BridgetDancy

I really needed to read this. Thank you for posting. :) I am only in my first semester and praying that I am going to get the 79.5 I need to advance at the end of this month. I know I am going into the right field without a doubt, and want this more than anything in the world. As I like to say, "Nursing is my calling". Lol. But you are sooooo right. It is not easy. Straight "A" student your whole life?.....Don't be upset if that is no longer the case. It is a whole new way of thinking, and once I can master that, then I feel like I can be on my way. Social life?? What in the heck is that? That is tucked away until December 2014. :) A good piece of advice I was given was this (after a couple very low test grades), "You don't have to be perfect, just be good enough." It was funny how those simple words actually made me feel better, and smile. If an 80 is what you need on that test to be considered passing, don't put that added pressure on yourself to aim for that "A". Because in the end, the student with the 94 and the student with the 80 are both nursing students, passing the course, and continuing on together. Good luck to ALL students. Throw a little luck my way too, I am needing it right now. :)