LivingADream

I feel the same way. I am in between grduation and the NCLEX and I'm very sad and empty feeling. I do not have any patience with myself for feeling like this either. I should be so excited right now and I'm unhappy with myself for not being able to feel this moment. I feel indifferent and empty inside. Here is something that I read in Scrubs magazine that was validating to me. Hope it helps you too. "Whether you've been in school for two years or three, or six like me, school has played a HUGE, monumentous, gigantor role in your life for that amount of time. Even if we had the joy of a long break in between, we were still in school mode” thinking about what would come next, what we needed to study in the interim. I'm thinking about the day after graduation when I wake up and I don't have to crack open a book – or even more – the day after taking the NCLEX. In the days when you don't have another class to go to.I'm so looking forward to having the summer off before my residency starts, but part of me is thinking that there's going to be a few moments, be they short or long, with some sadness. It's all going to be over (at least unless grad school is in your nearing horizon). It's super exciting, but that's a whole chunk of my life that has just suddenly ended. There's a loss that's experienced in some way. And for some, I'm sure it's more significant than others. Nursing school has been our baby, consuming all sorts of time, energy, love and frustration. Nurses – when you graduated how did you feel? Soon-to-be graduates, what are you feeling about your up and coming freedom? I'm a little ambivalent, not sure what the future's going to have in store emotionally. I'm just hoping for the best and counting the days!"

Was everyone added to the group that wants to be? If not let me know and I will get you in.

Because I created the group it won't let me add you unless you are my friend on FB so I sent friend request to everyone who liked the page. My name on FB is Carisa Abbott Kenworthy. If you can find me then friend me and I will add you to the group, otherwise like the page and I will send you a friend request =)

You're welcome goal001, Keep your chin up and keep trying!

Ok everyone, we have a group! If you liked our page then I already friend requested you. Otherwise, like the page now and I will then add you to the group. If you are having a problem getting in private message me on here and we will work it out. =)

Good luck to you too! Keep in touch :) I remember you telling me our stories were similar before but until I read your story I had no idea how similar. I took the teas twice first time my grade was a 73. I called my mom and felt the disappointed in myself, same as you. Two of my friends got accepted before me, I was happy for them but just like you, very disappointed in myself. Retook teas got a 79 jumped for joy, knowing for sure they Would pick me this time, but nope I was put on the waiting list. And now we both got in around the same time, its so cool! I am so happy and anxious I don't know what to do with myself haha. It is so Nice to meet somebody who I can relate to. Thanks for sharing your story and giving me a tear this morning. I think I needed to cry lol

I wish you were in my class :)

This is such a beautiful story it brought tears to my eyes. I know exactly how you felt. Our stories are very similar. I got very discouraged too, to the point that when they excepted me I was so surprised lol I didn't know what to do when I got that acceptance email. I was crying, laughing, and jumping up and down all at the same time lol that was three days ago and I'm still too exited to sleep hahaha congratulations to you for hanging in there, and hopefully this will be an encouragement to all those still waiting!

Oops sorry about that... By the title, you mean the picture?

My overall GPA ia a 3.2 but my Science GPA is a 3.6. I got a 79 on the Teas. I waited a year after my last science prerequisite. Got waitlisted the first time. I think both programs require a gpa of 3.0 or higher. I know that 75 seats are reserved for the BSN concurrent and 25 are for the basic. Good luck and don't get discouraged if you don't get picked the first time!

I'm talking about the UCF concurrent orientation, but its on the ssc campus it says to wear athletic clothes and bring water for team building activities.

Hi Everyone, I am getting ready to start the UCF/SSC Concurrent program and my "athletic gear" orientation is soon. Can you guys give me a heads up as to what we are going to be doing? Is it this big obstical courses like the one in the link? Is this something I need to train for?? lol

Hi Everyone and Congratulations to all of you who got accepted! For those of you who don't know. We have a Facebook page for the UCF/SSC Concurrent program starting in the Fall of 2013. It will be nice to be able to get to know each other better, and to help each other out when we can. We have 9 likes at this point! If you'd like to be a part of this page just go to this page and hit like: Ucf/Ssc Concurrent Nursing Program Fall of 2013