Summer '13 grads check your mail!

[enuf_already]

My diploma came today. I'm officially official.

[woodsyny, MSN]

Wohoooo! So happy for you! A diploma well earned!

[cincinursemary]

Here's a great big grin for ya. Darn, can find one of those smiley things with a big silly grin.

Being in the midst of torture now, I know from whence you came.

Congrats!!

[Beautifulyou]

So happy for you! Your posts have been a godsend. Thank you for all of your support and encouragement. Please help to keep us sane!

[enuf_already]

Thanks everyone. I plan to stick around and root you all to the finish line. Like Cincinursemary, I had a LOT of classes to take. Celebrate your accomplishments and know that your hard work now will be worth it. Good luck everyone!

[Frills]

I also received my diploma yesterday. Good luck to everyone still in the program.

[cincinursemary]

Thanks everyone. I plan to stick around and root you all to the finish line. Like Cincinursemary, I had a LOT of classes to take. Celebrate your accomplishments and know that your hard work now will be worth it. Good luck everyone!

How long did it take you and how many classes did you take a semester? Just wondering.

[cincinursemary]

I also received my diploma yesterday. Good luck to everyone still in the program.

Congrats also !

[enuf_already]

How long did it take you and how many classes did you take a semester? Just wondering.

I started in the quarter system in May 2011. I only took one nursing class the first time since I had been out of school over 30 years. I got brave and doubled up a nursing class and a non-nursing class most of the rest of the time. I took a break the second summer with the Q to S transition because I was losing steam. The Q to S transition messed up some of my plans because the nursing courses were thrown off and not offered when I needed them. I was forced to take the companion class to the combined classes to avoid taking the whole class over. I believe I ended up taking 11 of the original 12 nursing classes which are now only 9. I only did 2 nursing classes together once. I work full time and have a family but wanted to be done before vacation this summer. I believe I took a total of 20 classes.

My degree did not bring a raise with it or make any difference in my current job status. What it did do was give me personal satisfaction and potentially some job security. That was worth the 2 years and 3 months of torture! ;-)

[enuf_already]

I also received my diploma yesterday. Good luck to everyone still in the program.

Yay! It's real now! Congratulations!

[evieinco]

Got mine too!! Woohoo!

[chuckster, ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

After several false starts and numerous dead ends, and nearly a year after I finished my last class, my diploma finally turned up too.

Thanks OU - see ya.