Jbc15

Hi! So I'm wondering what options I have. Nursing attracts me for a number of reasons: the people you meet, the satisfaction of healing and making a positive difference, etc. I'm 24, and I have a BA from UC Berkeley in history. When I was 18, I was serious about becoming an academic, then wised up (sort of) at 20 and went the law school route out of thinking I had no other options, which is the worst possible reason to go to law school. I graduated with a 3.8 and got into the law school at the University of Texas, but left after one semester. I wasn't kicked out, but decided to fold my cards, because law firms just care about your first-year class ranking, and in this legal market my chances of a decent job were zero. But also, I simply wasn't into law. I'd go walking in a park near my apartment, and would see nurses from a nearby hospital taking breaks. I'd be terribly stressed about law school, and always thought to myself, "Wow, how I envy nurses. They deal with plenty of stress and disappointment, too, but at least they're secure in the knowledge that the world values their profession, and it's not terribly difficult to find work compared to lawyers." Of course, I had thought of becoming a nurse even before I started law school. I've enrolled at a couple community colleges and will start my prereqs in the summer. But after the train wreck of law school, I don't want to be reckless. There's no guarantee that I'll do well in my prereqs, but that doesn't mean they aren't worth a try. The prereqs, though, are beside the point: besides an accelerated BSN, which routes should I consider? Becoming an LVN? How does one do that? Is it realistic to assume I'd get work as an LVN that could serve as a launch pad for a BSN? Some more data: I live in Southern California's Inland Empire. I'm Hispanic and male, fluent in Spanish and Russian. I've lived in Russia. You all have the right to be skeptical, since I dropped out of law school and don't have a science background, but since I haven't burned my nursing bridges yet, what would you all suggest doing? Thanks!