I feel like I've gotten to the front of the line at the roller coaster. Just waiting for the previous riders to leave. And for the staff to clean up the vomit.
Tomorrow is the first day we can buy textbooks with student aid funds at my school. I plan to be there bright and early (mostly for personal logistics reasons). Fortunately our nursing department was nice enough to put up a provisional syllabus on the department website, so we're already able to see what our readings are, etc.
I like being on op of things, getting ahead in my assignments, etc. It usually doesn't last, and I imagine there will be at least a few of my classmates more organized and determined than I, but I'm still excited to get this journey started.
Enjoy the ride and consider buying (or renting) your books from Amazon.com instead of the school bookstore. I bought the books I thought I'd want to keep and rented the rest. Then I used the money I saved to get a good stethoscope.
In my situation, if I use the student bookstore I get to use OPM (other people's money). My scholarship funds were just enough to cover tuition and books this semester, so I can't complain about that.
Brought home the books this morning and set them on the scale. Forty two pounds. I got a little winded hauling them up to my car from the store, and I'm in fairly decent shape. Already doing some of the reading for the first week now.
How incredibly exciting and nerve racking! Congratulations for getting accepted into your program and good luck in school! Wishing you and everyone else all the success!
Congrats and good luck! I say know thyself and make the most of it. I go in with a bang and then drag myself out half alive at the end (energy wise, motivation wise, and organizational wise), so I make the most of those early times and get things done and in tiptop shape!
PaulBaxter
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In my situation, if I use the student bookstore I get to use OPM (other people's money). My scholarship funds were just enough to cover tuition and books this semester, so I can't complain about that.
Brought home the books this morning and set them on the scale. Forty two pounds. I got a little winded hauling them up to my car from the store, and I'm in fairly decent shape. Already doing some of the reading for the first week now.