Hi to all, It was suggested to me that I was not assertive enough to make it through nursing school. I have not started NS yet, but will be applying to start Fall '10. I feel like I have the smarts to make it, and it is my life-long dream ( 46 years old-looong dream). lol I am not terribly shy, just some-what quiet. My question is , do you have to be "assertive" to be able to handle NS?