The Conservative Cave
The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: Celtic Rose on July 05, 2010, 11:39:27 AM
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So, I'm probably coming off as a complete flake here, but I think I've decided that I want to get a nursing degree. There is a college near by that offers an accellerated Master's Degree in Nursing for non-nursing majors that I'm really interested in, so I've decided that since I've gone back and forth about nursing since I was 18 I'm going to go ahead and take the pre-requisites for the program. I will probably have to quit my job for the actual nursing program, but I need to stay employed for the pre-reqs. For those who have attended school while working full time, what is a realistic amount of classes to take. I suspect that I am being overly ambitious because now that I've made a decision I just want to get them out of the way. I'm considering two evening classes (Monday through Thursday nights) and two online classes. Will this kill me?
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No. It won't kill you, but it will kill your social life and hobbies.
12 hours was real do-able when I went through occupational therapy school, worked 32-35 hours at a real flexible job, and raised three kids without welfare or child support. Some semesters were 15 hours and I got through them. One semester ended up being 18 credit hours with 6 weeks of a weekend statistics class. I also moved the family the weekend before finals, and ended up needing IVs to finish the semester.
I did all my cooking on Saturdays for the week. Every "break" I got my research done for upcoming papers. Yeah, I lost weight, too.
Every time I weakened I remembered a friend asking, "So what will you do tomorrow if you don't go to class?" Didn't have a good answer. Also put a big sign on my wall in front of where I studied that just said, "Keep you eye on the prize." Meant something to me. Find what means something to you.
You can do it.