I am going thru with it...

[trish]

My husband and I have finally agreed that now is a good time for me to go for my RN, so I have scheduled my Placement Test and I am now filling out Grant Papers,etc. I am so excited!!!!!!!! We have a 3 year old daughter and I am going to take my pre-requisit classes to get them out of the way and then I will be able to concentrate on my nursing classes when she goes to kindergarten in 2 years. The waiting list here for LPN's is long but RN's isn't as bad, I just can't go before then.

I just wanted to say hi to everyone and I am sure I will have plenty of questions!!!

Trish

[CCHADWI]

Trish

We're here to help. Come back often and let us know how you are doing. Welcome to our site, and we hope you frequent the site.

[mdj1320]

good luck on your grants and classes i am currently doin my prereqs stay in the game don't give up .how long is the wait for your adn program? ours is 1 year.

[mercynurse]

Hi Trish,
Good for you! Don't know your age, but...I've been a nurse for 27 years and I'm in a masters/NP program. I'm 46 and sometimes wonder what the heck I'm still doing in school! But it's never to late to learn more and grow from that knowledge.
There are a lot of us here who have been around for a while so feel free to ask if we can help..that's what we're here for!!

Bonnie

[All41]

Good for You! As others have said, we will be here to help you along the way. I am so glad you have the support of your husband, too!

[Gayla RN]

It is never too late to better yourself.

I got all my prereq's out of the way and started nursing school at age 37. Luckily, my college offerred a small section for students who could only go nights and weekends. This enabled me to keep my full time job all the way through nursing school. I also was busy raising 2 kids and my husband worked nights.

Getting my degree and career was just that important to me. I graduated with honors and didn't owe a penny in loans. (I wasn't eligible for grants as both my husband and I worked full time). You can do it! If you want it bad enough, you will succeed!

Best wishes,
Gayla

[cassioo]

Congratulations on your move. I started all my prereqs when my kids were little and started the nursing classes (and took BSN classes) when they were 7, 5, and 4 and finished 2 years later. The only bad thing was the money was a bit tight the 6 months till I could get hired as a NA (then student nurse extern after 6 more months) but it can be done even with little kids.

[mercynurse]

Hi Trish,
Welcome and remember we're here for support. Ask questions or just vent if you need to!!
Again, welcome