Back and Forth

The more I think about this, the more back-and-forth I go. I know this will be something I'll enjoy helping others in - and I'll love knowing more about my own body, but it's a huge time commitment for the next 6 or 7 years depending on how classes go and other unforeseeable things.

I had a meeting with an advisor and few other students who are also pursuing nursing and that was a little disappointing, although I'm very glad I went. I had taken for granted that I would be able to take the classes I wanted, when I wanted. I was planning on getting all my prerequisites done by spring, and starting in the fall for the Nursing Program. This will prove to be more difficult than I thought. Since I haven't attended Clark in over 5 quarters, I'm considered a new student, so while all continuing students got to register starting May 23rd, I have to wait until July 21st. The students/advisors at the meeting made it sound like it was more difficult to get into these classes than it was the actual program (which only accepts 40 students per quarter). That's one thing.

The other is actually getting into the program. In order for me to start in Fall 2012, I need to apply this October and have ALL my prerequisites completed. Soooooooo that's not going to happen according to plan.

Plus I don't know how I forgot in all of this that I want more kids! Which will be fine if I magically get pregnant with then next month or two and have the baby before I start the nursing program, but if not, I don't know how flexible Clark is on taking maternity breaks (even if only for a week or 2).

The good thing that happened is I better understand the program requirements and the application process, and one of the students there is taking classes from different community colleges in the area in order to get his prerequisites done faster - which is a great idea that I hadn't thought of before. There's even one out there that will cover all of my Anatomy and Physiology classes in 1 quarter, instead of 3.

eh. I don't know what I'm thinking now. I would love if there was a magic button that just gave me all the knowledge/experience/classes I needed in an instant so I could start and not have to go through this long and probably hard and painful process.

But if life were easy, then it wouldn't be hard.