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Hi there! I think that you have a great start, in some ways it may be too personal. I would check your tenses and cut the intro down. Maybe discuss how nurses are on the front lines of healthcare and patient interaction and can really make a difference in a patients life. I also wanted to say that cleft palates can actually be very difficult to catch, especially if it is the palate alone. I have a friend whose daughter was 6 months old before they found the cleft palate. I myself have a cleft lip and palate as well as my son, so I wanted to say that I know what you have gone through and continue to go through. I would try a different approach, talk about why you want to become an LPN and what you hope to gain from the program. It's great to have background, but it doesn't address the question.

On another note - have you looked into becoming a medical librarian? This would certainly combine healthcare and history...

I have a dual Bachelors in Comparative Religions & Psych and am currently pursuing a nursing career. I also work as a freelance writer and can assure you there are plenty of writing opportunities if you are willing to put in your dues with the grunt work to build up your writing portfolio. On the history/nursing front - one of my history professors was actually a trained nurse. She worked for a bit and then became very interested in Florence Nightingale, she then pursued a degree in history and ended up with her Ph.D. She was one of the best professors I ever had and Has a great career as a college professor. She was from England, so I have a feeling her schooling path was a bit different. That being said - it is a long road from associates to Ph.D in history - and then the job prospects after that can be very grim. My husband has his Ph.D in English and 3 years after completing his Ph.D he landed a professorship - he is one of the lucky ones.

I was recently accepted into a BSN program - I completed all the pre-reqs and was ready to take the upper division courses that would have given me the RN along with the BSN. Then we moved... I already have a B.A. and have all of the pre-reqs done for a BSN program. However, the local BSN program only accepts RNs. The only way to do this is to take the CNA course, then apply to the LPN program then move up to RN. I was originally looking at a May '18 date for receiving my BSN - now I cannot even start the LPN program until Fall '17 due to deadlines. With all of that being said - while taking pre-reqs I really loved microbiology and spent a lot of time with my professor discussing other options. He felt I should pursue a career in microbiology. Now - I have an opportunity to pursue a Medical Lab Scientist track. Basically I have a year of chem courses then can apply for the clinical internship. From there I would then graduate with a Bachelors in Medical Lab Science and a great career at my fingertips. Right now my plan is to do everything for both tracks. I am taking the CNA course along with chem courses and will apply for both the LPN program and the clinical internship. I just wanted to see if anyone had any advise or feedback? I'm aware there are accelerated BSN programs - but they are not local - I also receive free tuition at our local university system, so it's not worthwhile venturing somewhere else financially. I also have a special needs child at home adjusting to our huge move, so commuting is not an option at this time. My husband is leaning towards the medical lab science - I just don't want to close myself out of any opportunities.

Hi there!, I just want to say that you rock!! I am a parent to a nonverbal child as well. He does not require nursing, but we have had the run around with getting information relating to the classroom. Ask for their policy in writing, chances are they don't have one. Secondly, have the parents get up their asses about the lack of communication. Have them call an IEP meeting and then provide the teacher and team with a sheet that the teacher must fill out every day (i'm happy to provide an example of one :) It sounds as if the school has something to be worried about. I had this issue at the beginning of the school year, they wouldn't let his 1:1 speak to me. We switched schools and I have no problems now.

I am currently in my second semester of pre-nursing courses. I already have a bachelors degree - so I know that I have a leg up. I will say this. Anatomy was one of the hardest classes I have ever taken. You literally are glued to your materials for the entire semester. I learned that the hard way after the first two practicals, after that - I was golden. I managed to skate by with a B. Right now I'm in physiology and microbiology. I am rocking these classes. You cannot just go to class and read the book and expect to do well. You really need to like do the work. I get it - there are some classes you can fly by the seat of your pants in, just doing the reading. But if you want to do well you need to re-write your notes, then copy them to flash cards, then use quizlet, then re-write your notes again. You need to talk out loud when you study read the stuff off...they are weed out classes for a reason.

