tipisqueen

No, I don't think it is foolish to pursue going to school. I had my son in October 08 and was due to graduate in december. I had the baby the weekend after hurricane Ike in Houston hit and went back to clinicals the following week. I was lucky, though, because the week I had him clinicals were cancelled due to the storm. I obviously passed, but it wasn't that easy. He was born sickly. He had surgery at one month due to a pyloric stenosis. So before then I was dealing with him throwing up, numerous doctor visists, changes in formula, and school work on top of that. I also had two other children to care for. He also had RSV three times, so I was constantly doing breathing tx on him, and took him to ER once. All this happened in the three months I had left to graduate. God gave me the strength to juggle all these problems. Truthfully, I did not study as much as my other classmates, but I am lucky that I am a good testaker, plus God was on my side. Many factors contributed to my passing: 1. God. He gave me strength, patience, and the knowledge to pass the tests. 2. I had failed out of an RN program before and this was my second chance but as an LVN. This motivated me to do better in school and I did not want to let my husband down again. He was very supportive. I did eventually try the RN program again at a different school. I graduated May 2010. 3. My family. The sacrifices I made were for their future because if I graduated then I could provide a better life for them financially. Plus having to wake them up early on clinical days, on cold days, made me work harder since they too had to sacrifice their warm beds and sleep so I can go to school. 4. My ego. I graduated top 10 percent of my class in HS. I got pregnant at 18 and put off college and was working minimum wage. I felt bad about myself so I decided start college because I am smart and can do anything I set my mind to. I am now 27 and will pursue my bachelor's first and hopefully a master's with God's help. So yes, even with obstacles life throws at you, if you are willing and put your mind to it, you can accomplish whatever your heart desires.

I got a private message about what made me so confident that I had passed after I finished the test, but I can't respond privately since I am a new member. To answer that, my faith in God that He was going to bless me with the opportunity to pass on the first try and I just had a feeling inside of me that I had passed when it shut off. I can't really say it was because I studied this book or tried that course because I did not really study at all because I did not know where to start. So I figured that I could not cram all I had learned from LVN school and RN school in a few weeks. Besides, I think I am a good test taker and I try to think through the options. I also read the question carefully and put it in my own words what it is really asking. Well today I got the official results that I passed the test, but I knew when I tried the trick on Monday and got the good pop up. I'm starting my job hunt tomorrow, wish me luck!

took the test today with 75 questions around noon. at 4pm checked site and got the good pop up. i knew i passed as soon as it cut off, so i am not nervous about the official results. this trick works!!!