Waiting really really sucks!

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Yup you heard me, it sucks :angryfire. I applied to my program almost 6 months ago, this is maybe a month now that my application has been completed. I called today to find out the status of my application, and I was told the same thing I was told last week, my app is with the chairperson, and if they approve my app i'll be called for an admissions interview.

I can't sleep, my apartment is unliveable, and i can't function.

Well no more

I have decided that I will not drive myself crazy anymore, I have to be confident that I did the best I could, everything is out of my hands now and worrying myself half to death doesn't help and checking my cellphone every second of the day doesn't help either (as my granma (R.I.P) use to say "a watched pot never boils" )

One of my patients told me today to relax and let it go, that giving myself a stroke won't make them call any faster and that she was confident they will call. So if everyone is confident that I will get in (and by everyone i mean my patients, my nurses, my mom, my best friends, even the allnurses crew) why aren't I confident in myself? And you know what, if i don't make it in, i'll cry, be upset, be embaressed and be disappointed, then i just have dust myself off and try again.

Of course all of this is easier said than done, but from now on, no more checking my school's website fifty times a day (welll okay maybe just once :uhoh3:this is a slow process ya know!!) no more reading past students post, no more stareing at random pics of current students in their uniforms, no more nuttiness, I get friday off from work this week and its spring cleaning time.

Lets see how long this lasts tee hee

Specializes in Junior Year of BSN.
Well, I can certainly relate to the waiting game. I applied about this time last year to my local community college. I took the test, did well...and just worked on pre-reqs and general ed classes this past year. I was told we'd find out about acceptance mid-March.

Mid-March came and went.

Finally, today in the mail I got THE LETTER!

It even came with a postcard..."if you've decided to come to this program, let us know by returning the postcard..." Ya think?

Postcard will be in the mail tonight! LOL

I'm doing a happy dance for sure!

Now the mailman can be assured that he won't be assaulted the millisecond he puts the mail in the box!

I'll say a prayer for the rest of you waiting...

Oh, and I just figured I'd better get in...I'm not getting any younger!

I'll be 55 yo when I get the RN (and plan for the MSN).

So don't the rest of you all go giving up now!

Congrats! :monkeydance:

i agree--waiting sucks!!!!! my place is a mess too. wish i could get to the point where you guys are & put it behind me & be productive.

congratulations to 'lakeside'

I took this post to heart yesterday and tried my best to not obsess about getting "the letter" all day. I didn't check the schools webpage (where they post updates) or anything. I tried to keep myself busy, and by the end of the day I felt great - and when I (once again) did not get anything in the mail, I was okay.

So, thank you for giving me at least one day of clarity!:smiley_aa

I took this post to heart yesterday and tried my best to not obsess about getting "the letter" all day. I didn't check the schools webpage (where they post updates) or anything. I tried to keep myself busy, and by the end of the day I felt great - and when I (once again) did not get anything in the mail, I was okay.

So, thank you for giving me at least one day of clarity!:smiley_aa

Awww, thats great. I'm so glad my post helped you out. You see its true, just try to keep yourself busy, it will come, we just have to learn the art of patience. (A watched pot never boils) just keep saying that to yourself when you get tempted. :)

Hey Girl,

It will be okay. It's good that you are keeping yourself busy doing other things. And, from the sound of it, cleaning your place will take you awhile to finish. ;)

Think: What is the worst that could happen? Answer: You won't get in. If this happens, you will just apply again next year. In the meantime (if worst comes to worst) you can volunteer elsewhere and strengthen your application even more. Also, you can work fulltime and save $$ (we know we are all going to need lots of it). It won't be the end of the world.

Having said that, I honestly think you will get in. I won’t lie, though: your school is kinda wacky...why do they take so long?!?!

Note to self: It certainly is easy to give this advice, but hard for myself to take it. I am in the same position as you, yet it is hard to get reassured by other people. Hang in there and be strong. :pumpiron: We will make it through. :biere: *wipe tear*. Hehe...

Love yah!

Hey Girl,

It will be okay. It's good that you are keeping yourself busy doing other things. And, from the sound of it, cleaning your place will take you awhile to finish. ;)

Think: What is the worst that could happen? Answer: You won't get in. If this happens, you will just apply again next year. In the meantime (if worst comes to worst) you can volunteer elsewhere and strengthen your application even more. Also, you can work fulltime and save $$ (we know we are all going to need lots of it). It won't be the end of the world.

Having said that, I honestly think you will get in. I won't lie, though: your school is kinda wacky...why do they take so long?!?!

Note to self: It certainly is easy to give this advice, but hard for myself to take it. I am in the same position as you, yet it is hard to get reassured by other people. Hang in there and be strong. :pumpiron: We will make it through. :biere: *wipe tear*. Hehe...

Love yah!

Hey girl

thanks for the vote of confidence

Yup you are right the worse that could happen is i don't get in, so i'll just have to reapply next year.

What makes me worry, is people who ive talked too currently in the program or completed it, got called right away once their NLN scores were in. So its worrisome, that they are either:

A. Stalling on me, to see what else they get (which sort of goes against what they advertise as their admissions practice)

B. Have already decided to put me in the reject pile and they don't let you know that right away.

Either way driving myself up a wall doesn't help a bit

I haven't even begin the cleaning process yet, I dread it, but I am tired of coming home to the mess. I am getting tomorrow off so i'll be spending the whole day cleaning, laundry, music and cartoons (japanese animation to be more precise, this is what keeps me sane)

I already work fulltime, Ive been working at the sameeeeee hospital for 3 yrs (4 in june) will be working at this hospital when i get into the program too. I hate my job but i love my nurses and patients. I have a bunch of favorate patients that i hug and kiss them everytime they come in, and my nurses are my family you know.

my unit is specilized for clinical trials and research, so we're gonna be starting a new study soon so we had a huge training session yesterday that was so interesting and so much fun. I got to ask the developers and people from the pharmacutical company questions. Anyway that was my highlight yesterday.

Of course i left my cellphone at home, and of course no phone call, but oh well at least I didn't have it to drive myself nuts.

Its definately harder to take reassuring advice than to give it, i can certainly understand that.

~M

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