The Wait!!

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So... I start the first day of my LPN program on September 7th. The day is fast approaching and I'm losing my mind! Pulling my hair-out, dancing around the kitchen kind of losing my mind. I found out I was accepted in Feb of 2010 and have been waiting ever since. On top of that, with my school system, you don't get your student funding until about a week or two before classes start. I don't get to register until the 24th of August, and then my funding won't be in my account until about 5-10 days from then. I haven't had a chance to buy any of my supplies or anything fun like that. I just want to get my stuff, get registered and get into class!! How has everyone else been dealing with the wait, or how did you deal with it? Are you or did you go crazy like I am? I've never been this anxious to start school!! Hahaha, please someone help keep me sane!

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Tell me about it!!! I officially start on September 1, but I have two days of classes next week. I can't get my books or supplies b/c my financial aid is covering them, but we won't get them until they're assigned to us... I bought pens, paper, and a lunch bag, though...!

Honestly, the wait is really getting to me. I think I'm driving my husband insane. I'm excited, scared to death, nervous, and probably a little psychotic. It feels like August has been moving so slowly, sometimes I wonder if it will ever end. Sorry I can't be much help, I'm in the same boat as you - LOL!

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Not sure where you are going or how your school is set up, but I just graduated and ours was 12 months. Relax now while you can. I know it is exciting and you are ready to go but when you start, if it is like my school was, you hit the ground running. We had a test everyday until Christmas break. Like I said, if it is like my school was then this is why I am saying relax now. For me I think it helped because I am a natural procrastinator so I had to study because there was no time to procrastinate. LOL. Good luck and just plan on getting well acquainted with the books.

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Good luck to you! I am on the opposite end and I am anxiously awaiting my test results.....to find out if I will be admitted/ was accepted to the LPN program I want to get into that starts in January!

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I know how you feel too. I don't start until Sept. 20. I can't keep my mind on anything. Everytime I go to the store I buy some kind of school supply so I should have enough to last all year. I spend a lot of time on this site,it helps pass the time.

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Thanks everyone for the replies. I went to my school and registered today, so I got to at least do that. It's nice to know I'm actually in the system, I am for sure a student (got my shiny new student badge to prove it), and this is actually going to happen. That being said, I went to the school bookstore and picked up my book list... when the book store attendant asked me what course I was taking and I said "LPN", she just laughed and handed me the book list. I have to purchase 13 books for this semester!! It's crazy... I was daunted by the sheer number of them and then I saw how huge they were... the bookstore attendant said I'd need a pack mule to carry them home for me! Thank goodness I have a rolling bag to put them in... I'm sure I'd put my back out for sure carrying all of those. But anyway, the days are getting closer... I do my CPR class this weekend and then I have orientation events until the 3rd, and then on the 3rd I have an actual orientation with my instructors and what not. Should be fun!

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congratulations on this new start colta! my lpn program was nine months long and i was anxious from the start to the end. almost every 2 months, i watched students disappear from the classroom. we started off as a big group that filled a large auditorium, but some students failed out every quarter. it was sad but it made me more determined to do my best not to fall by the wayside. it was very intense and at times, i felt like just giving up. by the time graduation rolled around, i was so mentally exhausted from the whole nursing school process that it took a few days for it to sink in that i was going to be a nurse! but it worked out. good luck! :)

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Im attending a pre-admission conference this tuesday.. been reading this forum for awhile and theres so many horror stories, ***! Is the LPN program really that hard?

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I also was in the same boat you are in and couldn't wait for school to start. All summer long I was sooo excited and eager with anticipation. Well, I started school yesterday and after only two days I find myself (along with 98 percent of my classmates, as well) wondering just what the heck I have gotten myself into. The first two days are intense as all of the expectations and work load are thrown at us. I do have to say I am over whelmed but focused and determined also. Good Luck to you in school and don't be surprised if you experience the same feelings many of us have. Stick with it. WE can do it!

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