help me pick my career plz

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I'm a 3rd year student in Orange Coast Community college with GPA of 3.0 (not so great). My first major was biology but the thought of 8-10 years of school and stay in one place while working some what discouraged me. I want to change to Nursing career because of the money (not gona lie), many varieties of nursing careers (thinking of informatic nursing). I like helping people and all but I heard nurses really get looked down on by others even the patients is this true? I don't mind wiping butts or anything like that if it pays well and the job is good. I really want to know how HARD is the classes for nursing career. When i search around, it seems like many people are regretting about this career. Which is harder nursing career or pharmacy. Should I just continue with biology major or change to this knowing that it is practically next to impossible to get in a good nursing school especially with my GPA. What should I do? I'm so stressing out right now I feel like my balls are getting kicked every minute. I already asked like 4 counselors in the past 2 months and I dont feel like they helped me out at all. They all just wanted to get the appointment end early......atleast this is how i feel. Is this because I'm a guy and they're viewing me differently??:angryfireoh forgot to add, I checked out Golden west College nursing center and found out that it gona be like 6-7 years to get my nursing associate.... is this long?? or nah (2 years to take extra bio classes to apply, 2-3 years waitlist, and 2 years time to get the degree.

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If you don't mind hard work, nursing school should not be too difficult. I don't know anything about other patients "looking down" on nurses. The profession is much, much different than it was 20 years ago.

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picking a career is so frustrating T.T

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We can't choose your life path for you. You have to dig into your heart and find the answer yourself. Good luck in whatever you choose.

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Specializes in M/S, Tele, Sub (stepdown), Hospice.

There is no waiting list at Golden West or any of the colleges around OC right now. Santa Ana still might be working off a waiting list but they are taking new students based on GPA.

All of the OC community colleges are accepting nursing students based on GPA in the science courses (anatomy, physio, & micro). Every program is a little different but you need those main courses & usually chemisty & english before they let you in the program. If you get all A's in those classes you have a pretty good chance of getting in right away. You also need apply to the nursing program every semester.

The nursing programs are 4 semesters (2 years).

Hope that helps!

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Specializes in Critical Care, Postpartum.

I know of people who are just like you. I'll share with you want they have decided to do. With one year left of school, if I were you I would finish with my Biology degree. In the meantime start looking for Accelerated BSN programs in your area. These programs are about 12-15 months in length. And some require a minimum of 3.0 GPA. So upon graduation, you are getting ready to spend an extra year getting that nursing degree. I must warn you that those Accelerated BSN programs are intense. But, it's worth it if you plan to climb higher in nursing. Good luck.

As for me, I'm currently taking my prerequisites to get into an Accelerated BSN program as I have already obtained my B.A. in another field a couple of years back.

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