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So I need some advice..I started out in an RN program in 2009. I made it to the second semester and flunked out. I had alot going on in my personal life that was causing me not to focus or do well. Since then I decided to leave nursing and pursue an EMT certification. Ive been doing this now and working for a couple months but I know that I cant keep doing this forever. Im only 5 ft and 115lbs its hard for me to lift most pts and im worried about a back injury long term. Plus I always saw myself working in a hospital not on an ambulance my whole life. Things in my personal life have got much better my brother finally made it home from iraq and I got a new bf who is a paramedic so we have alot in common. I bring pts in the ER all the time and I find myself watching the nurses and really beating myself up about everything that happened. The truth is I felt extremely overwhelmed in nursing school. I was in a BSN program where we were taking 7-8 classes and going to clinicals. I had alot of test anxiety and anxiety during clinicals such as shaking while I put on sterile gloves, mind would go blank and I couldnt remember how to do a foley catheter. I always felt like an idiot. Teachers would get mad at me and I would usually go home and cry everyday. I really wanted to be a nurse though so I dont understand why it was so difficult. I went into nursing school with a 3.7 gpa. I was a biology major and had just completed 2 years before I decided on nursing. Ive kinda blocked myself away from the whole nursing thing and tried looking into other options. I applied to respiratory therapy school cuz as an EMT we deal with breathing and airway and I found that interesting but the more I go to the ER these days I wonder why everything got so messed up and why I couldnt just become an ER nurse like I had wanted. Ive looked into going back to school for my RN but since im not allowed back at my previous school since i failed 3 classes i cant transfer to another RN program. Ive been accepted to start RT school in the fall but i just keep thinking about nursing I dont know why but from everything that happened it brought my confidence down. I feel like a complete failure and Im afraid no matter what I do im gonna fail now. Im scared to fail RT school and the only way I can do RN again is if I start all over and not from where I started lower than that and do an lpn program and then bridge. Im worried if id be wasting time an lpn school I would start in aug and finish around nov. of next year. Im worried about the job market i feel like there are no jobs anymore for lpns but ive also heard that the RT field is saturated so no one can find jobs there either w/o prior experience. Any advice do you think its stupid to do lpn after everything ive been through?

YAY thats awesome jahon. Congrats on your acceptance!

Hey Cat..I just got my packet on friday I got the email last monday. If you didnt get it this week you will probably recieve it on Monday. If not try calling student affairs and find out whats going on. Im sure you will get it Monday or Tuesday. Congrats on your acceptance! Cant wait till August!

Congrats to everyone admitted! Also congrats jhanon for alternate admissions. It takes alot just to get to that point. Ill be praying for you. Hopefully someone will drop out and you can take their seat. Till then see yall in August!

AHHH..Congrats!..looks like we will be future classmates..cant wait till August!

Another question I had if anyone knows this. How hard is it to get into the housing over there. I heard there is a waitlist? If anyone knows anything about that let me know!

Also, as for when i recieved mine. It was monday April 6th for the Fall 2009!

Hey everybody! Thanks for replying didnt expect so many replies right away. As for the ones that havent heard yet keep waiting. I know yall will get in! Im from the new orleans area. My advice for jhanon try checking your email account that you listed on your application. I actually recieved an email stating that a letter would arrive soon with my acceptance. If you didnt get anything dont freak out because from what I hear LSU is very weird with their admissions process. Just keep hoping for the best! About stalking the mailman, I think everyone does that. I even had my whole family stalk the mailman. My mom went to LSU SON so shes like freaking out more than I am. As for edawso6, keep waiting as well im not sure when the letters will arrive by lafayette. NStiger88..thanks for the advice on physiology. I have talked to current students students now about that class and they all said its hard!!!! Someone I know said their class failed it so they had to retake it the next semester. They said the professor was just aweful! I am prepared to study real hard though. I am aware of how difficult it can be. I just keep telling myself get there and then dont quit whatever happens. We will all make it through. I wish yall all the best of luck!

Hi everybody, Im new to this site and could really use some advice. Im starting LSU traditional BSN program. Was wondering if anyone has any advice about what to expect and what I should do to prepare. Also if anyone is actually a student at LSU that would help or if they are starting in the Fall as well.