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Did the email xome to your student email? Or to your personal email?

I agree!

Couldn't have said this any better myself!

Congrats:-)

I hopefully won't be in debt. The AND program I start in the fall is very inexpensive. Then, they've partnered with a state university for a 1 year associates to bachelors bridge. I should be able to get my bachelors with little to no student debt.

I erased some lol. Try sending it again.

Everything is relative...In my area, there are easily 20 listings daily for Rn's. Hell, the hospitals will damn near hire any new grad as long as you agree to work there for at least a year. I do understand that this may not be the same in every area. My point is, if nursing is truly what you want to be in carrrer-wise, you will do what you have to do...move where you have to move...to be successful at it.

Honesty? Honestly, not a one of us knows how the job market will be. Hell, the average BSN graduate won't even enter the job market for at least four years. Maybe things will have changed by then. I think discouraging someone based on the job market is really in bad taste. Hopefully, the student will be going into said field based on passion and likeability of the job.

My point is that many professions are experiencing this same thing. Should one encourage all of these people not to go into said profession based on this information? That doesn't make much sense to me...

Most professions are "saturated" right now with "poor working conditions". Due to the economy, it is an employer's market. Maybe things will change...maybe they won't. However, this isn't limited to nursing, but nearly every profession that there is in America. As long as umemployment is high, it's going to stay that way. Couple that with many "labor" type jobs being outsourced, and the situation is even worse. Now you have many people that aren't "educated" enough to find gainful employment. So, what do they do??? Many go back to school looking for a second career, whether it be nursing, architecture, teaching, or spinning in circles for a living. I have a buddy that hasn't found a job in teaching in OVER TWO YEARS OF LOOKING!. Get informed...

It has to be American Heart Association.

I may be wrong, though lol. I have a couple of different girls in all of my classes with me. If you are who I think you are though, you guys always sit together lol.

He did. I know who you are, too lol. You're in Micro, Speech, and the Micro lab with me.

Anyone kknow anything about the men's sizing lol?

Thanks for all of the advice. I'm enjoying school and looking forward to the future."Without struggle, there can be no progress"...Fredrick Douglas

Please...I punched through my pre reqs, holding a 3.6 gpa while scoring damn near perfect on the Pax-Rn, while working almost 60 hours per week and having my son every other week. I know I can do anything I put my damn mind to. Nothing's wrong with wanting a little support...

I have a 9 yr old who I have joint custody of. I take care of all of my obligations. All they say is that they were able to go to school and work...so should I...notwithstanding that one graduated from an online school with a business degree. They don't understand the rigors of nursing school.

I'm actually a guy lol...but, thanks!

Good evening. I've been a member of Allnurses since last year. It has helped guide me through my prenursing journey to acceptance into the competitive ADN program I applied to. I worked hard, through last summer all of the way through this previous spring semester to achieve the 3.6 gpa I have. I scored in the 99th percentile on the Pax-Rn. I was very proud to get accepted into the AND program I applied to. Well, it just so happens that, this previous January during thr spring semester, I lost my job that I had been on for 7 years. I was devastated. I had given that job much of myself, and they just threw me away like a piece of trash. I applied for unemployment, which I was approved for. I've obviously encountered some financial hardship since, being that my unemployment is less than half of what I was making. After no luck finding a job, I went ahead and enrolled full-time this summer. This made me a trainee as far as the Dept of Labor said, which means that I was to cease my work search and concntrate on my studies. I began to look at what happened with my job as possibly a blessing in disguise, as I would have had to probably leave anyway once the nursing program started. The problem I'm encountering is my family. Both of my sisters are not supportive at all. They call me lazy....say I'm too sorry to work. I've worked since I was 16 (I'm now 29), oftentimes two jobs. The job that I lost...I was salaried, working close to 60 hrs/wk. I thought the circumstances lined up perfectly for me to pursue my dream of being in nursing. They constantly make me feel like crap. They talk about me to other members of my family. They say "they went to work and went to school....you can too". They don't realize that I did as well when I was younger, maintaining almost 4.0gpa while doing so for two years. Nursing school is very unique: they don't understand that, for most, they can't work while in RN school at all. At best, some manage to hold down a part time job. Most don't work at all. They faculty even advises us not to work. Working a part time job wouldn't even pay me more than I receive with my benefits. The only people that have supported me are my parents. My mother is a nurse, and she understands the rigors of nursing school. She told me she thought I made an excellent choice, making a short-term sacrifice for long-term security and happiness. My father also supported me, telling me that it was time I went for it, doing something for a living that was a rewarding and that I could actually enjoy somewhat. Sadly, he passed away last month. Now, I'm still excited. I can't wait for school to start this fall. My mother continues to support me, as well as my friends. However, I can't help but feel discouraged at times when some of my family feels like they do about me. Well, sorry for the long post. Just needed to vent. I'm gonna stay the course and do the best I can.Anyone else encountered anything similar?

Good luck!

Sorry about that...

I had [moderator edit of name] on W/Th @ 5:30....lab on Wednesdays at 7...

Yep...that's exactly who I have...

JS85, I may know who you are. Did you have [moderator edit of name] for A&PII?

It's funny...we probably see eachother every single day lol