EMT89

I was in a nursing on right after my first degree of college. I had personal stuff going on. I withdrew that semester and returned the following semester. I was no where near ready for the demand of school. I withdrew a couple classes that semester semester. I tried signing up for fall classes and was denied. I put in all these credits towards my degree. I started researching an adequate paying career. I finally chose respiratory. I was thinking I could do PA school after. In 2016 I worked on my prerequisites for PA school. It is vastly competitive. I applied and didn't get accepted. One of my family friends urged me to try for nursing school. Fall 2019 I got into nursing school. School was expensive so I pushed it back a semester. Thankful, because Pandemic hit in Spring 2020. I have been successful in my program. I think respiratory helped me develop my critical thinking side.

Gym or workout app ($20 a month), unless your apartment has a gym. Food, and if your school has a coffee shop on or near campus. Starbucks is on the lobby level of my building. Some would debate if coffee is a necessity, only so much coffee at home you can do. If you need a new laptop, do it before semestee starts. You can generally write it off on taxes as work or school related. Cost of paper, notebook paper, and ink!

Stick with nursing. I'm an RT formerly who pursued nursing. Now going back to complete nursing. No upward mobility unless you go to nursing or PA school. PA school is highly competitive.

I purely did cheerleading only to get out of wearing uniforms at boarding school. I graduated valedictorian and any of my friends would have called me a nerd in high school. I was that weird and awkward girl! I was also an EMT in high school as well.

2012- Started preqs (Age 22) 2013- Started RN program 2014-Withdrew from RN program due to medical reasons 2014- Started respiratory program 2016- Graduated RT program 2016-2020 Working as an RT, switching due to no upward mobility. 2020-Applied to an accelerated BSN program and got in. I will start this fall and will be 30. I took some upper level science courses like biochem and ochem in 2018 to 2019 so have been out of classes for a year. By the time I finish there will be a 10 year time lapse. I knew deep down it was always supposed to be nursing!

I applied everywhere. I had a total of 7 interviews. I had two job offers. I graduated in May 2016, passed my RRT in June, moved in October 2016. Home was saturated so I had no choice but to move.

Can you work while in school? I like the people I work with but it is a job not a career. Is there advancement for your other job? I have been out of nursing school for 7 years, but I know the time in RT will help me handle the nursing program and new people.

I initially started nursing school before respiratory therapy school. I was not in the headspace to complete and go through nursing school. I took about 8 months of then went into respiratory therapy to get a job to make money. I had withdrawn twice due to mental head space issues (ex broke up with me right before nursing school). I also had a medical illness at the time I later discovered. I have worked for almost 4 years as an RT. Got accepted into an accelerated nursing program. Previously to applying I took advanced science courses like biochem and ochem and made As in them, as my GPA was not stellar from RT school. There will be 7 years between nursing school first time and since I withdrew nursing on my own I was considered in good standing. I start this fall in an ABSN program. I moved so that is why I did not go back to my old program.

Respiratory therapist going to nursing school here. Right now is flu season and RTs are often overloaded with treatments and often do not get to chart depending on system until after rounds. We can have anywhere 20-40 patients (not including the rest of the floor in the event a rapid response occurs). We carry 20-40 patients between November to April and often multiple floors.

I recently was accepted into an accelerated program. My undergrad GPA was low but I took a year and a half extra classes and took hard science classes like biochem and ochem and got A's on them. There is hope!

I actually ended up passing that class that I was failing by like .08.

I also have the idea of going to a different school to get a 2nd bachelors (first gpa wasn't bad, but not great-3.0, not competitive enough for grad school though most want a 3.2. Then going to Physician Assistant school. My cumulative GPA after the end of this year at my school will be a 3.0. So not happy about grad school potential .

I am sitting in a C in on class and C/D in another. Not because I'm not trying. I happened to have the most pickiest instructor down to the decimal in points. I have asked around what everyone is doing to study, gone to tutoring. A recent test grade was poor to a check off I had that was lower than what I expected, even my partner got the same grade. 1) Retake it in the Fall with a bunch of other point less classes. 2) Take a year off and apply to OT school at the same school and take my EMT-Intermediate. 3) LPN program? I really don't want to waste time sitting out a semester. But I'm trying to be done by 2015. I've been in college since September of 2008. I don't want to give up on nursing, just somewhat losing hope. How is it so easy for some people??

Some people are on the 6 point scale. ANY little thing can screw you up on that scale. I'm sitting at the mid C range, praying I get B's in both of my classes. I however am much much better at skills than I am with testing in general. My name was passed to an ER director in the area, so I may get some sort of ED tech job. Which I'm stoked about. I also run EMS. My dad keeps telling me grades aren't everything. I will re-evaluate study habits in the Fall.

I know I can't make anything less than an 80. I haven't been in a 6 point scale since high school!. I feel your pain. I wish my school had a part-time program.