I'm Shaking in My Boots over Returning to School!

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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Why am I so afraid of school? I am really intimidated for some reason...I keep thinking that I won't have what it takes to make it.

I had a 3.23 GPA in undergrad...I took 3 semesters of BIO I got an A..B and B+....I got a C in chemistry though :o

Since it has been more than 5 years since I took my science courses I have to repeat them. I am registering for chemistry and I am so scared.

Is anyone else afraid?

I graduated with a B.A in communications in 2003 and I have had 3 jobs in three separate fields since then. I have been a 5th grade teacher, corporate secretary and now I am an admissions assistant. None of these jobs or fields have brought me any satisfaction.

I was a CNA when I was in college and I admit there were certain aspects of the job that I didn't like...the backbreaking labor (in LTC it's every CNA for themselves and as a result it IS backbreaking...the hospital was much better)...shoddy treatment from the nurses who didn't respect a nobody CNA...etc.

Those things aside I really miss the hospital enviorment. I worked at a large hospital as a floater and I had the chance to work in almost every department. From Peds to POCU...I even worked in a locked jail ward!

Of course I don't really really know what nursing is all about because I was a CNA but I have a good idea that for all it's pain in the butt issues nursing is for me.

Originally I figured that I could do a 10 month LPN program and move from there to an Associates in nursing. But then I found out that it would take the identical amount of time for me to get a BSN so why reach for anything less than the gold star right?

I am going to register at a local CC to do my pre-requisites and if all goes well...I can expect to be in a BSN program by Spring 2006.

But i'm feeling so nervous...what is wrong with me?

Sorry I wasn't clear. The pre-requisite for A&P1 is the chem class I am currently registered for. Normally I would have had to complete the chem class before I could do the A&P1. Now I can take the chem and the A&P 1 at the same time and save myself from having to attend an extra semester of school. :)

those pre req rules really screwed me up my freshman year because we're the last people to register for classes so I missed out on some labs therefore setting me back, but as long as I graduate before I'm 25 I'll be happy :)

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