Got my letter from the college

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I'm got excepted :w00t::rollI go aug. 6 for orientation and then I start in Sept. I'm soo excited, I cannot beleive it is finally happening :D

Specializes in OR Peri Operative.
Thank you both so very much. I'm so excited I can hardly stand myself. And my poor co-workers, that's all they hear about now, lol. One of my girls is even calling me "nurse". lol.:lol2:
I hear the same thing from all my co-workers, friends, my mom :lol:

I have been soo excited I can't wait. But of course and sooo nervous and everything for the unknown. I keep thinking nursing school is like boot camp :lol: There is finally a light at the end of my tunnel though and it will be so worth it. :):lol2:

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I hear the same thing from all my co-workers, friends, my mom :lol:

I have been soo excited I can't wait. But of course and sooo nervous and everything for the unknown. I keep thinking nursing school is like boot camp :lol: There is finally a light at the end of my tunnel though and it will be so worth it. :):lol2:

I agree about the light at the end of the tunnel. Everything happened so fast. I hear so many horror stories about being on waiting lists, etc. I procrastinated in taking my entrance exam for the purpose of trying to find after school care for my children first. Then my nurse yelled at me and told me to take the exam and "everything else will fall into place". I can't tell you how right she was. But, I still didn't expect that I'd be going to school already. I went out shopping yesterday for some of the school supplies they already told us we'd need. You know, just the basics, pens, pencils, paper, etc. I am very nervous. I just keep having this feeling like something will jump in the way of me starting school this fall. I don't want to wait. I know once I'm there and dying for some sleep, I'll appreciate this in-between time that I have now, but I want to go to school tomorrow. THis is the rest of my life, and it can't start soon enough. lol. All the best of luck to you and I'm here if you ever need to vent. lol (I'm sure I'll be driving my husband crazy with that). I'm already driving him crazy with all the new stuff I'm learning just from reading through one of the texts.

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Specializes in OR Peri Operative.
I agree about the light at the end of the tunnel. Everything happened so fast. I hear so many horror stories about being on waiting lists, etc. I procrastinated in taking my entrance exam for the purpose of trying to find after school care for my children first. Then my nurse yelled at me and told me to take the exam and "everything else will fall into place". I can't tell you how right she was. But, I still didn't expect that I'd be going to school already. I went out shopping yesterday for some of the school supplies they already told us we'd need. You know, just the basics, pens, pencils, paper, etc. I am very nervous. I just keep having this feeling like something will jump in the way of me starting school this fall. I don't want to wait. I know once I'm there and dying for some sleep, I'll appreciate this in-between time that I have now, but I want to go to school tomorrow. THis is the rest of my life, and it can't start soon enough. lol. All the best of luck to you and I'm here if you ever need to vent. lol (I'm sure I'll be driving my husband crazy with that). I'm already driving him crazy with all the new stuff I'm learning just from reading through one of the texts.

I have not been able to sleep since I got my letter, and I read it all the time like it is going to say something different.:lol2:

I'm jealous you already have books and school suppies. I go to my orientation on Aug 6th and I'm sure they will tell us what to get then. :)

Yea, def. feel free to PM me or whatever cause I know no one will understand what it is like to be in nursing school, i know my hubby def. don't and I like you am already driving him crazy :)

When do you start school BTW?

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CONGRATULATIONS!!! :balloons:

That is so exciting! :monkeydance:

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Congratulations to both of you!!!!!!!!

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Specializes in LTC.
I have not been able to sleep since I got my letter, and I read it all the time like it is going to say something different.:lol2:

I'm jealous you already have books and school suppies. I go to my orientation on Aug 6th and I'm sure they will tell us what to get then. :)

Yea, def. feel free to PM me or whatever cause I know no one will understand what it is like to be in nursing school, i know my hubby def. don't and I like you am already driving him crazy :)

When do you start school BTW?

I start school Sept 6. I can't wait. I have two text books so far, but they're not mine. I borrowed from someone who was in the class last year. The woman at orientation said that they might or might not be the same books as I will be using for my classes, but I figured that not a whole lot can change in A&P or the Fundamentals. The body is pretty much the body and will always be the body. lol. They may change up the way the write the book, but the info and systems are pretty much goign to stay the same. If worst comes to worst, I might just have a newer edition book is all. I know right now Aug seems so far away, but don't worry, before you know it, it'll be here.

As far as supplies, I'd definitely say just buy the basics. We were told to buy loose leaf paper, 3 ringed notebooks, 2 3'' binders, pens, pencils, and colored pencils (I assume for color coding certain printouts of body parts, etc) We also have to have our own stapler, hole puncher and "milk crate" to store stuff in at the end of the day (our books, etc). Anyway, buy the basic things you KNOW you'll need, maybe then it'll feel not so far away for you. Oh, and we also had to buy 3x5 and 5x8 index cards. Good luck, keep me posted after your orientation. And, you as well, feel free to PM me anytime. :monkeydance:

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Specializes in OR Peri Operative.
I start school Sept 6. I can't wait. I have two text books so far, but they're not mine. I borrowed from someone who was in the class last year. The woman at orientation said that they might or might not be the same books as I will be using for my classes, but I figured that not a whole lot can change in A&P or the Fundamentals. The body is pretty much the body and will always be the body. lol. They may change up the way the write the book, but the info and systems are pretty much goign to stay the same. If worst comes to worst, I might just have a newer edition book is all. I know right now Aug seems so far away, but don't worry, before you know it, it'll be here.

As far as supplies, I'd definitely say just buy the basics. We were told to buy loose leaf paper, 3 ringed notebooks, 2 3'' binders, pens, pencils, and colored pencils (I assume for color coding certain printouts of body parts, etc) We also have to have our own stapler, hole puncher and "milk crate" to store stuff in at the end of the day (our books, etc). Anyway, buy the basic things you KNOW you'll need, maybe then it'll feel not so far away for you. Oh, and we also had to buy 3x5 and 5x8 index cards. Good luck, keep me posted after your orientation. And, you as well, feel free to PM me anytime. :monkeydance:

thanks so much. I have my orientation on the 6th so I'm sure I'll hear close to th same stuff as you :)
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