Hi All,
I've been following the messages for a few months and I'm still a little confused about the Pre-Req's. The school I've applied to requires College level Algebra, Chemistry or Biology and English to be considered for admission, plus the entrance exam, etc. They accepted all those courses and Psych. from a previous College I attended and an A&P Course I took when I was in the Navy.
I've read that many of you have been taking Pre-Req's for a year or more and feel like I'm missing something. The courses a lot of you have mentioned you're taking as Pre-Req's are included in the 2 year ADN Program at my school and are not required to be taken before entering the Program. I'm sure it makes it a lot easier to get them out of the way, but you don't have to take them before being accepted where I've applied.
My question is - do your schools require all those courses be taken before they'll consider you for admission - or are you getting them out of the way to have a better shot at being admitted (good GPA) and lighten your load when you get into the actual Program?
I find out in late April if I've been accepted into the Fall Program. I've already signed up for Psych. II and A&P II starting in May, but honestly - if I don't find out in April that I've been accepted, not sure I want to take those coures and wait another year to apply again.
I guess I'm just trying to get a feel for how long some of you have been at this and how many times you've applied to school. I've dreamed about this for 20 years and don't want to get discouraged but I'm 42 and don't want to be much older before starting a Nursing Program - I know it's a lot of hard work and don't want to be just starting out when I'm not exactly a spring chicken - if you know what I mean???
I take the entrance exam next week and have been studying really hard for it - crossing my fingers and toes that I'll get a good enough grade to be considered for admission. It just figures that I'd have my heart set on a career that's harder to get into than winning the Lottery - oh well.
Any advice, suggestions, etc. would be appreciated. Thanks, Susan