Is this even realistic?

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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I have been on this board for years. I started on the nursing route right after getting married in 2006. I started pre-reqs, and just after registering for A & P 1, I got preggers with my older daughter. I took a couple years off, and wouldn't you know it? Got preggers with my second daughter shortly after registering for A & P 1 the second time.

This past summer I finally returned to school and took Lifespan development over the summer. Registered for A & P 1 a third time and dropped it out of self doubt.

You see, I work full time and have all the family's benefits on me. As of right now my hubby is self employed and we really can't afford for him to take out health insurance through his business. We can barely pay our bills. He is taking steps to possibly change careers and take over the health insurance, freeing me up to pursue my dreams, but who knows if this will actually happen. If it does, great.

But what happens if I pass all my pre-reqs and get into the nursing program, which is full time during the day and he hasn't gotten that new job? Will I just be crushed and have wasted another two years?

Meanwhile, I applied to the same school's very prestigious and selective paralegal program and got in. The classes are at night and I have always loved the law.

So what do I do? My heart is with nursing but my gut is telling me to give up....

Thoughts? Advice?

I know this thread is old, but I'm still struggling with indecision. Registration opened for fall and with that comes my wanting to pursue nursing again. Since this post, I've seen a counselor through my school and unfortuantely I only got about 8 free sessions with her so it has since ended. When I met with her we had ruled out nursing as an option for me, at least for right now. When we talked I had expressed that I'm a low risk kind of a person. That I wanted to pursue something that I knew I could at least finish. Nursing, although my dream, is so "iffy". I could invest the next three years into pre-reqs and not get into a program. In order to do any of the programs in my area I wouldn't be able to work as well - I would have to be full time student. I know my kids, who are still very young, wouldn't get the attention from mommy they need.

I'm sorry to reply to such an old thread, but this helps me. It was great to go back and read all the comments... Although I had wanted to get back on the pre-reqs train, I need to stop this cycle once and for all... I do this every time a new semester opens for registration and it drives me crazy...

So, I think I'll be pursuing something else. Probably paralegal. I do have an interest in the law and can see myself doing that type of work. AND I can take it one class at a time without complete upheavel at home. I don't need to leave my current job to chase this new one.

So, this is my goodbye to allnurses, at least for now., Thanks to everyone for all the advice over the years. Good luck to everyone!

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Congrats on your journey to become a paralegal. You never know, you may enjoy that profession moreso than nursing.

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So, I did a little soul searching and decided nursing is really the only thing I want to do. I have a pretty good job right now so if I'm going to leave its going to be to pursue my dream. So I'm taking baby steps, one class at a time, and chasing that dream. :)

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It's tough being the one who pays for the benefits! I pay for mine and my husband's (who is also looking for a better job), but once I start my nursing school in September, I may not be able to work full time anymore and may lose those benefits. It's a scary thing! It's good that your husband is so supportive though. Honestly, my opinion is that if you KNOW this is what you want and that this is the right path for you, then go for it. There are always risks and unknowns and there will always be moments of doubt. But going for a degree that you would do out of convenience than out of love for the job seems like it could be a mistake. Life has a funny way of working out sometimes if you take your hands off the reins a bit. Good luck!

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I think it is great that you have decided to pursue your dream. You will get there! I am 35 and have four kids, and have just decided to go back to school for nursing. It is something that I have always wanted to do, but I have been busy raising kids and working for the past 13+ years, and I feel that it is finally my time to pursue my dreams. Although it will take me over 3 years to finish, and it is going to be a tough 3 years, I know it will benefit my family in the long run. It is going to be very stressful because I will have to quit my job (although I only work part time), and rely soley on my husband's income. We can barely make ends meet now, so I'm not sure how we are going to survive, but I feel that if I don't do this, we will never be able to make ends meet, you know? Good luck!!!

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I think it's time to take a leap of faith. I'll be registering for chemistry next tues if not sooner. :)

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