Encouragement?

Follow your dreams not someone else's. If you have a passion for helping others and enjoy the medical field then go for it.

No one in my family is in the healthcare field either and that hasn't stopped me (though, disclaimer, I was essentially told by my mother that this was the path I would eventually take -- she is a sage and wise woman) though it did cause me to take a VERY long side journey before getting to where I really should have been all along. It sounds like you're exactly where I should have been at your age. You obviously have a good understanding of what nursing entails and you're young, have energy and basically setting yourself up to become a leader who elevates the profession of nursing. Not only do I envy your position but I encourage you to continue! Your situation is amazing! KEEP IT UP!!!! You can always write and become published while you're in nursing school and beyond if your mum keeps on you about writing. So there. Keep it pushin' and good luck! :)

Prove them wrong. Take writing/creative electives most programs have a few open spots for fine arts, literature, humanities electives. Also, there is technical writing which evolves after you have a scientific background.

Follow your dreams not someone else's. If you have a passion for helping others and enjoy the medical field then go for it.

Thank you so much, I need to remember this!!

No one in my family is in the healthcare field either and that hasn't stopped me (though, disclaimer, I was essentially told by my mother that this was the path I would eventually take -- she is a sage and wise woman) though it did cause me to take a VERY long side journey before getting to where I really should have been all along. It sounds like you're exactly where I should have been at your age. You obviously have a good understanding of what nursing entails and you're young, have energy and basically setting yourself up to become a leader who elevates the profession of nursing. Not only do I envy your position but I encourage you to continue! Your situation is amazing! KEEP IT UP!!!! You can always write and become published while you're in nursing school and beyond if your mum keeps on you about writing. So there. Keep it pushin' and good luck! :)

Sounds like you definitely understand :) thanks for so much support and encouragement :)

Prove them wrong. Take writing/creative electives most programs have a few open spots for fine arts, literature, humanities electives. Also, there is technical writing which evolves after you have a scientific background.

Definitely a good idea :)

Don't listen to them. Your life, not theirs.

I am practically in the same boat. I had a college instructor who laughed at me when I told her I thought about becoming a nurse. I have a family member on occasion says that I'm best suited to something clerical rather than clinical. If you want this, you can do it!

Good luck :)

I think a good support system is very helpful when you're going into nursing school - it will remind you why you started in the first place when you're ready to give up. However, it's your life, and you're the one who will have to live with the decisions you make. Don't do something just because others tell you to and end up miserably working at a job you hate but seek your own path. It would be great if your mom could support you with whatever decision you make, but it's not the end of the world if she doesn't. Be sure to surround yourself with friends and family who can support your decision and encourage you when times become tough. Good luck!

This is your life and you need to do what will make you happy and not anyone else. You are the one that has to go to work every day in your chosen career. So as long as it makes you happy, go for it.

Do what makes YOU happy. There are tons of people out there who are not happy with their job.

Let me say I'm proud of you and it is good to see a young person, such as yourself, that has their mind set on what it is they want to go to college for and spend their lives doing. So many teenagers graduate high school and head off to college with no idea what they want to do or they are pursuing the dreams that their parents have set for them.

As a parent and father myself, we as parents (not all, but hopefully most) have dreams for our kids. Dreams of the things we would want our children to accomplish, but ultimately it is your life and your decision. That being said, let me offer you the same advice and encouragement that I have given to my own children (I have 5 btw). Follow you heart, pursue your dreams and do what makes you happy.

God Bless

Don't listen to them. Your life, not theirs.

I am practically in the same boat. I had a college instructor who laughed at me when I told her I thought about becoming a nurse. I have a family member on occasion says that I'm best suited to something clerical rather than clinical. If you want this, you can do it!

Good luck :)

Thank you very much!! Sounds like you know where I'm comin from :)