Survey: What are you taking this Fall?

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Just thought I'd ask everyone what classes they are enrolled in for the fall (and a couple of other questions)! I'll go first... you can copy and paste the following, if you'd like, and fill in your own answers :)

CLASSES for FALL 2006: A&P 1 and Intro Chemistry

CLASSES for SPRING 2006 (if you know): hopefully A&P 2 and Psych

PROGRAM: ADN

WHEN STARTED PRE-REQs: this is my first semester

WHEN YOU PLAN TO APPLY for CLINICALS: hopefully in the spring (applying for Fall 2007)

PROJECTED GRADUATION: hopefully Fall '08 ... if not, then Spring '09.

MOST NERVOUS ABOUT: balancing family and school (I have a husband and two young sons - ages 1 and 3); chemistry (haven't had that course in sooo long!)

WANT TO BE A NURSE BECAUSE: It's a rewarding, life-long, respectable, well-paying degree with lots of variety.

YOUR INSPIRATION: God, my family, and the nurses in my family (5 nurses and a CRNA ... all love their jobs).

PREVIOUS JOBS/CAREER: TV promo producer; public relations coordinator; high school English teacher; stay-at-home mom/freelance writer

CLASSES for FALL 2006: College Algebra, Chemistry 101 & Lab, Human A&P II, Nutrition, The Studio Experience.

CLASSES for SPRING 2006: Microbiology, Intro. to Psych honors, Intro to Statistics honors, Elements of Visual Thinking I (Design), Art Appreciation, English Comp. II honors.

PROGRAM: Pre-reqs for BSN transfer program.

WHEN STARTED PRE-REQs: Fall 2005

WHEN YOU PLAN TO APPLY for CLINICALS: Summer 2007 for Spring 2008

PROJECTED GRADUATION: Fall 2009.

MOST NERVOUS about: Not having enough time to have non-academic social interaction :)

WANT TO BE A NURSE BECAUSE: Great way to get into international relief on the ground and improve people's lives when they need it the most.

YOUR INSPIRATION: Always remembering how much I hated working in a NOC with no windows and only the dull hum of the computer equipment in the background :)

PREVIOUS JOBS/CAREER: Freelance database architect/software engineer and CIO for a small advertising firm.

Best of luck in the fall reese19!

CLASSES for FALL 2006: Chemistry I

CLASSES for SPRING 2007: hopefully I will be starting nursing school then

PROGRAM: BSN

WHEN STARTED PRE-REQs: this summer (currently taking A&P I and Micro)

PROJECTED GRADUATION: 2008

I haven't enrolled yet (my appointment isn't for another 2 weeks) so I'm hoping this is what my schedule looks like!

CLASSES for FALL 2006: Anatomy, Microbiology, Developmental Psych (Online)

CLASSES for SPRING 2006: Physiology, Chem II (Organic), and Statistics

PROGRAM: ADN

WHEN STARTED PRE-REQs: First semester, kind of. Had to take some pre-reqs for the pre-reqs last semester.

WHEN YOU PLAN TO APPLY for CLINICALS: Fall 2007 (for a Spring 2008 semester). Depends on where we're living though. We're anticipating a move so I'm just taking pre-reqs that I know are required and will apply once I know where we're moving to (we're military).

PROJECTED GRADUATION: Not really sure yet. Hopefully Spring 2010

MOST NERVOUS about: Managing family (I have 3 boys - 6, 3.5, 2) and school while my husband is deployed. Plus I'm nervous about Micro!

WANT TO BE A NURSE BECAUSE: Job flexibility and I really want to become a midwife.

YOUR INSPIRATION: My family, especially my husband and boys. I'm doing this because I want to provide a better life for all of us.

PREVIOUS JOBS/CAREER: Quality Assurance Specialist/SAHM/Student Athletic Trainer. Got my Athletic Training degree from Purdue Univeristy in 1999.

CLASSES for FALL 2006: Chemistry, and testing out of College Algebra

CLASSES for SPRING 2006 (if you know): not sure yet

PROGRAM: not sure yet-- very new at this!

WHEN STARTED PRE-REQs: this is my first semester, although I have a full college degree that satisfies many of the pre-req's. Others I need to take again or test out of to prove I still know it.

WHEN YOU PLAN TO APPLY for CLINICALS: not sure yet

PROJECTED GRADUATION: From nursing school? I have a five year plan but it all depends on *life.*

MOST NERVOUS about: getting admitted to nursing school

WANT TO BE A NURSE BECAUSE: lots of reasons. My biggest is because it feels right. Especially after essentially being a full time nurse and advocate for my daughter with special needs. I know more about a lot of her issues and how to care for her (feeding tubes, pumps, etc) than the nurses I am supposed to get advice from because I live with it daily. :)

YOUR INSPIRATION: My two daughters, for whom I want to provide a better and a paid college edcuation. And my husband and myself. My salary will help us retire more comfortably.

PREVIOUS JOBS/CAREER: Technical Writer, freelance writer, doula (not certified but was working on it and had birth experience), stay at home mom, homeschooling mom.

Specializes in Cardiology, PCU, Telemetry.

CLASSES for FALL 2006: If accepted my first semester of nursing school...if not humanities and nutrition

CLASSES for SPRING 2006 (if you know): My second semester of nursing school?

