Kimba819

Wow you guys truly are amazing. So this week I am feeling better about everything. I enrolled in two pre-reqs, bought the books and have already read them cover to cover lol. (Ethics/Human Growth and Development.) I even took notes. By the way, classes don't start until August 27th. I guess you could say that I am "motivated"! I am still really nervous, but I am going to work really hard and hopefully if it is meant to be everything will work out. One thing is for sure, I'm not going to look back in another 10 years and say "coulda, woulda, shoulda". Thanks again for all of the encouragement!

Wow. Thank you guys so much for responding so quickly. I really appreciate all the advice and words of encouragement. I am taking my first two pre-req classes at Miami Dade College (the only college I have ever attended. Although I took my vocational Paralegal classes at FIU.. non-college credit classes that is.) Anyway, I am going to look into other schools in the area. Relocating is just not an option for me for both financial and personal reasons. It just so happens that one of my father's best friends is a Nursing teacher at Miami Dade College (Homestead campus). I wrote her a very, very lengthy e-mail and she called me back within 10 minutes of sending it. I spoke to her and really the only thing she said was for me to take my pre-reqs, concentrate on getting my GPA up, and apply. She said that as of this semester, the lowest GPA she has seen is a 3.2. So I have my work cut out for me. It wasn't the most encouraging conversation, but by no means discouraging. She said that I should even consider taking some of the BSN pre-req classes (like the math/statistics) and that could also help bring my GPA as well as knocking those classes out of the way should I pursue my BSN later. Thank you again for everything. I'm sitting here at work and actually have a smile on my face (I think it's confusing all the attorneys).

Hello everyone. I have been lurking around here for a while. I think I have read almost every post! Before I begin I want to apologize for the length of this post. I have a lot on my mind. I am currently 27 (28 in a few weeks). I work at a law firm in Miami as a paralegal. I guess I have been at my current job for a little over 3 years now. I am absolutely miserable. I could cry right now. I want to be a nurse so badly, it is all I think about. (I've thought about it for the past several years, and I always find some way to talk myself out of it, or someone else does.) First, I have made a lot of poor choices in my college "career". Due to the fact that I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, being just plain irresponsible, and several deaths in my family, I dropped many classes or just gave up and received failing grades. In 2001 I decided to buckle down and take things seriously. I became an EMT-b. I received straight "A"s in that program and passed the State test with flying colors. However, reality soon hit me that I would make more money working at Costco than I would as an EMT. So I went back to the drawing board and ended up where I am at now. A paralegal. Although I am very good at what I do, I hate every second of it. I cannot stand working for these attorneys. I am treated as though I am mentally inferior because I am not one them. I can't stand the way they laugh about "ruining someone's weekend" by filing a motion, or writing nasty letters to someone. I know I could go out and find another paralegal job, but that is not what I want to do with my life. I want to help people. I want to make a difference. I've always been fascinated with life and how medicines work. I know that I would excel at being a nurse. The problem is that I messed up a lot in school. Upon reviewing my grades I saw that my GPA currently is around 2.3. I am so embarrassed! I wish I could go back in time and kick myself (really really hard). Luckily, perhaps, I still need to take all the pre-reqs to get into the nursing program. If I could get straight "A"s in the pre-reqs maybe that would help (albeit not very much). Is this possible? Can I get back on track and make into the nursing program? I don't have any children (except my cat) so I have more free time than a lot of other people that have made it through. I do have to work though. Fortunately at my job I can sneak in study time. I just need some encouragement. I have (had) a friend that is a nurse and she basically told me there is no way I could do it and she is so much smarter than me and it was hard for her so it will never work-out for me. (Nice.. I know.) I have the drive. I have already registered for 2 pre-reqs (human growth and development and ethics) and I am taking them on-line (big plus). I know its going to take a lot of time, and a lot of work, but I want this so badly. I am just so worried that I will take all these pre-reqs and then still not get accepted in the RN program. Perhaps I could apply to the LPN program and then bridge over to RN? I wish I had done this 10 years ago. What do you guys think? If I want this bad enough, and I work hard enough, will it pay off? Or are my past mistakes going to come back to haunt me? Should I just start looking for another paralegal job? Thanks for any advice.