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[taytay05]

Ok, so I'm still taking these prereqs (about another year) and then I go to nursing school. I'm really stressed out in general about staying in nursing school and about getting good enough grades to get into an NP program. I'm a great student. So far I have a 3.6 and using the forgiveness policy for a mishap in chem I'm bringing it to a 3.7 next semester. There are two things that worry me. I'm not a morning person and my nursing friend told me rotations are like 6am. I remember one class I took I never went to because it was in the morning (like not ridiculous just 9am). I have woken up for things in the morning, just not consistently, some things yes, some things no. The other thing is, I'm not a science person and am afraid that no matter how hard I study I won't be able to get a competitive gpa. I know this all is a bit early to be worrying about, but I have never wanted anything more to be a nurse and I would like some advice or encouragement about just getting through nursing school without losing my entire social life/ becoming depressed and how to maintain a good gpa to get into an np program. My friend majored in math and minored in chem with a 3.7 and nursing school she took an accelerated program and got a 2.7 (not sure if this was due to the fast pace of the program). This is also part of my concern.

[missnurse01, MSN, RN]

ok take a deep breath...

of course you can do this...it really is true, you can do anything you put your mind to. if you want it bad enough you will always get to class and clinical on time ( i had to get up at 430 to drive to a 645 clinical start time throughout school)...or just get up early to study. the science part of nursing school isn't as in depth as a&p; how did you do in those classes. what makes nursing school tough is the volume of info you are expected to learn...it isn't difficult to understand. if you are getting a's and b's in a&p then you will be fine in nursing school. also if you are doing an ADN program then the gpa that matters will be when you do your bsn...it all counts of course but they often count your last 60 or so credits when they calculate your gpa for grad school.

chin up-you can do it.

[willowita, ADN, RN]

I'm not a morning person either! The only advice I can offer about waking up early is to stick to a routine throughout the entire week. If you stay up late on the weekends, it's going to be hard to get back into the flow of getting up early during the week. Allow yourself an extra hour of sleep on the weekends but don't be a night owl or sleep in too late. Over time, your body will acclimate to an early schedule.

I also have about 4 alarms that are annoying and loud. I set them far away from my bed so I have to get up to turn them off. If I know anyone that will be up at that time, I ask them to call me. If I can carpool with someone, I'll make arrangements since I'll feel the urgency to wake up to meet them on time.