PROGRAM: ADN

WHEN STARTED PRE-REQs: Fall 2004

WHEN YOU PLAN TO APPLY for CLINICALS: I applied for Fall 2006 in May

PROJECTED GRADUATION: December 2007

MOST NERVOUS about: Clinicals and having enough time to be there for my two children and husband

WANT TO BE A NURSE BECAUSE: I have a passion for the miracle of childbirth and pregnancy. Want to get my masters a be a CNM

YOUR INSPIRATION: Me because I amaze myself, my husband because he believes in me and my two children who are so patient and wonderful

PREVIOUS JOBS/CAREER: Medical Assistant (Peds), Claims (Prudential Healthcare) and most recent a supervisor (Home Depot)

Specializes in OR Internship starting in Jan!!.

CLASSES for FALL 2006: Micro, Govt I and Govt II

CLASSES for SPRING 2006 (if you know): hopefully nursing classes

PROGRAM: ADN

WHEN STARTED PRE-REQs: Spring 06

WHEN YOU PLAN TO APPLY for CLINICALS: this summer, for Spring 07 admission

PROJECTED GRADUATION: hopefully Fall '08

MOST NERVOUS about: figuring out how to pay for everything

PREVIOUS JOBS/CAREER: Systems administrator (computer geek), online marketing consultant

CLASSES for FALL 2006: A&P I and CIS 101

CLASSES for SPRING 2006 (if you know): A&P II and Success and Study Skills

PROGRAM: Either LPN or ADN

WHEN STARTED PRE-REQs: Fall 06

WHEN YOU PLAN TO APPLY for CLINICALS: this fall, for fall 07 admission

PROJECTED GRADUATION: hopefully Fall '08

MOST NERVOUS about: figuring out how to pay for everything!!! AMEN and Getting in!!!

PREVIOUS JOBS/CAREER: Accounting degree - all corporate America Fortune 100

Specializes in none but hope to have one soon.

CLASSES for FALL 2006: Intro Chemistry, Algebra, and maybe English

CLASSES for SPRING 2006 (if you know): A&P 1, Psych, and either English or Algebra 2

PROGRAM: ADN

WHEN STARTED PRE-REQs: this is my first semester

WHEN YOU PLAN TO APPLY for CLINICALS: Spring 08

PROJECTED GRADUATION: Spring '09.

MOST NERVOUS about: balancing family and school (I have a husband and 3 young children - ages 4, 2, and 5 months)

WANT TO BE A NURSE BECAUSE: I want to make a REAL difference in people's lives. I also like the idea of being able to do so many different things.

YOUR INSPIRATION: God and my family

PREVIOUS JOBS/CAREER: Asset Management, SAHM

CLASSES for FALL 2006: Chemistry (special one aimed for healthcare providers) History 2 and an arts credit (**This is all I have left for my BSN prereqs!!! :w00t: I'll have 75 credit hours :uhoh3: )

CLASSES for SPRING 2007 (if you know): Pharmacology (for the ADN program in case I don't get in the BSN program) and some psychology courses (either double major or minor in psychology-haven't decided)

PROGRAM: Hopefully (prayers!) BSN, if not ADN

WHEN STARTED PRE-REQs: Spring 2005

WHEN YOU PLAN TO APPLY for CLINICALS: January for BSN, April for ADN if BSN doesn't go so well

PROJECTED GRADUATION: If things go as planned Spring 2009 :uhoh3: Anyone else feel like they've been going to school forever?!

MOST NERVOUS about: NOT GETTING IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WANT TO BE A NURSE BECAUSE: It's my passion. I want to make a difference, do something in life that I can be proud of, save people's lives and maybe just put a smile on someone's face when they need it the most.

YOUR INSPIRATION: God, my husband, the lives I touch, my future

PREVIOUS JOBS/CAREER: marketing, I got in as an assistant right out of high school and have been here since I was 19. It's fun but not rewarding and highly stressful.

Specializes in Clinicals.

CLASSES for FALL 2006: Chem 132-Intro. to Organic and Biochemistry

Hist. 111 (snooze)

Music Appreciation (possible snooze)

Nutrition (snooze)

CLASSES for SPRING/SUMMER 2006:English: Comp. II

Psy: Lifespan...

Mathematical Reasoning

Health (snooze)

PROGRAM: BSN

WHEN STARTED PRE-REQs: About 2 1/2 years ago...

WHEN YOU PLAN TO APPLY for CLINICALS: January 1, 2007-Begin Fall 2007

PROJECTED GRADUATION: Fall 2009

MOST NERVOUS about:Everything!

WANT TO BE A NURSE BECAUSE:On the road to becoming a CRNA

YOUR INSPIRATION: Smilies;)

PREVIOUS JOBS/CAREER: Office Clerk at a couple of trucking companies

Classes for Fall 2006: English 111, Algebra, Medical terminolgy, and maybe SDV 101 orientation to Health Care.

Classes for Spring/Summer 2006:

Program: ADN

When started pre-reqs:Fall 2006

When you plan to apply for clinicals:Not sure

Projected graduation: Hopefully 2009 or 2010, depending on how many pre-reqs I can get thru.

Most nervous about:Not getting into ADN program once I finsih my pre-reqs and doing terrible in Algebra!!!

Want to be a nurs because: Ever since I was a little girl I've been in and out of hospitals and have always enjoyed the company of my nurses. It's been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember to help other's in pain, and to just be there to talk to if any of my patients were to ever need me!

Your inspiration: All the pediatric nurses out there who make a difference!!! My parents, my boyfriend and my aunts and cousins who are nurse's and are proud of what they do every day.

Previous jobs/carrer:Not working at the moment but i'm trying to get into a training program at a nursing home for CNA training.

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