I posted this in the general nursing student section before... got passed over a bit. So I figured I try my luck over here.
I turned in my application for spring 2010. Applications aren't due until Oct 1st, I have a long wait ahead of me.
I'm new on here, so here's my story.
I graduated a few years ago with a BS in Biology (barely). But I ended up with a great job as a molecular biology tech just after graduation. I loved the science, but I didn't love my job. I didn't feel like I was serving any real purpose. So I quite and worked in a gym helping members develop fitness plans. That job was great, but the pay sucked. So I started looking for any job that I could get with my degree. I ended up getting hired as a clinical research assistant. It turns out they hired me more for my volunteer experience. I've done all sorts of things... mentoring, tutoring, rape crisis hotline, AIDS/HIV awareness and counseling, food drives, and all of that. My supervisor told me that they way I talked about my volunteer experiences in my interviews showed that I was a genuinely compassionate person and that's what they were looking for. Once the study gets going, I start meeting with and watching the nurses and thinking to myself... I would love to do something like this. But I figured since I went through hell and high water to get my first degree, I should just stick with it. A few months go by and my supervisor breaks the bad news that we may have a gap between studies, meaning I would be out of a job for a few months. I immediately go into panic (because that's what I do sometimes). Then one of the nurses that I've gotten to know pretty well suggests I look into nursing. I had never even considered it. But the more I thought about it, the more sense it made. I looked into ABSN, and BSN programs... but right now, none of those would work for me, so I looked as ADN programs. I found one associated with one of the local hospitals that seems to be a good fit for me and I applied (I also applied to the local community college, but I'm not a fan of the waitlist).
I'm a bit worried because my previous GPA, is terribly low. In high school I graduated at the top of my class and did very well my first 3 years of undergrad. But during my senior year I found out my grandfather had lung cancer, he went through surgery, and ended up passing... all within 3 weeks . He was my #1 supporter for everything, so afterwards and I suffered alot of emotional, family, and financial problems. Alot of it being my remaining family members telling me to "suck it up" whenever I had a problem or needed to talk. It took a few years, but I've worked these things out as much as I could on my end and I've become a much stonger person. I've realized my limits, that I can't be a superwoman, and that at times I need to take a time out. Just sucking it up doesn't always work. And over the years I've also been blessed with a much better support system :)
Anywho, sorry for the mini book and thanks for listening/reading! :heartbeat
. He was my #1 supporter for everything, so afterwards and I suffered alot of emotional, family, and financial problems. Alot of it being my remaining family members telling me to "suck it up" whenever I had a problem or needed to talk. It took a few years, but I've worked these things out as much as I could on my end and I've become a much stonger person. I've realized my limits, that I can't be a superwoman, and that at times I need to take a time out. Just sucking it up doesn't always work. And over the years I've also been blessed with a much better support system :)