Feel your biological clock ticking as you wait to get in?

[CNAinNeb]

I have wanted to be a nurse since 16. After being denied admission to one one school, I was advised that I should get a degree in another area, b/c I would be a "shoe-in" for a 2nd degree program. No luck there either, still applying to schools, working as a CNA. I am now 24, and ironically enough the thing that bothers me the most is that I keep thinking I won't get accepted before my eggs dry up. I want to be a nurse before I have kids so I can provide for them. My 41 year old cousin just gave birth to baby #3 w/o assistance of fertility drugs, which offered me a ray of hope. Does anyone else worry about thier biological clock as much as their admission satus? At what point do you give up?

[parris]

Yes,

I have been denied acceptance twice and applying again now for a 2 year BS program. I have also been told that I should just get my degree and try for the 2nd degree program...but what if I can't get in there either?! I really want to be a nurse, but I really want to get on with my life and atleast get into school so I know I have a future...

Good luck!

[CNAinNeb]

Yes,

I have been denied acceptance twice and applying again now for a 2 year BS program. I have also been told that I should just get my degree and try for the 2nd degree program...but what if I can't get in there either?! I really want to be a nurse, but I really want to get on with my life and atleast get into school so I know I have a future...

Good luck!

That's exactly where I am! I got a degree in another area to be a 2nd degree applicant and didn't get in. Now all I have is a degree that prevents me from recieving government grants becuase I already have a 4 year deree. Sheesh!

[doulalove]

Oh my goodness... I feel the same way! The urge to have children is such a powerful thing. I'll be 25 in a couple weeks, am happily married, and have a degree in another field. I've applied to an accelerated BSN to MS program, made it to the interview (yay!), and have been anxiously waiting to hear something for weeks! My husband and I have decided that if I don't get in, we are going to have a baby. I still plan on reapplying to the program at some point, but am not going to put off having children until I get in. Who knows when that'll be? When it does happen, we'll make it work :) Good luck!