hey smile, sounds like you r really into the idea of becoming a nurse. I am not a nurse but am a sophomore at worcester State college in MA i know it is far from where u r but it is a 4 yr bachlor program and it goes by so fast, it feels like just last year i was taking stupid classes i was never going to use and now i am starting clinical in the fall and it is definately worth it. I think that u should go for it b/c the hardest part os convincing ur self and it sounds like u have already done that so now all you need to do is act on it...GOOD LUCK ~ANN~:wink2: