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Thanks ya'll. I am thinking of at least splitting them up for two semesters. That is a lot! I appreciate all of your input. Which way to split them do you think is best?

Can I take all of the following classes in one semester and make great grades in order to make nursing school deadline in September? Eng 101 Math 101 A&P Dev. Pysch Microbiology Psych. Human Nutrition Given that: I have been in college before I have no other responsibilities I am single, no job, no kids, no pets, can opt out for having a life for the summer and have money saved up for living expenses I have a great drive and focus Is that crazy? Is it possible to make great grades? Thanks for any input.

Thank you all for the support. I guess I was just shocked about how hard it was to even get in. Hopefully I will be able to get the best grades possible. Everyone's comments really helped and I appreciate it. Thanks again!

I am starting from scratch with pursuing my nursing career. I want to be an RN and work in the hospital. I do not have any pre reqs done. I wish to go to the local CC and apply for next fall's (Fall 08) nursing pgm as they are filled for this fall. They said 400 ppl applied and about 50 got in. (It's in the city) Is that a bad ratio? What if I do not get in after finishing my pre reqs over the next year? I would be soooo bummed and very discouraged. I'm sure those others that did not get in will be making sure they try harder next time. I feel so discouraged like I'm going to work so hard on my pre reqs and then might not get in. Does everyone go through this? :uhoh21: What if it takes me ten years to get in? Arrrghhhh!!! Please tell me yourr thoughts or story. TIA!!

Lindsay, Do RNs look down on LPNs in the hospital or other settings? I would like to pursue this but I don' want to be ssen as their less-educated b*tch. Ya know?

I have no pre reqs done. Should I take the 15 month LPN course first then transfer into RN later on? Why/why not?

LinseyLou2222, did it take 1 year for LPN-total (without bach. degree)?

....including all pre-reqs and nursing school or diploma?

Finderkeeper, thank you! It look like you and I are around the same stage. I have a question about school. When one applies to college and declare a major, do they automatically enroll you in the "nursing school prgm" within the college or....? Thanks for sharing your story.

Hey Daytonite! Thank you for your reply. I appreciated most the helpful websites and the part when you said that you started with no vol. work and no shadowing and taht you just did it anyway. Also, the part that you said that all nurses started somewhere, and had all these questions, too. It helped me not to feel alone, but def. encouraged! Thank you for that. I will be looking at those websites soon. Thanks again for all your help. :nuke:

Thank you MommyNurse 2B for being so candid and honest with me! I so appreciate the look into you and your family's life and how nursing has changed things for ya'll. I am so pleased to hear things have turned around for you. Your being so open about things really gives me hope that nursing will be, indeed, for me, too! Thank you again for your reply. You really helped me with all that you said!!

Thank you ladies for you input. I just have one question...What on earth do I volunteer for at a hospital in order to see what the nurses do? Why is this allowed? Shouldn't all persons be licensed, etc.? Please fill me in, thank you!

Thanks for the heads up on southern. I think I'll steer clear of that one!

Thank you happybunny1970, I appreciate all of your thought on this subject. I think one of the best parts about nursing is that you can make those moves form one specialty to another. Thanks for the heads up!

I am very interested in becoming a nurse. I want to get my ADN, RN at the local Community College(pre reqs and all) or go through the general hospital for my diploma (after pre reqs are done at the CC) and then be able to sit and write the N-CLEX for the RN. (I am not interested in being an LPN, CNA, or full time volunteer work)The hospital I would get my diploma from would be the same hospital I would be interested in working with after I pass the N-CLEX. The niche I'm interested in is L&D. First, I need to make the decision on which route to take as far as schooling. Which would you do and why? But before that....I would like to job shadow, volunteer or spend sometime(does not have to be lengthy) in a hospital preferably on an L&D. How do I go about doing this? Do I ask the nursing school director about this? I guess I just want to make sure that I want to do this for my career. I have not spent hardly any time in a nurse's setting at all, nor have I had any children, or major illness. How did you know that you had to be a nurse? What were your first steps in making that decision? Thank you so much for taking the time to read and answer this post. Any help is greatly appreciated!