Waiting time..what did you do?

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So I am officially done with my pre-reqs for nursing, and I take the TEAS on Aug! I was wondering however, what will I do for an entire semester of waiting? Applications for nursing start in september, but acceptance letters are not given until December. Did anyone else have such issue? What did you do? I'm thinking of taking more BSN pre-reqs in the fall for further RN-BSN route in the future, but the only class that I would be required to take is History. I have already completed everything else. >.> Should I be taking a break, or should I be taking additional biology courses that are not required, but relative to nursing such as Reproductive bio, physiological bio, ect? If so, where these classes helpful? I'm still debating on such issue, but I would like to hear opinions :)

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I have been accepted to my program and finished everything but I figured I could spend free time I had doing pre reqs for the bsn so thats why I took a summer course, but I also see no harm in taking a semester to relax before your nursing program. :)

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Take the semester off, spend time with friends and family. Believe me when I tell you that you won't be spending any time with them after you start nursing school!! If you plan to go straight for your BSN after getting your ADN then taking that pre-req now might be a good idea as you likely won't have time to take it while in the ADN program (if your school is anything like mine!). Above all, just relax...you won't have time to do that again for a while. Good luck!!

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Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine.

I took courses that applied towards the BSN while waiting to hear if I was accepted to the ADN program. Helped to pass the time. The wait was excruciating! If I didn't have homework & study time, it would have felt even longer!!! :eek:

Best of luck to you! Hope you get your letter in December :D

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Thanks everyone! :)

A quick question, how many hours of your day did you spend dedicating it to nursing school? When I was taking pre-reqs, I felt I was always busy, and didn't have much free time already lol

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I am working and saving $ to pay for school cost. I'm also trying to spend time with friends and family because I don't anticipate much time for socializing once the program starts.

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