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Specializes in E.D..

I promised myself two years ago that I would make this post. On Monday, I will take my last final and will finish nursing school. I am crying as I type this post. I am 40 years old and dreamed of doing this for 15 years before ever having the guts to quit my lucrative first career and just GO FOR IT! I want to make this one plea to anyone out there who is struggling with making the plunge...if you want it...if you're willing to make sacrifices...if you're willing to work your booty off and suck it up for a while...you CAN and WILL succeed! This is, by far, the greatest accomplishment of my life, and it's ONLY the beginning! You can't go back and make a new start, but you can start now and make a new ending!!!!! Congratulations to all my fellow December 2010 graduates. Let's always remember where we've been as students, where we're going as nurses, and our duty to bring light into the lives of others...just like ole Florence did with her lamp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Congrats!!! Good luck! I will be just beginning nursing classes in January. I am looking forward to making this same post in another year and a half.

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Congrats! What a great post! You should be very proud of yourself. I am about to leave the world of health communications/PR to start my prereqs in Jan. I am scared but excited!

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Specializes in ICU/UM.

Aww, congrats! Love the positivity in your post :heartbeat.

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:yeah: :yeah:

Good for you! As a 35 year old starting my second career, you give me hope! You ROCK!

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Congratulations. Next week I take my first term finals and the past 3 months have just flown. I know the next 18 monts will fly as well and I'll be posting something similar.

Best of luck in your future!

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Specializes in Maternity.

one more semester and then i get to make the same post!!!!! i cannot wait to be done, and know how hard it is so congratss!!!!

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Specializes in Private Practice- wellness center.

CONGRATS!!! I'm also a 40 year old going for my ADN. WOOT! In a little less than two weeks I'll be taking my first round of finals as a nursing student. YIPPEE!!! Like others, I cannot believe how fast time is flying! (Here's hoping it keeps flying until 8/2012. LOL!)

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Specializes in Maybe peds someday.

Congratulations! Nursing school flies by! Seems like just yesterday I got my acceptance letter and now in just 6 months I will be graduating too! Good luck to you with your new career as a RN! :)

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Congrats lady!!! I had my last day of RN school today too ;) Feels great doesn't it? I'm 32 & I remember thinking "what am I doing here with all these kids!?" while in pre-reqs.

Good luck on your NCLEX ;)

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Specializes in Psych.

Congrats! Be proud, this is a HUGE accomplishment! I will be in your shoes in exactly one year and I can't wait! Each semester that goes by seems faster and faster.

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WOOHOO-This is awesome! I start nursing school in 46 days after 19 years of waiting and am so incredibly excited about it; so 2 years from now I will make the same post!

Congrats on having the courage to take the leap of faith and putting in the hard work needed to get to the end of the dream..let the new chapter begin!

Blessings to you as you shine that light!:nurse:

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