Plan B!

Plan B for me was changing careers after a few years if I really hated nursing. The fact is, I was making $10/hr in customer service with few prospects open to me, even with a previous bachelor's, and I was very dissatisfied with my quality of life at that level. There are few jobs in my area where you can make $40k+ a year right out of school with just a bachelor's degree.

I wasn't worried about failing because it's not in my nature to fail.

I did not have a plan B! Sounds kind of crazy considering how difficult it is to get into nursing schools in my area. I had many academic advisors tell me to pick a back up major or to change my major all together. Somehow, I never let that get to me. I knew I wouldn't enjoy any other career as crazy at it sounds. I wouldn't discourage having a back up though. I think it's pretty smart.

I always have a plan B. Always. My current plan B is to get a job at a retail store that I like until I finish my MSN and get a teaching job.

When I was in nursing school, I worked as a server, as a CNA, and as a graphic designer. I would have done odd jobs and housecleaning if I had to.

Having a plan B is smart, not asking for failure.

People who develop all or nothing thinking have just as much chance of ending up with nothing.

Nursing was my plan B. Right out of high school I knew I wanted to be a fashion designer but was talked out of it by my parents and other rational people. I also consider going back to school to be a lab technician.

I did not let myself think in terms of a Plan B during school or I would probably have opted for it at the most difficult moments- the times I was pulling an all-nighter between clinical days following a week of night shifts at work, etc. While quitting or failing wouldn't have been the end of the world, I'm sure I would have found something else to do with my life, it would have been a huge waste of time and resources, a major financial setback, and a disappointment to myself and my family.

On the occasions I worried about failing (I never considered quitting) I just told myself I'd cross that bridge if I came to it and then redirected my mental energy towards studying.

Plan B for me was changing careers after a few years if I really hated nursing. The fact is, I was making $10/hr in customer service with few prospects open to me, even with a previous bachelor's, and I was very dissatisfied with my quality of life at that level. There are few jobs in my area where you can make $40k+ a year right out of school with just a bachelor's degree.

I wasn't worried about failing because it's not in my nature to fail.

When I was working a low paying retail job and suddenly found myself being a single mother, I had 3 choices: Lose everything, because $10/hr would wouldn't pay the bills, commute 1.5 hours and get my masters in library science, or go to the local community college and get an ADN. Having been a CNA many years ago, I had an idea what nursing would entail, so it became my first choice. But if it hadn't worked out, I would have gone for the MLS.

I found psych nursing fairly quickly and I'm a happy camper who made the right choice.

I always have a plan B. Always. My current plan B is to get a job at a retail store that I like until I finish my MSN and get a teaching job.

When I was in nursing school, I worked as a server, as a CNA, and as a graphic designer. I would have done odd jobs and housecleaning if I had to.

Having a plan B is smart, not asking for failure.

People who develop all or nothing thinking have just as much chance of ending up with nothing.

Well, NOT having a Plan B doesn't mean you're NOT being smart, just that you have so little expectation for failing out of the program that spending time devising a new course of your life in such an event is a waste of time. Could it happen...? Sure. But if you're someone who hasn't failed anything in school, generally does well in school, there's no reason to think "what happens if I fail in school"...KWIM? I suppose I could have a plan in place for what I might do if both of my vehicles AND my husband's vehicle became inoperable on the same day at the same time...but the likelihood of that occurring is pretty remote, so I don't.

If someone's academic history is sketchy.....if his/her history on following through with things is questionable....sure, a backup plan might be a rather good idea. But for others....it's nothing more than a distraction to do it.

Well I am already an LPN so that would obviously be my fall back but I won't fail either so I won't need it. I've maintained a 4.0 with three kids, post partum depression hell, working, husband/home duties so I refuse to even entertain that thought because it's not a realistic choice for me. But usually I am a plan B person otherwise :)

I thought this thread was about the safety and effectiveness of Plan B:

Plan B (Morning-After Pill): Effectiveness and Side Effects

"I've got two left feet so that's not an option for me!"

they have feet ???!!!

I thought this thread was about the safety and effectiveness of Plan B:

Plan B (Morning-After Pill): Effectiveness and Side Effects

Me too....