It would sound hypocritical for me to say that I didn't get excited when I got my acceptance letter. Honestly, I did get excited when I read the first few words of the letter "We are pleased to inform you that..." I knew that this is it. Finally my dream is one step closer. After 3 years of roller coaster, finally a school that took my transcript,my essay, and me seriously. The excitement lasted for 30 minutes, until I realized the situation that I'm going to be in in the next 2 years. I could just imagine - me standing in front of a patient during clinicals.. and not knowing what to do. The tuition that I have to pay. The drama. The stress. It makes me want to vomit just thinking about it (I don't mean literally). I have this tendency of getting extremely anxious that my mind just goes blank. It's making me nervous just thinking that it's 4months away from stepping on that school and wearing my clinical uniform. I am ready, I hope I am. I'm a person that don't study everyday. I'll probably need to change that attitude. Also, I will be working during the day and going to school at night (until 10:30pm.) I think I am going crazy.
I want to know what to expect during Fundamentals? Med Surge? Clinicals? Which one do you think is the hardest?
So, what did you feel after you read your acceptance letter?
I was extremely excited and still am but I am also scared to death. I question whether or not I am smart enough. I know I have it in me to be a nurse, the caring, the compassion that it takes but the smarts is what I am worried about. I am intelligent and have a lot of common sense and life experience. This is a second career for me but something I have always wanted to do. I have invested 2 years of pre-reqs and too much money to give up now though, plus there is nothing else that I want to do and cannot see myself sitting at a desk for another 20 or so years. When I read on this form and talk to some others that are already in the program I am even more afraid. I know it is going to be a lot of work and it will consume me and I not afraid of hard work but well, I just hope I can do it.
I was like, "Woo Hoo, I made it, I made it! Oh, wait I actually made it?? Crap now I can't sleep in until 10 and set around all day long in my pj's anymore What was I thinking????
I have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get all my physicals, shots, and fafsa papers turned in before the dead-line. So, I haven't really had time to think about what I'm REALLY getting myself into. I'm still pretty excited though, just to get started, but I give myself a good week of classes before I have a good meltdown...
I should take a picture of the look on everyone's faces the first day of class, and then take another a month later and compare the differences...lol... (Just a thought)
Honestly, I am excited but I tend to be pessimistic. I Just wanted you to know that you're not alone in your feelings
Congrats on your acceptance! This will be a second bachelor's for me, so after changing fields, completing all my prerequisites, and not getting in on my first round of applications, I was on cloud 9 for about two weeks after getting my letter. I had a stomach virus during these two weeks, and I remember thinking (between bouts of projectile unpleasantness), "I got into nursing school!" and still smiling
The reality has set in now, so I've started to get a little nervous, but I am still really excited. Just remember that plenty of people have completed school successfully. One thing I've done is met with a couple of the faculty members at the school I'll be attending, just to get a feel for them. They seemed great (or at least like they wouldn't throw their students under the bus), so that took away a lot of anxiety. I also asked for syllabi from their past classes- I don't plan on doing anything with them to get ahead (there will be plenty of time for studying during classes), but it's nice to have some idea of what you're in for!
Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.
Well, when I got my acceptance letter, I cried I was so happy. And then I started to have some of the anxieties you are feeling.
Just know they did not pick you by accident. You earned it. You already are qualified to begin this learning process. You will be eased into it and by the end of the first semester, you will be amazed at yourself, both in terms of what you can do for patients and in terms of how you are changing as a person. Congratulations :)
What was I thinking????
meltdown...
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I was extremely excited and still am but I am also scared to death. I question whether or not I am smart enough. I know I have it in me to be a nurse, the caring, the compassion that it takes but the smarts is what I am worried about. I am intelligent and have a lot of common sense and life experience. This is a second career for me but something I have always wanted to do. I have invested 2 years of pre-reqs and too much money to give up now though, plus there is nothing else that I want to do and cannot see myself sitting at a desk for another 20 or so years. When I read on this form and talk to some others that are already in the program I am even more afraid. I know it is going to be a lot of work and it will consume me and I not afraid of hard work but well, I just hope I can do it.