Am I setting myself up to fail?!

[love.my.kids]

Hello all. :) I've lurked for awhile and this forum actually gave me the push to go back to school for nursing.

I'm 23 and have been out of school for 6 years now(!!) I did well in school and graduated early with a 3.6GPA. I have 2 little ones at home(3 & 1y/o) and work part time(second shift) as a caregiver 20 hours/wk. I had originally planned to only take 6 credits, but now I'm considering 9. However, I'm nervous as I have not been in school in so long.. but on the flip side, two of these classes would be online. Here's my schedule;

English Compostion/Online.

Intro to Sociology/Online.

Pre-Algebra// T/Th 12:15-1:55pm.

Seems easy enough...maybe? Any fellow mom students? Any advice?

Once again, thank you all!!

[Iridescent Orchid, CNA, LPN]

Go for it! I took English and Basic College Mathematics online, they were a piece of cake, and for the most part, I've been out of school for almost 5 years when I took these. I've heard Sociology is not very demanding and one of the easier ones. I think you'll do just fine with 9 Credits! I've been doing around 10-12 Credit Hours and work part-time as well. I don't have kids of my own, but I do look after my 4 year old brother and 1 year old sister often and still find time for studies and did great in these classes. Good luck! I believe you'll do just fine with these beginning pre-reqs!

[AliF]

You can do it! I'm taking 11 credits this semester and my little bitty is only 4 months old. I've been out of school for about 5 years, but it'll come to you. I find that being willing to work hard is the best indicator of how you'll do. If you really want this, you'll do fine. Good luck this semester!

[nurse4forever]

You can def do it!!! I was out of school for 12 years (didn't really do well in high school because I wasn't into school at the time) but I took 13 credit hours my first semester (intro to chem, intro to A&P, college comp I, gen psych). I ended with a 4.0. I also have 3 kids (12, 7, 3 at the time) and was working 30 hours a week. If I could do it, anyone could. Best of luck to you and I'm sure you will do fine.