"Keep your nose in a book"

[windmill182]

So, my program officially starts in..48 days. I ran into a student who is in the class before me and graduating from the program in just a couple weeks. Asked her how it's going and was told, "Whatever you do, Keep your nose in a book." She told me that a student was dropped from the program just 3 weeks before graduation for not checking an ID bracelet (Yes, thats probably a pretty bad thing, but I still feel horrible for that student.) Also, out of 33 students 17 are gonna make it....so far. Basically, what Im getting at it is, HOLY CRAP....THIS IS GETTING MORE REAL EVERYDAY. I've been praying every night that I can get through this. Can you imagine getting all the way to the last quarter and being dropped?! (Party bonus: if you fail my program. you fail. thats it.)

Guess Ill do what the previous student said. Keep my nose in my book. Eat, breath, live Nursing. How is everyone else doing that is getting ready to start? Are you too having a battle of excitment vs nervousness? For those in programs right now...anything else you would like to add to my current plan of attack? lol.

[shazzi]

You completely have summed up everything I have been thinking too. Its awesome to know that its common to feel like this before starting the program. Maybe, its actually healthy to not be overly confident about this process? I wonder how many successful graduates felt like this too? The way I figure, my self doubt may just push me even harder to prove myself wrong! Nursing school is going to such a test of our characters, skills, and critical thinking skills! If we get through this, then we can take on anything right?!

you are right my frnd.. its truly going to test u.. all my Gen-Eds were piece of cake compare to this nursing school.... I just to nursing 1100 @ COD.. first 2 test I got a D,, this was the first time getting a D .. but next 3 I got B and A.. and .. i was able to get a B finally.. we need to take completely different kind of approach while taking nursing tests