I'm starting off late. (already 39).Just finishing my first semester. 3.85 gpa. HOWEVER, being that nursing school is so very and overly competitive, I'm wondering if this is the route I should be going? I mean, I've always wanted to be a nurse, just took me a long time to get to this point where I knew i would be able to put 100% into it. My friends daughter applied to the same school I'm HOPING to apply to in the next couple of years and she was declined. Her gpa was a little bit higher than mine, and she said that out of the 100 applications only 11 got accepted. She changed her major to psychology-- even though she wants to be a nurse.
I am too old to wait around year after year hoping to get into a program. I'm utterly confused. I knew going in that there was competition, however, it was never THIS CLOSE to home -- I guess this makes it all real and well, I dunno.
My ultimate goal is to do the BSN, then go on to pursue my masters in NP with gerontology concentration (I think I may need my ph.d by then, but that's o.k.) I want to eventually be:
1. DON of a large retirement community, or being in charge of the whole facility
I just want to be able to care for/ look after elderly population, but more on the admin aspect of it. I figured nursing would be the route to go as with all my education and exp. I would be more respected when caring for them. does that make sense?
So any suggestions, anything, would be much appreciated at this point and time. I register for the next semester tonight at midnight...
Thanks!!!!