Professional statement help for ABPNN program

noChipEMT · Apr 30, 2009

Hey all, So basically I'm having a really difficult time just figuring out where to start. I know that there aren't too many resources that really help to guide anyone looking for some insight on how to draw up a professional/personal statement for application to Nursing Programs.

Here's a quick stint about myself:

-Graduated with Biochem degree (not the greatest GPA, but that's too much of a story to even start on but mostly involves taking on too much without any kind of a clear goal)

-Working the past 3 years as a bench scientist for a private company developing drugs for Neurovascualr diseases (stroke, alzheimers, etc)

-Have been a firefighter and EMT-B in NYS for the past 5/6 years

-all sorts of other experiences from teaching in the lab to police dispatching, and so on

I really want to be able to express how much I really want this without sounding typical (which is generally the goal of this type of thing), but honestly, the bench is REALLY not for me, I love the research and everything that I've learned so far, but I want to be around people, and more than anything I really want to start learning again, help improve lives, and have a solid career I can continue to build on for years to come.

Perhaps what I need is a swift kick in the pants...but right now I feel stuck, and I at this moment would love to be able to complete my application and get that checked off my list of things needed to do (I still have a few pre-req's to do but am on track to be done with all that before August of this year).

Oh yeah, and my application deadline at this point is July 1st 2009.

Any help, words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated...even just that swift kick!