So you all know that I'm working my way into the nursing program at Essex County College. It's been a journey because when I started ECC Jan. 2010, I was a Social Science major concentrating in Psychology. Halfway through, something hit me. I was getting bored (real talk) with this major and I didn't feel like it was going to get me far once I graduated. I didn't want it to be like my Chubb education (3.94 GPA in Network Administration & Security and haven't used nair bit of it *sigh*)
So June 2011, I spoke with the counselor to inquire about nursing. I was thinking about becoming an LPN then matriculating to RN. I'm so glad this particular counselor was honest. He told me straight up that if I were 20 years younger he'd recommend that, but since I'm coming out of a certain salary level he couldn't in good conscience recommend the LPN program since they really don't make a lot of money (the NEW LPNs...not the "vets")
So...I head down to the nursing department and was given an application. I look over said application and I'm elated that I've completed all the general education requirements needed while I was a SocSci major (English 101/2, History, Sociology, Psychology). I just had to complete the prerequisites for the nursing program (English 102, Math 092, Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology). Even better that I'd only need to complete Chem & A&P.
I'm in the middle of Summer 1 classes when I finally make the decision to switch majors. It was then that I find out that if I had taken Chem and A&P during the Summer, I could have sat for the PAX in Sept (2011) and been accepted to the Jan 2012 evening program. I missed the add/drop date by 2 weeks. I was a bit annoyed at myself for procrastinating, but at that point what could I do? I had no choice but to register for Chem & A&P for the Fall. This pushed my entrance into the nursing program out a YEAR!!!
Initially, I was really upset, but then I got to thinking?
...to be continued.
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