Tony Stark

My degree is BS in Education, but my major is actually sport management. After working in different sports jobs I have come to the realization that while growing up sports was always something I wanted to be around, the job conditions are just not good. Low pay, brutal hours, and totally not as "cool" as I thought it would be to hang around professional athletes. The awe wears off fast and then it is just like any other job but more difficult and unfulfilling in many different ways. Plus, there are only so many sports teams and jobs out there and everyone wants to work for a team so it's highly competitive and hence why salaries are low. If you don't want to work in sports the degree becomes kind of worthless. I'm stuck not knowing what I really want to do and what direction to go in next.

When did I say nursing was easy? Obviously on those 12 hour days it's come home eat dinner and go to bed. Been there done that. If I can handle construction 12 hours a day I think I can handle this as well. Like I said earlier I worked 7 days a week for 2 or 3 months without a day off, so I know what it feels like to work ALL the time and be sore every morning. I don't buy the partial haze comment, at least for myself. As long as I get 7-8 hours of sleep I'm fine. Please don't take my response the wrong way but I feel like nurses put up a front many times and get all defensive when someone is interested in the field. I wouldn't mind working night and weekend shifts for the first couple years actually. More money from shift diff. to pay off my loans quicker and save for a house.

I also like the idea of shift work. I'd much rather work 3 12 hour shifts a week and be off 4 days. You also get paid extra for overtime/extra shifts when in many other salaried jobs extra work/overtime is just expected and not compensated for. My last job I worked 10-12 hour days 7 days a week for 2 months at a time so I'm no stranger to long days.

The other worry I have is that I spend all that time and money going back to school and then become a nurse and hate the profession. I know it can be tough at times when you have the life of someone in your hands. I also know dealing with overbearing families can be overwhelming.

Honestly, I don't know. I left a job last year to move closer to my family and now I am in a new area and don't know anyone or have any contacts to network with. I really have no direction in life and don't know where I see myself in 10 years. My mom used to be a nurse so I know a little about it and I think it would be a fulfilling job and a job that is in demand and pays well. If I did this I would just take all the pre reqs this summer and get it over with and then apply for spring 2010 semester. I have never had a job where I felt fulfilled or that I was making a difference and that is why nursing intrigues me. I know nursing school is hard but honestly if I got in I would be willing to dedicate those 16 months to school and have no life. Hell, I don't have any life now as it is. At least I would have a future to look forward to with a light at the end of the tunnel.

I realize no one is going to be able to predict the future but here is my situation. I have a B.S. degree in Education and graduated in 2007. I am considering going into one of the accelerated BS to BSN programs. I am considering volunteering at a hospital which would look good on my application or getting my CNA license. The thing is, while this is really something I want to do, I don't want to spend the time and money to take summer classes to take a few of the pre-reqs I need and then not get into the program or get wait listed for a year or more. If that is the case I'd be better off just going to grad school and trying to further my career that way because I would be able to get back in school this fall or next spring at the latest. I just can't wait 2 or 3 years of my life trying to get into something that might not even come available. -3.2 undergrad GPA -25 yr old male -held 4 jobs in the past and 1 "real job" after college graduation What kind of shot do I have?

I searched BSN, BS to BSN, and UNC and it came back with Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms. Perhaps you could guide me in the right direction.

Hello, I'm 25. I'm considering doing the accelerated 14 month program at UNC to get my BSN. I looked at their website and it looks like I would need to take a couple prerequisite classes this summer to be able to apply for the program. It says all applications must be in by August for January 2010 considerations. I would be cutting it close. Can I apply to both the accelerated and 2 year program or do I have to choose one? Do they give preference to those who apply early or do they go through them all at once? Is admission largely based on GPA? I have a cumulative 3.2 and a major 3.4 in BS Education. I graduated in '07 and recently left my job to move to North Carolina to be closer to family. Does UNCs BS to BSN program have the huge waiting list like I hear about other community colleges and tech schools around here? I'd really like to go back and do this but I don't think I can wait another 2 years just to get in. Has anyone went through an accelerated program and live to tell about it? I was thinking about taking the summer courses at NC State or a community college like Wake Tech, but would it look better if I took them at UNC? (about a 45-50 minute drive) Do you think there will still be a high demand for nurses in this area in 2011 when I would graduate? Part of me is torn because my mom is a nurse and she was telling me what a good option it would be because of the huge need for nurses and health care in this area especially. The other part of me is worried about taking the pre reqs, not getting into the program in 2010 and wasting a year of my life when I could have been looking for another job that I could get with my current degree. However, I am not satisfied with the pay, hours, or quality of life the current degree gives me. Thanks for the help.