I am in my first semester as a nursing student, pursuing my associate's degree. Finishing my prerequisites and general education requirements has already taken four semesters, so by the time I get my degree I will have four years invested in a community college.
At the community college I attend, they only accept 40 nursing students twice a year, so it takes on average a year of waiting after the last prerequisite is passed before you actually start the nursing classes. I'm not saying it is wasted time on my part, but I wasn't prepared for it to take this long. Is this situation common?