With all the competitiveness is it worth it?

[45whenimdone]

I'm starting off late. (already 39).Just finishing my first semester. 3.85 gpa. HOWEVER, being that nursing school is so very and overly competitive, I'm wondering if this is the route I should be going? I mean, I've always wanted to be a nurse, just took me a long time to get to this point where I knew i would be able to put 100% into it. My friends daughter applied to the same school I'm HOPING to apply to in the next couple of years and she was declined. Her gpa was a little bit higher than mine, and she said that out of the 100 applications only 11 got accepted. She changed her major to psychology-- even though she wants to be a nurse.

I am too old to wait around year after year hoping to get into a program. I'm utterly confused. I knew going in that there was competition, however, it was never THIS CLOSE to home -- I guess this makes it all real and well, I dunno.

My ultimate goal is to do the BSN, then go on to pursue my masters in NP with gerontology concentration (I think I may need my ph.d by then, but that's o.k.) I want to eventually be:

1. DON of a large retirement community, or being in charge of the whole facility

I just want to be able to care for/ look after elderly population, but more on the admin aspect of it. I figured nursing would be the route to go as with all my education and exp. I would be more respected when caring for them. does that make sense?

So any suggestions, anything, would be much appreciated at this point and time. I register for the next semester tonight at midnight...

Thanks!!!!

[want2banurse35]

I'm not worried or stressed about the afterwards... I'm just worried about the before hand and getting accepted. I spoke with my husband and though I want to do the BSN right off bat, I will be applying to the 4 local community colleges as well as the BSN State Univeristy. This way I have at least 5 chances of being denied.

I can't wait for the actual start of any program! I'm a total hands on learner! Like I stated before, it's just the worry that I will have to wait a year or two before being accepted into a program, and being I'm already 39 with a family, it's not like I'm 19 with no family. THAT's what my biggest fear is that it will take longer than originally anticiapted.

But like a pp stated, everything happens for a reason. I totally regret NOT starting when I was 19... I can just imagine where I would be today... but then again, glad it didn't happen bc of someone I was dating back then, well I probably would have supported the bum even to this day... So yes, everything does happen for a reason.

And I like the way my life has turned out, except for waiting this long to realize how bad I want to do this!

And you the right to be nervous about getting into a program that is very legitimate. It is very competitive. Some people dont have the luxury to be applying 2-3 years in a row. I was talking to this lady at my university and she said she had a very high GPA but was denied from numerous schools 2 years in a row. She applied this year for the third time and is waiting to see if she is accepted. She said if she is not accepted she is going to have to find other alternatives.

[45whenimdone]

In the meantime, while awaiting, I will be taking other classes for a back up plan. Like I had previously stated my ultimate goal is to become a director of.... so I know I will need business and human resource experience as well. I may just go ahead and do a dual degree in Health Care Administration and Nursing...

[CharlieT]

Is it worth it? YES!

Ditto for me on everything that mi vidi said.