Steph426

Hello all! I have 14 months left in nursing school, clinical starts in January. I graduate in December 2015. I found out I am pregnant a few weeks ago, I am now 8.5 weeks. I have always dreamed of staying home with the baby until school age, however plans change . I have also always dreamed to get into nursing school. I have been trying and applying for 4 years now. I just graduated with my Bachelor's degree in May. Now, I believe my program requires that you continue until the end (no breaks). I have not asked yet, because I do not want to be that "pregnant girl" just yet. When I went to orientation they emphasized about not getting pregnant. I laughed and thought, "getting pregnant in nursing school is stupid". Well now I am eating my words. Well, to digress, my point of this post is to find out from others how they survived or if they know someone that has been pregnant in nursing school. Right now the baby will be born June 2nd and my clinicals ends for that quarter June 19th. I will have a two week break then back to school for this future nurse. I really want to breastfeed, and I am nervous that wont be possible. I am also scared about missing the first 6 months of my child's life. By the way, my family does not live close and I do not trust my Significant other's family with my dog, let alone my child. My significant other is able to take 3 weeks off, which will be great. So any tips or comments would be helpful! Thank you!

I have been looking at this posting for a few months now. I was denied for the 2nd degree seeking program also. My GPA is low, 3.34. I have experience CNA and 600 hours of hospital volunteer experience. I still feel confident in my ability to become a nurse one day. However, I wish I could redo my college career and work harder on school and less on a job. I am interested in other programs, but I have always dreamed about going to USF. I would love some tips from people about how I could improve my GPA. I already have a bachelor's degree. I have considered applying to ASN programs. I am currently looking into 11 programs from Gainesville, Orlando, Tampa and in-between. All are accredited, not just approved. What is everyone's GPA's? Overall and Pre-Reqs?