Naturae

Exactly! I want to be able to lead by example to my kids one day and say "I was out of school for x amount of years and went back to get my degree..you have no excuse!" LOL I refuse to be my own stumbling block. Thank you for the encouragement!!!

Thanks for your help I'm located in Orange County so Brevard is a tad too far for an evening commute. I just did more research on Keiser and I didn't realize that the BSN program is only for existing RNs. It looks like I will not be able to get my degree and work full time. Sigh...I'm not giving up though!

I need some advice. I joined this forum a few days ago because I am aspiring to go back to college and actually finish this time, with a BSN. I have plans to start a non-profit in the years to come and apply my nursing skills within my own organization. When I graduated high school, I had no idea what I wanted andhonestly was a bit immature. I took some community college courses but that was back in 2002. Now that I'm 29 and married I realize that I can't continue living life unfulfilled (I've been an Admin most of my career life making $13/hr); hubby and I want to be able to afford to start a family one day (he doesn't have a degree either) and to really be a good example to my children that education really is important and it's even more important to do what you're called to do, not just what "sounds good" or is convenient. I am struggling to wrap my mind around applying for nursing programs and having to basically start from scratch when it comes to pre-reqs and TEAS testing, etc. It's been years since I've been in a classroom and I wasn't the greatest student either --I wasn't a partier, just hung out with 'distractions', skipped class, etc. Now that I have my priorities straight I feel like I have the motivation but I'm stuck on support and resources that will point me in the direction to succeed. I live in Central FL. Should I get my LPN and then do a bridge to RN later? I work full time to help make ends meet. Should I look into quitting my job and going to school full time or are their places that offer evening /weekend nursing BSN courses including clinicals? Herzing University is not the path I want to take because of their accreditation issues so I'm looking at UCF or Keiser but I keep hearing how difficult it is to get into those programs, especially with UCF (waiting lists?). Overall I just need some guidance from those in similar situations or who've been there and done that. I realize I'm still young especially the fact that I don't have kids yet so I want to take advantage before it's too late or too challenging. Your help is appreciated! God bless.