I am currently in the second semester of a FNP program and DO YOUR SELF A FAVOR AND GET 1-2 YEARS OF EXPIRENCE FIRST!!! Those of us with a few year under our belt just seem to get the concepts better and know the meds faster. There are a handful of people who jumped right in after nursing school and they are struggling bigtime. Just knowing the generic and trade names, or how to care for a GI bleed patient in the hospital, or knowing what a patient in DKA smells and acts like makes grad school so much easier. The few years you spend just working as a nurse with save you hours and hours of agonizing study time in the future.