Hey guys! I have been reading this site for the past few weeks and had some questions. :) I am currently finishing my pre-reqs for the CSN RN program. Just have my 251 and 224 to go and I have everything I need to be done, done. (I want to have everything done so no worries about getting 224 done in the first semester!) :yeah:I have 25 points now, without my teas or anything so I am hoping to go for the part time.
I have had to take my sciences more than once, except for 223 and 251. I am worried about the nursing program, it has a schedule so what does it mean if you do not pass a class? I am not a lazy student, I just know from experience some classes are just HARD the first time around. So do they just remove you and you have to start over and reapply if you do not pass a class? I have been working so hard the past couple years trying to get everything done slowly but surely and I dont want to get kicked halfway because of one class.
Also, I know there are many scholarships and grants and such for medical students and nursing students. Have any of you had luck with these? Most are for after you are in programs so I am curious.
And lastly, I know this may sound paranoid but it seems the farther I get with my prereq's and in my higher sciences, people are not very nice. A lot of the girls in my science classes are very catty with each other. i understand maybe they see each other as competition, but it is disconcerning. Does this end in the program? I am hoping I have better luck making friends in the program and finding study partners than in my science courses! I am almost thirty...I feel sometimes like I am in high school again LOL.
Just some stuff on my mind, thanks so much! I have been browsing these forums and you ladies are all so helpful and knowledgeable so thanks in advance!
Thanks AussieAndy and madnurse2b. I guess there is hope for me yet! I just need to get myself ready somehow for CSN in the spring... mind over matter (lol, i wish).
I know it is doable and stressful. I just hope I'm strong enough. People I know who got through nursing school have said that most people don't realize how much they're really giving up UNTIL they get into nursing school. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.
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Thanks AussieAndy and madnurse2b. I guess there is hope for me yet! I just need to get myself ready somehow for CSN in the spring... mind over matter (lol, i wish).
I know it is doable and stressful. I just hope I'm strong enough. People I know who got through nursing school have said that most people don't realize how much they're really giving up UNTIL they get into nursing school. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.