DO NOT GIVE UP. A career in nursing is a wonderful achievement. Find out what you love most about being a nurse and finish school pass the NCLEX and pursue your dream. As a nurse you have so many options. You can be a clinical nurse, an adminastrative nurse, a nurse educator and much more. Don't give up you will regret it. This is a second career choice for me as well. You have to see it through because you are fortunate to have been afforded this opportunity. In some states it takes years to be accepted to nursing school. Don't give up, your almost there.