HealingRainne

Thanks 4jen!! Congrats on graduating!! I have read alot on here and I pretty much figured it wasn't going to be a walk in the park. If it were...I'm sure everyone would do it! Thanks for sharing your experience :) I am married but no kids yet (we're waiting til after RN school). I guess my biggest concern is finding a balance of enough time for school and working enough to help my husband keep us afloat. Its a catch 22.... don't work and devote all my time to school but be broke or work and risk my education. LOTS TO THINK ABOUT!! *sigh* Thanks again!

I started there in the spring of 08. I quit after that term. In my 3 month experience with NAU they had changed the pre req's and other course requirments THREE times!! Before I even started my classes I was told that one of them would not be required but I didn't have time to change my schedule and if I dropped it, I would lose my Financial Aid. A friend of mine started working there as an advisor and behind closed doors, she STRONGLY advised me to get out while I still could!! She said that if you have alot of money to burn or get lots of grant money, the education was almost as good as a community college. However, for my Anatomy and Physiology final....the instructor printed off the wrong test. So, we all went over the comprehensive final as a class. We all got 100%!!! I couldn't believe it. The people were nice but that's not the kind of easy education I think prepares us to save lives:crying2:

I am currently finishing up my pre req's for the Penn Valley RN program. I plan to apply in August of 2009 for the January 2010 start. I have read some other threads saying it is hard and there is alot of stuff to put up with. I left the NAU pre nursing program because of this. What I am most concerned with is....what is the schedule like? I realize it is different each semester but I am curious what a week looks like for someone in the program. Right now I am a nanny and they know I am going for nursing school....but I would love to atleast still work here part time...... Thanks in advance :)