Pre=Application Jitters?

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Ok...so after this semester, I am DONE with my pre-courses, and I was wondering about the whole applcation process and the fact that within my lifetime, I have written more than 100 essays on various topics, which I feel mean nothing at this point because I can't seem to write out my personal statement, regarding my wanting to get into nursing school..It's that question, that although seems incredibly simple, forms a blockade in my head, and I come up with nothing.

WHY DO YOU WANT TO BECOME A NURSE??????????

To say that I want to become a nurses to help people seems, elementary and futile if you will, because why else would you want to go through all of this hard work?? Am I right or what?

Why does this simple question feel like I have to try my best to give to the admissions commitee, my master thesis on quantum physics??

Help!! I have major writers block. I was thinking of writing about the fact that my father died of AIDS and my whole family was scared because my mother who is actually a nurse had to go through the ordeal of being tested. But writing about that seems to me as an easy way out because it sets up the notion that I need some sort of sympathy, or some sort of pardon because I went through something that say, another applicant didn't....Am I looking to much into this..?

[nurz2be]

In my essay, which we had to write on the spot the day of our interview and had not been told before hand of having to do one, I told the story of my father literally dieing in my arms when I was 16 and how that affected me and how I didn't want others to feel that way... how I wanted to be there for those families coming in and feeling as helpless as I did.

After being in the interview a few moments the nursing director began reading my essay. She welled up, I wasn't trying for this effect, but she said she knew I was being sincere and that was my hearts desire. She then went on to say how surprised I might be that other students were brash enough to say they were in it for the money....after being accepted into the program I asked around and no one that got in to my group put anything but personal reasons for being a nurse. I didn't find 1 that said they were in it for the money that was allowed into our school with my group.

The people who read these and interview have been doing this for years, most likely, so if you are honest and sincere with whatever your reason is TRULY for wanting to be a nurse, they will see it. My mother was a nurse and she could read people like you wouldn't believe.

GOOD LUCK

[teampierce]

I think your experience with your father dying would be perfect to write about! It's obvious you want it, so that should come out in your writing. Good Luck.

[labcat01, BSN, RN]

I think your experience with your father dying would be perfect to write about! It's obvious you want it, so that should come out in your writing. Good Luck.

I agree...and if your mom was a nurse to be sure and discuss how that impacted you growing up.

[justme1972]

You can use that without sounding like you are looking for sympathy, such as, "I had a very, very close family member that was faced with a communicable disease that ultimately took his life; which could have adversely affected his spouse. The role of stepping in to be able to emotionally and physically support his spouse during this trying time, left me wishing I could do more in the realms of educating her or assisting her medical needs in any way I could--but I was unable to do so. I decided then that I never wanted to be in that position again, and also wanted to be able to serve others in this same manner, and a career as a Registered Nurse seemed to be the best way that I could fulfil this desire. What better way than to spend your career caring and comforting others? I fully understand that we can't save everyone, and everyone cannot be comforted, but you must go home at the end of every day, knowing you did your very best, exhausted every resource, and come into work every day with a sense of renewal to do better today than I did yesterday, and learn something along the way."

....not sure if that is your writing 'style'...but it's a suggestion.

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The last post was really fresh, and I guess that I'm just a punk and existing in New York has made me believe that everyone could care less about everyone else. There are so many women within my community that are effected with the virus, and you would think that they would make it easier to become a nurse. But things have gotten harder...The glass is empty.

Ok....so I'll write out my essay and get back to you all. Peace.