Esther758

I agree with Nonyvole in that I think you should get involved in groups that are separate from the nursing school. I would suggest finding other former homeschoolers your age outside of nursing school. Or even just people your age, for that matter. Find a young adult group at a church and get involved with it. It's healthy to maintain a life that is separate from your work and studies. Concentrate on building friendships outside of school, and try to view the nature of the relationship with your classmates as a professional one. You're all there for one primary reason- to become a nurse- so focus on that. As for the profanity and other stuff, let it be water off your back. You don't have to take part in those conversations. Just try your best to be friendly. Jesus hung out with a lot of people that the pharisees of his time didn't approve of. He didn't judge them, and he didn't let them change him. I think what you've already accomplished is awesome. No need to change who you are or feel bad about it. Just keep going and enjoy your life. Don't worry about other people.

To what extent can you remove yourself from their presence? When and where is this happening? Is it during lecture or during labs? I had people bothering me during lecture, so I e-mailed the professor to ask if I could move to a different table and briefly explained why. Getting away from them entirely, or at least farther away from them, would be the best thing to do. It's a shame that this type of behavior has been normalized at your school. I assure you, this is not acceptable behavior in any situation. Treating others civilly is not "optional", nor is being treated decently some sort of privilege. Both are something that is normally expected when you are in civilized company. Others are right to point out, though, that you will most likely meet difficult people like this in the future. You can find them anywhere. I know it's not any fun, but you could look at it as an opportunity to learn how to cope with unpleasant attitudes.

I agree with Honey Clover. Keep doing your best and put it in her evaluation at the end if you can. If enough people complain, she will at least have to shape up in the future.

Sometime next month. I'll try to relax. I feel like I should have a backup plan already in place in case I don't get accepted.

Hi, this is my first post. I just applied to my schools AS-RN nursing program. My total application score was two points higher than the range of what they usually accept (whoo hoo!.....?). After reading about a few people who got good grades and PSB scores, and still didn't get into the program, I feel really unsure of whether I'll be accepted myself (Although, this is probably partly due to S.A.D; It's really dark out today .) Assuming the worst, what would be a good major for a rejected pre-nursing student who took the typical nursing prerequisites? I've always been interested in research. I also like writing, and I'm intrigued by the idea of teaching at the post-secondary level. Other than that, I'm at a loss. Any suggestions? I'm guessing that the requirements for each degree would vary somewhat between schools, but what majors would the courses fit into well, in general? P.S - This is if I don't decide to apply to any other nursing programs. I'll look into those too. I'm just not feeling sure about anything right now.