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I have much to reply, but I'll have to do it tomorrow! My A and P lab final is tomorrow, and I have studying left to do! :-) I'm near Camp Lejeune in NC - Jacksonville area. Jennifer

All I have left is A&P 2. I have a bachelor's degree already - in English education - so all my humanities transferred. I took developmental psych as an online course, and then had to do the two semesters of A and P. My program doesn't require the microbiology, so I got out of that. I will have to take that, probably, if I continue on to a BSN. Honestly, though, does nursing school itself scare you to death? My children are 10, 8, and 6, and going to school full-time worries me a lot. I think I'd feel better about an accelerated BSN program, which I could finish in a year to a year and a half, but two and a half years is a long time to be all tied up with school. I'm struggling between nursing school and pursuing a distance master's degree in health education. I've been a childbirth educator and birth doula for the last six years, and I love it. I wanted to become an RN as a stepping stone to becoming a nurse-midwife, but I'm getting concerned as the time gets closer that I'm not going to like the time commitment in terms of my kids. I love school - I could be a professional student, I think - but I know my kids are only young once, and I don't want to miss all their games, gymnastics events, etc. because I have to study. Have you thought about all this, or am I just crazy? How old are your kids?

I think I have a lot in common with both of you - pre-nursing, currently an A student in anatomy and physiology, starting ADN in August 2005, three kids. Does that cover it? :-) I hope to run into you both here a lot, time permitting, of course. How many non-nursing classes do you have left?

Hello to all - I'm glad to be here! I am in the educational dilemma of a lifetime and trying to figure out what in the world I'm doing! :-) I'm 32 years old with a bachelor's degree in English education. From 1997 to 2003 I became certified with ICEA as a childbirth educator and doula, and with DONA as a doula. I loved my work as a CBE and a birth doula! I made the decision at that point to go to nursing school, with the end goal of becoming a midwife. My dilemma is that I have three beautiful children ages 10, 8, and 6, and a great husband. I do not want to be so taken in by nursing school and all that it entails that I miss the next two years with my family. So I'm here to learn from you guys - the ones who are "in the trenches." For those of you who have finished an ADN program (the only option available within 2 hours of where I live), how was it for you? Was it worse than you thought? How many hours a week would you say you put into it? For those of you with children, was it a huge sacrifice? Did you miss events in their lives because you were too busy with school? Now that you are a nurse, do you like it? Are you glad you put in the time to become a nurse? My other school option is to pursue a master's degree in health education and stay on the educational, non-clinical side of things. That interests me, too, although I really want to catch those babies :-). Anyway, that's me in a nutshell! I look forward to learning from you. I an almost through the first semester of A and P and will have an A coming out of the course. Can't wait to be done! Jennifer D. finding my way in NC