iDrumKing

I'm in quite a pickle and hope that you guys can give me your advice and opinions. Thank you in advance. I have 1 more semester of pre-requisites before I apply in the Spring for my program that starts ONLY in the Fall semester. So far I have a 4.0 GPA due to the fact that for last semester and this current semester, I've been taking only 2-3 classes to ensure that I make A's in all of my them. So back to the point that my program only starts in the Fall. I have 5 classes left in order to apply. I'm extremely worried that it's an overload. From what my advisor says my program is cut throat and those who don't have a 4.0 GPA shouldn't even apply. So taking it face value, a single B grade out of those 5 classes would ruin my chances. Here's where the main stress is coming from... parents (and older sister) expect me to get into the program for the Fall. There's a slight nudge I feel from them to finish school, but I would really hate to slip up and make a B in one of my classes, forcing me to retake it, pushing back my plans a year. I think continuing with the 2-3 classes a semester and apply not Spring 15' but Spring 16' would be a better choice. This in my opinion would ensure that I can definitely make all A's. I'm turning 22 next week. Former HS peers are graduating next semester. I feel... like a screw up?? I messed up for my first year of college so I've been rebuilding ever since. If I decided to apply in spring 2016, I would be about 25 by the time I'm done with the program. I dunno.... I compare too much and that's my problem.

That would make too much sense... apparently lol. I continuously schedule appointments with my advisor. I show up, they're gone. I follow their availability schedule to the T. They have 3 hours windows for free time, but are gone for lunch for 2 hrs and 45 minutes. Yes... I've waited THAT long for them to show up. What about email you say? Yeah... I would never get a response. It's been so bad that I've had to go to student affairs to complain about the situation. It's just so frustrating when I, or anyone for that matter, are trying to get the classes that they need in order to be successful.

Thank you for the encouraging words! May I ask what your did prior to pursuing healthcare?

I'm at my wits end on trying to figure this out. Nobody at my own school seems to be able to help me. It's one f those "Go ask mom, go ask dad" situations. My own advisors are nearly impossible to find on campus. I know it's different with EVERY school, but maybe you guys will have a general idea. Would Political Science be considered a General Education Elective course?

Um... I guess it's a little bit of both really. To be completely honest, neither of my parent's have gone out of their way to say "Hey, make sure you're doing this and this and this..." On the other hand, my sister, who is a Type A personallity rides my case every know any then. I dunno. I guess it's this sense of expectation from people that's got turned me into a worry wart. At the end of the day, I want to be happy with the progress I'm making.

That's an awesome work ethic you possess. Thank you for sharing. I should have brought this up in my original post, but it's my school's Radiology Tech program that I'm hoping to enter. (I'm new to this site so my navigation skills are a bit off.) Now I'm not sure whether one program is more competitive than the other, but they're all competitive nonetheless. I just want to be 1 of the 15 students chosen out of the 100 that apply.

It's funny that you bring that up. My soon to be brother in-law will be receiving his ABR later next year. So having a Doctor join the family has really put some form pressure on me to perform. Nonetheless though, I will try to do what is best for me. It's just scary when life decisions are yours to make.

HAHA! You would NOT be the first person to every say that. I guess I don't like to lose lol.

Thank you so much for the words of advice.

You're absolutely right. Comparing myself to my former classmates will not benefit me in any shape or form. I, for some reason, have the preconceiving notion that just because everyone heads off to 4 years colleges, are going to be top of the chart successful. I've been off my anxiety medication for several months and I WANT to strive through this without a crutch. Like I said, I currently hold a 4.0 GPA. I hope to maintain it when finishing out the rest of this semester and next semester. I want to do well on the entry exam. I'm just working on believing in myself to be able to accomplish this. In the case that things don't go the way I want them. Say I score well with my 4.0 GPA and entry exam score, but don't get in. I will have to wait until Spring of 2016 to reapply again. I will be off for an entire year. Would you look down upon me? To a stranger I could care less about what they thought. It's just those around me family wise, who I don't want to let down.

Hello everyone! I'm currently in the process of taking my pre-requisites in hopes of finishing them all by the end of the Spring semester with A's. I currently hold a 4.0 GPA, but stress out everyday about maintaining it. Current classes are going well, but next semester I have quite a load of work. Speaking with my advisor today, he reminded me that out of 100 people who apply, about 15 are accepted. Now I'm not naive to the fact fact it's extremely competitive. I know these are pathetic numbers as I've seem some posts on here about 1000 applicants with only 20 student acceptance rate. But it's still a lot of pressure to me. How do you maintain drive within yourself to keep a 4.0 along with scoring well on the entry exam? Most of my stress is coming from the fact that if I don't perform well in the Spring, I will not be able to enter the program in the Fall(As I'm sure many programs are like that). Therefore I will have to wait an entire year to reapply. It scares me to death. I'm going to be 22 in December and would feel like a failure if my plans got pushed back 1 year. I don't want to "be behind" while everyone I graduated HS is finishing college. Am I being too hard on myself? Advice? Thank you all in advance.