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I've registered and will be starting full-time in 3 weeks. Most of my classes will be online as I get the prerequisites out of the way, I'll still be working 35 hours a week as well. It's going to be tough but I'm very excited about my journey to a new career.

It really depends, some grow out of it a good number grow into adults with ADD/ADHD. I was one of those children and have adult ADD.

Great Job. You are doing what I plan on doing, working fulltime and taking as many classes as is possible and practical for success.

It's the same for me, fastest most cost effective route to RN. Right now I'm weighing the pro's and cons of going to a Hospital RN Diploma program such as Frankford Hospital School of Nursing. The program includes the option of getting an associates degree from University of Penn while you train. The community college route is looking less appealing for me due to the additional time commitment required as well as the waiting list.

The responses to the thread below answered my questions https://allnurses.com/forums/f118/does-matter-what-school-you-go-get-your-nursing-degree-212002.html

So basically it doesn't matter if I choose to attend a community college ADN program or a hospital diploma (ending with an ADN) as long as they both end in sitting for the NCLEX, is this a correct assumption? I'm considering attending Frankford Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia as they don't have the waiting list my community college does. However I would like to, in th future, go forward with a BSN.

Actually I'm not interested in the LPN program on the RN as my final goal is Forensic Nursing/CRNA or Informatics. Eventually the BSN has to happen, but RN first, then work for experience and return to school part time to finish up.

I'm willing to take the time if the program is worth it. As far as working/money I'll take it as it comes, school being a priority of course. Maybe Ill look into part time evenings for prerequisite classes.

The HACC website has been quite informative over the past couple of weeks. I actually submitted my application this morning for pre-nursing.

Thank you for such quick and concise answers to my questions. I've learned a lot reading the forums the past couple of days. I don't really want it to take 3 years to get my RN however one must work in order to stay afloat, I suppose I'll take what classes I can when I can. Once I'm actually get into nursing school, I think I'm going to switch to part time work. Thanks again!

Hello all. I am a 31yr old male making plans to attend school for Nursing in the fall. Currently I'm considering the program at HACC here in Harrisburg, Pa and possibly Frankford Hospital School of Nursing in the Philadelphia area. I have a couple of questions. 1: Is it correct to assume when attending a community college such as HACC, when I start school I will be pre-nursing and attempting to fulfill my requirements in order to apply for the nursing school within that particular college? 2: In private nursing school such as Frankford, are you applying directly to the nursing program? If so how is this sort of program any different than going to a community college? 3: Is it better, if your final goal is a BSN, to get your RN first then work and earn your BSN part time? I suppose its relevant that I'd be starting with a clean slate financially and dependent upon student loans and grants to finance my schooling.

A lot of defection from IT careers. I too worked 10 years in various technology rolls from help desk to project management. After being laid off, outsourced and disenchanted with the field I wanted to do something which helped others, and provided the financial stability to start a family someday. I'm still a couple of months off from starting school, but luckily starting with a clean slate. I'm looking forward to learning a lot from the folks here.

I'm also considering going to HACC for nursing, hopefully this fall, so I'm also interested in hearing about experiences there.