I'm not doing an accelerated program, just a second degree program for my BSN. They have my transcripts and I have two medical withdrawals on my transcript, and was accepted to the university without a problem. No one even asked about them. Ultimately they only transferred one class, which was an upper level psych as my previous degree is psychology and religious studies. So, it would seem that as long as you have decent grades in the classes you are looking to transfer you should be good...

This is what I am currently doing... I received a B.A. in 2008 - Comparative Religions & Human Development (useful, I know) I researched the local programs from both universities and tech schools. I decided to then go forward with a BSN program - if you already have a B.A. then I recommend going for the BSN. In my area it would have taken 3 years for the RN due to pre-reqs and it is taking 3 years for the BSN. I applied to the university and start this fall in the pre-nursing program, basically I only have to take the courses that are the "pre-reqs" for the upper division nursing program. In some ways it's nice, because I ONLY have to take the science courses, in other ways it is more stressful because it means that I really have to plan on getting A's because I will have no "buffer" classes as my advisor told me. Locally it would have taken 1 year to get pre-reqs out of the way for the tech school nursing programs. Then there was no guarantee that I would get in to the programs due to long waiting lists. At the university I immediately got acceptance and if for some reason I don't get into Fall '16 I will get into Spring, so there will be no sitting around and waiting business going on...

Thankfully at this time my husbands income supports everything. I currently work from home as a freelance writer/editor and the money I make just goes to paying my student loans, which would be deferred while in school anyway. We would be fine paying for childcare for our 5 year old and a baby if that were the case. My husband is super supportive, it would be hard for him managing both our 5 year old and a baby as he has no previous experience taking care of a baby. We met when my son was 3. We are just trying to figure out when I would be done...everything I have read indicates that a nursing program - ADN - is 2 years. This 2 years includes the general ed courses such as math, psych, English etc...so it would make sense that if I had those general courses out of the way it would not take a full two year...when I speak to admissions people on the phone it makes no sense... How does it work for a recent high school graduate...can they apply directly to nursing programs or do they apply for an Associates of Science - work on gen eds and then pre-reqs their first year and then apply for nursing program for their second year? My husband has his Ph.D and even he is confused as to how these nursing programs work...

Thanks so much for the reply! We haven't been trying too hard. My doctor is not concerned about fertility issues, we haven't even used any tracking apps or ovulation sticks yet. So, it has more been a casual, we're married let's stop using condoms situation. I guess I know that the smartest thing to do is wait it out, but it's hard postponing when I got so excited about it. This will be the first child between me and my husband. I keep fearing that I'll be too old and I had this ridiculous notion in my head that I had to have my second baby by the time I turned 30.

My husband and I have been trying to conceive since February. Although, we recently made the decision that I should go back to school. I currently have a Bachelors of Arts degree in an unrelated field (Comparative Religions & Psych). I have applied to an accelerated program that would have a start date of May 2016 (it is my assumption that because this is entrance into the nursing program itself (no pre-reqs) that it will be 3 semesters of work - including general nursing courses and clinicals) This is an ADN program - so upon graduation I would find a job and then work on a bridge program from RN-BSN. I have also applied to a school for a BSN program. It will take 3 years - 1 year to complete general science and pre-reqs and then 2 years for the upper division nursing program. I would graduate with a BSN. So...my question for those in school or out of school - should we stop trying for a baby? Should I put our baby plans on pause? I'm currently 28 years old. I have one son who will be 6 in August. I was really excited about trying to have another baby, but I'm also excited about Nursing School. I don't want to jeopardize anything, but I also don't want to put my family goals on hold. I know that I'll only be 31 when I graduate, and I could possible get pregnant in the last semester of school and have a baby shortly after graduation...I just am unsure. I'm excited about school, but sad about postponing a baby. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I also would be interested in hearing from second degree students on the timeline for their RN or BSN.