Interested in Nursing

Not sure if you have considered community college. Taking one or two classes at a time so you can continue to work and pay for school and really focus on those one or two classes. You will need to take pre-req's before actually getting into the nursing program classes anyhow, it might just give you the confidence you need to know you can be successful in nursing classes. Consider getting a math tutor to help you with your math, they can work with you one on one and help you to understand.

Just so you know, there will be math required of you not only in your pre-reqs, but in the field as well, not to mention the science. It's not necessarily a question of being "smart enough", but more, "well-suited".

I've always struggled in math and I passed it in my LPN program. They held after class tutoring every day and let us take each test twice and used the best grade. With the extra help I did well. I failed the final but, was allowed to retake it since we got to take each test twice and did well the 2nd time. Maybe look into an LPN program? The cost will be less, it's only a year long and you can transition into an Rn program once you are an LPN.

I'd recommend going to a CC for your prereqs. I have a prior degree and am going to my local CC for my prereqs... What I have found is that there are more tutoring services and after class time to catch up if you feel you are behind.

What do you mean 'maxed out'? Your aggregate limit for undergraduate study is something like $55,000... And the Stafford loans dispensed don't normally come anywhere close to the limits over four years.

Honestly? You give many excuses as to why you haven't done well, cannot do well, and why you might fail. You offer no reasons for actually wanting to become a nurse. I have to wonder why that is. If you are looking for "something to do", this isn't the best path to be on: it requires serious studying, dedication, commitment to success, aptitude. Your post just doesn't read that way to me.

You said you are considering nursing. Ok....what ELSE are you considering?

I didn't tell my reasons because I'm afraid that despite all of my reasons for feeling like this is the path I'm being called to be on that I'm not smart enough for it. The other option I'm considering is enlisting into the military, because of the same reason I am considering nursing. I have this instinct to help and protect and save. This obviously isn't something that I just woke up one day and decided I wanted to try out, I feel it's something that I should do.

I didn't tell my reasons because I'm afraid that despite all of my reasons for feeling like this is the path I'm being called to be on that I'm not smart enough for it. The other option I'm considering is enlisting into the military, because of the same reason I am considering nursing. I have this instinct to help and protect and save. This obviously isn't something that I just woke up one day and decided I wanted to try out, I feel it's something that I should do.

Negativity is a self-fulfilling prophesy. If you feel that you aren't smart enough to do something, well then by golly, you are going to prove yourself right. If you feel you won't succeed.....you won't.

Enlisting in the military (what branch? Does it matter to you?) is NOTHING like being a nursing student. Wanting to "help, protect, and save" aren't going to get you far in nursing, honestly. You could be an EMT, save a WHOLE lotta schooling, and "help, protect, and save".

If you feel inferior then the military won't really pan out, either: actually, an inflated sense of self seems to work for many

If you are prepared to study hard, focus on your education, dedicate yourself to whatever it takes to get through college, and take constructive criticism in stride.....you've begun to think like a nursing student. If you are going to let yourself think you're not good enough....you won't be.

Focus on your strengths: what about yourself makes you proud to be you? What have you done that makes you smile when you think about it? What have other people said you are good at doing, what do they compliment you on? Think about it...it's there :)

Do you want to work toward being a medical or nursing professional, and put in the time it takes to accomplish the goal? Or do you just want a feel-good something-or-other to pass the time?

You can volunteer and help people. Or you can make it a career. Give it some thought.

What do you REALLY want to do?

Yes...you start at the bottom like we all did. What do you expect? If you do not pass the classes you will not be admitted to Nursing school. Same if you want to be a doctor. You don't just "get accepted" to be an MD. You must earn excellent grades and work HARD.

There is no "advice" other than to meet the requirements to be allowed to take the NCLEX.

Dimensional Analysis is so much differerent from Algebra! I never did well on Algebra, but I always got A's in dosages! Don't let Math be one reason to stop you from becoming a nurse! Good luck!

Let me say that we all have to start somewhere

to reach our final goal. No one is perfect

No one should be, however nursing requires

a great deal of self reflection, self reward,

self dedication. Once you pass those state boards

you are responsible for the lives of others.

That license allows you to practice as a licensed

nurse for which every state under their own law

gives privilage to practice. Once we as future nurses

abuse the privilage in anyway it can be taken away and

then your looking at possible legal situations.

I say this because our grades are important

for a reason in pre nursing as well as nursing.

If we barely manage to pass a class whether

its math,science or english in prenursing, how

will we go on to pass the harder classes in nursing school?

Finally how will we understand the entire concept

of nursing?

Don't fear the math - you wont be taking calculus !!! :) you only have to put the time and study (in order to do well in math -you need to practice a lot-practice the questions- that's it)

Good luck