I'm working on my pre-reqs for Nursing

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

Published

Does anyone else get a little discouraged when half the students in your class are working on prereqs for nursing? Summer classes started and mine are all online, so it's largely discussion board based and you have to post your little biographies etc the first week.

I don't know why it seems a little discouraging. Maybe because I know it's that many more applying for the programs, so it's that much more competative. Maybe it's out of fear for future job prospects. Maybe it's completely narcassistic. I don't know.

When I started taking college classes before I decided on what to do, I never heard anyone say nursing when we went to class that first day and talked about our plans and interests. Three years later (I haven't been attending straight through) it's literally half of the other students in each class.

It's okay though. I'll keep on doing what I'm doing and not worry about it in general. I just noticed this morning, and wanted to see if that's how it is in everyone else's classes lately?

Specializes in Clinical Partner and CNA.

I know how you feel. It is a little scary when you see so many people going to school for nursing and it can be annoying when people that don't study or work their butt off do really well in a class. But I try to make friends with the ones that are ahead of me to get suggestions or help and stay away from the ones who mess around in class or dont work hard. I guess the only good thing I've learned from this is to be competitive with myself. Going into this...3 years ago I thought I could squeak by with C's, keep in mind I was 20 years old, but now I see how many people are trying to get in, so I strive to do better and a big percentage of the people messing around in class won't get in anyways. thats what helps keep my mind in the right place :) Keep your head up and working hard and dont worry about everyone else.

+ Add a Comment