Hi Februalis! Congrats to you too! It was not easy since ARC means starting sooner (SCC is spring for me), but my husband and I agreed that because of things that are going on in our little world right now, a later start date for me will benefit our family. You know, boring adulty type things like work, benefits, money, etc. lol (my husband has been out of work for nearly a nearly a year, so these are some pretty big deals right now!) Additionally I have some responsibilities outside of work and home that I will no longer be able to manage while in nursing school, and a spring start date will allow me to transition more smoothly and finish those things well. But don't get me wrong: if I had gotten in only for the fall, I would have dropped everything/everyone in a hot minute and gone for it! haha but this way, I don't have to make that choice.