obsession with you, then continue with your plan to finish your degree in sociology. That will be helpful in nursing and you will have reached a milestone. Then really think long and hard about your next step because it really will be difficult to get back into a program. Make a promise to yourself that you will stick it out the second time. If for no other reason, then because you can fall back on a nursing license for a job. You don't know what the future holds. You may need a nursing job. Meanwhile, get a CNA certificate and get some work experience or even try to get an LPN license and attack it from a different angle. You may not rest easy until you have completed both of your goals in life: a degree in sociology and a nursing license. There's nothing saying that you can't achieve both. Good luck.

[Lovely_RN, MSN]

I'm sorry to hear about your mom, I hope she gets better soon.