Yes, I have the swine flu. Just thought I should get that out of the way!
In one hour I'll be registering for Winter quarter classes. Every one of my science classes is wait-listed. Gah!
The most frustrating thing about this whole experience so far hasn't been waking up early, going to classes or having a lot of homework, or even the fact that I'm exhausted ALL.THE.TIME. now... It's figuring out the next steps. I went to a transfer adviser on Monday to see what she suggested. NOT MUCH HELP. The nursing program at my school is a TWO YEAR WAIT at this point. I have so many sub-optimal options... All I want to do is be a midwife!
I can either hang out at community college, taking classes toward a general AA while I wait for a spot in the nursing program to open up. Once I get my Associates in Nursing, I can get a Bachelors from anywhere in ANYTHING and still qualify for the Midwifery program at Philadelphia University. Or I can finish some pre-reqs here, take a required year at Eastern Washington University to get (possibly) into the nursing program at a downtown intercollegiate campus (that only accepts 120 students a year) where I can get my Bachelors in nursing. Or I can say "fuck it" and finish my pre-reqs for Seattle School of Midwifery/Bastyr University and become a direct entry midwife in three years - the least desirable option since I wouldn't be able to work in a hospital setting.
This is what keeps me up at night. This fear that I'll make the wrong decision and screw up my career path FOREVER. That, or I'll waste time and be in school for more than the seven years it should take. What do I choose? Which classes do I sign up for? What school should I go to? I feel dizzy and sick just thinking about it.
Then again, that could be the swine flu.
Well, if you are interested in what I think... here it is. I would work on your pre-reqs for the AAS in Nursing at SCC (which will ALSO go towards an AA-DTA for a Nursing Pre-Major) so in the meantime you can work on your Direct Transfer degree and most likely have that out of the way by the time you get into the AAS Nursing program. Also, you CAN take some Nursing classes before you are actually accepted, find out which ones they are- this will put you into Advanced Standing and ahead of a lot of other students. If you can, get your NAC license through a local facility (a lot of nursing homes offer this) because this will also put you closer to the top of the waiting list... just a few more thoughts to boggle your mind... ahhh... college! And remember, no "2-year" degree EVER takes only 2 years! LOL
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