Advice

[Caitlin87]

Hi! I have ALWAYS wanted to go to nursing school, however crazy things I've always gotten in my way. I did all of my pre reqs except for Micro in 2011/2012 and then my husband good transferred to Massachusetts and the nursing program was a 3 year wait list! So I stupidly did dental assisting and I am certified in that but the pay is just into adequate at all $12-14 an hour.

I am finally getting to go back to school to take my sciences again as they start expiring the end of this year and as I would like a refresher!

My plan is to take A&P 1 and 2 this fall (one the first half of the semester and two the second half) and micro at the same fine and then start applying for nursing schools in the spring.

We live in Odessa, TX and I am wanting to go to school in San Antonio at Baptist, but I will apply at Odessa College as well.

I have two toddlers and will be putting them into daycare for the first time since my oldest was 7 months old ! My husband works in the oilfield and so he is never home and my family is in SC! We also full-time in our rv and my eventual goal 3-4 years after graduating is to do travel nursing!

Any advice to offer in studying for the TEAS and in applying for college's in West Texas and at Baptist? Any advice for managing school with toddlers? Financially we are in great shape and I do not have to work at all while doing this which is a huge help! What have been the average GPA's and TEAS scores that you ahev been accepted to school with? What have you found to be the hardest part of going back to school if you are older and have a family?

[aprilmcd920]

Hi. I am currently working on my prereq's for OC's nursing program. I am taking a&p 1 and 2 this fall and plan on applying for the nursing program in the spring for fall 2017.

Have you enrolled at OC yet. I would recommend talking to an advisor. In the spring they offered a teas v workshop for free. I would recommend that if it comes around again this semester. You must have at least a 2.5 GPA to apply but that isn't a competitive GPA when you are applying for a spot in a program that takes about 20 students at a time. I am married with 2 kids and going back to school was terrifying but I have really enjoyed it at oc. I have had great instructors and they were always available to answer any questions I had. Good luck with the upcoming semester. :)