I did not stalk the mail-man. Six months ago I went to the mailbox every single day for a month and there was no letter. By the time I received a letter, I was told I was not selected for the class that begins August 2006. Plus I would be "re-evaluated" with 100 other qualified applicants in the Fall for the class that begins January of 2007 (only 40 spots available, 30 of which go to the re-evaluated people). :stone
This morning I went to the mailbox to pick up the mail. It was collecting in my box for a week or two (I honestly forget)! To my surprise my letter was also in the box with a postmark of last week. :smackingf
My letter is also thin like the last time. :uhoh21: So I slowly opened it and read....
"Congratulations! I am pleased to inform you that you have been selected .........." This means I AM A STUDENT NURSE!!! :monkeydance:
Unbelievable!!!! I am so excited!!! :biggringi :balloons:
Good luck to EVERYONE!!! If you do not get in this time, DO NOT give up!!!
What an awsome idea. That would be a constant reminder of why you are putting yourself through the hardest challenge ever.
Congrats!! Write yourself a note describing how excited and happy you are now so that you can read it during a particularly trying moment in school. Good luck!
Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.
Congratulations!!!! That is great news. Just for the record...I never stalked my mailman, I meant it as a joke:wink2: because most of us feel so anxious and excited while we are waiting.
I know what you were meaning! :wink2: No one really stalks the mailperson. But many of us run to the mailbox everyday when we normally don't do so. And last time I used to ask other students if they received anything in the mail so in a way I was stalking their mail person too!
Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.
Congrats!! I know how excited you must be and can't wait to feel it for myself--I am still "not stalking" the mailman. I have been leaving the windows open so I can hear when they drive by!! Best wishes to you!
Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.
Oh Congratulations, I know that this was absolutely killing you. Its funny how us second rounders never expect the letter and when we get it, its that much sweeter.
Thank you!
I actually blocked it out of my head for the most part since I technically had to wait 6 months (10 if you start from the beginning of the application cycle). However once in a while I was reminded or had to answer a question that jarred my memory. On those occasions the wait seemed crazy. :uhoh21:
I agree with you, I did not think I would make it since the odds were still bad as the last time. So yes, it is much sweeter because it was well earned!!! I know I will go through a million emotions between now and January, but I doubt any of them will be that my acceptance into this program is no big deal. I know a few students who got into the class that started Fall 2006 and had this attitude within days of being accepted.
They mainly had a bad attitude because they were accepted their first time trying. Plus they assumed that those who did get accepted were not good students. This was true about some students but not about all of us!
Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.
:cheers: CONGRATULATIONS!!!:yelclap:
That is so awesome - it must be such a relief!
Can't wait for my turn!!!
Thank you. Yes, it is a great relief. Especially since some people look at you strange and don't take your effort seriously when you tell them you are "trying to get into nursing school". Now I can say, "I am in nursing school" or "I am a student nurse".
Your time is coming if you don't give up! Good luck to you!!! :wink2:
:biggringi :balloons: 
lisabeth
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What an awsome idea.
That would be a constant reminder of why you are putting yourself through the hardest challenge ever.