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Hello everyone;

To be short and sweet, my husband is in the military and will be getting out in 2018, we then will move back home. I am really wanting my ADN because of the time constraint of our life at this point. Probably furthering my education in the future, but at this time we cannot afford a BSN, and as I have said before, we are in a bit of a crunch.

I plan to start prereqs in the Summer of 2015. My ultimate goal is to get done in a year, and in an ideal world, be accepted into nursing school in 2016, allowing me to graduate shortly after my husband detaches from the military.

So I went to an adviser, and told her it was very important to me that I do everything I can do start nursing school in 2016. She explained that those 12 months would be h***, that most likely I would start in '17. Buuuut that would have me graduating in '19. :angrybird12:

So I asked her to show me a schedule that might get me into nursing school in 2016.

So here it is:

Summer '15 (11 Credits)

Intro to Chem

Eng 101

Fall '15 (17 Credits)

Organic Chem

AP 1

Eng 102

Winter '16 (16 Credits)

AP 2

Microbiology

Intro to Psych

Summer '16 (10 Credits)

Dosage Calc

Pharmacology

Nutrition

Elective of Choice

Mind you, these are support courses:

AP 2

Dosage Calc

Pharm

Psych

Elective

Now I know what some might think, I know that nursing education is extremely important, vital even, for the safety of yourself and others. I take that very seriously.

So, I would really love some honest opinions. You think I can do it? Did you do it? Could you, would you, have you known someone who has done it?

I will not have a job or children. I will be committed full time to my education. Any and all input is very appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Meghan :specs:

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I had a similar courseload in the first year of my diploma program (quite a few years ago), plus nursing fundamentals and two days a week of clinical, and no one asked us if we wanted to, or thought we could do that -- it was the required curriculum. We did fine (those of us who really wanted to be in nursing school, that is. Quite a few classmates decided, over the course of the year, that this really wasn't for them). It won't be easy or pleasant, but it is definitely "do-able."

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With no job, children, or regular outside distractions this seems feasible. You just have to stay focused and manage your time very well to ensure you get mostly, if not all, A's. Whether you can actually pull it off will be dependent on you and only you really know what you are capable of. Would I put myself through this? Heck No. lol. However, I dont have the time constraints you do. I say go for it because it is possible to do this with hard work. Just know to withdraw early enough if you are not acing your courses to save your GPA. GL

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Tackle as much as you feel you can handle, but be open-minded enough to realize when you should cut the cord to maintain the highest grade possible. It won't help to get all the courses completed in time but not be accepted at your designated program because your GPA was not high enough.

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That schedule is manageable if you are willing to put in the massive amount of studying that is required with the science courses. However you should also look into the requirements for your ADN program. In my area you must have ALL prerequisite courses done in order to be eligible to apply. Our application period is during the spring, so perspective applicants taking prereq's right now would have to wait for the next application period-either this fall for a spring start or next spring for a fall start. It's also important to get the highest GPA as possible as most programs are highly competitive. Good luck!

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Here was my schedule for the first year. Mind you I filed for divorce and signed up for school the same week so I was adjusting to single life again and single motherhood.

Fall A&P 102, English 111, Microbiology, algebra I, and a student success class

Spring, Physiology 201, intermediate algebra, Psych 101, and Sociology

Summer, College algebra

I ended up with 2 Bs and the rest As. I got As in all the classes they look at. I did fine. I learned organizational skills real quick along with time management. It was hard but worth it.

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Thank you all so much, very encouraging, it means a lot to me!

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