lilactea:
Congrats on graduating soon! C: I guess I'm writing just for some support. I seen in your post you've been working on becoming a nurse for 7.5 years, and had trouble getting in schools and finishing pre-recs, etc. I guess I just wanna know, how did you stay motivated to keep going? I'm a pre-nursing student junior in college who just transfered schools for the same reasons, and I'll be qualified to apply to nursing school after this semester, but there's at least a year/year and half wait.

Okay, just a warning this may be a long answer, but I really wanna answer this because alot of my classmates were in the same boat as us too.

Honestly, it was extremely hard to stay motivated. I started out as a pre-nursing major at Cal State Long Beach. The I was there for 3 years. The school was so crowded, and early registration was only available to seniors or athletes or other people etc etc. So, I was either #50 on a waiting list or not able to get on the list at all. So, I finished all my general ed there, and by my 3rd year they were forcing me to declare a major. I wanted to be in nursing so bad, but I felt so, so discouraged. I almost declared myself an English major to be a teacher. My mom actually told me to transfer and not give up. Believe me, I wanted to so so badly because it’s like everything was going against me. I mean I couldn’t even finish my pre-reqs. So I transferred to Cal State LA, and finished my pre-reqs in 2 years there. At the end of my 2nd year there, I was applying to there nursing program as well as others. I basically got wait listed or rejected. My first choice was Cal State LA, but I got wait listed. At this point, I felt so dejected. My best friend was also applying, she got rejected and was very upset. At this point, my best friend re-evaluated everything, and chose not to pursue nursing. Then there was me. I took some time off from school to gather my thoughts. My mom was very encouraging and supportive. I thought it over. The one thought that stuck out to me was that I couldn’t imagine doing anything other than nursing. So I thought well if I want to do nursing why should I give up this easy? I was talking to all my cousins. They went to this school called West Coast University. It’s a newer nursing school, and at the time of my sign up, there was no waiting list. I had to pass the entrance exam which I did. It was definitely an investment, and I had my doubts about this school because it’s a private, for profit school. In reality, the accelerated program was one of the most challenging curriculums I’ve ever encountered, and I’ve met some of the best friends, Professors, and nurses during my time there.

So maybe I babbled on an on, but I was hoping by going into detail about what I experienced would show you that my motivation to keep going was my desire to be a nurse. It is something I’m very passionate about. I know how you feel though. I remember sitting in all my gen ed classes as well as my pre-reqs thinking, “Man I’m never going to be a nurse.” BUT I kept going because I kept telling myself to, and I talked to other nursing majors who were in the same boat. They supported me, and said to keep trying because they kept trying too. 

Just keep working hard, and keep applying to schools. You will eventually get in, and you will become a nurse. You just gotta want it badly enough. :)

I hope this helped you, and sorry if i wrote a book lol

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