Anyone else counting?

Certified · Newbie Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 42 City: Cambridge, MA

Anyone else counting down the days until college graduation? I'm getting to the point where I'm going to start counting down the hours. Just wondering if others are as anxious as I am.

Craig-R · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Posts: 1676

may 15th for me, not necessarily dying to leave though

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

I'm beyond that, I had to adjust my life to how many MORE years I have to work before I can retire Evil or Very Mad

ohsix · Posted: Mar 28, 2009 7:06 pm Post subject:

I remember walking out of my last college class. It was a bittersweet feeling. There's advantages to entering the working world, but if I could go back to any time in my life, I'd go back to being 21 or 22 in college.

NKCrider · Posted: Mar 28, 2009 7:13 pm Post subject:

dude... i have 2 more years of highschool, then 4 of college. i cant wait till im out of school.... but then working for 30ish years is gonna suck...

Chad H · Posted: Mar 28, 2009 7:15 pm Post subject:

4 years once this one is over for me. I just realized I wanted to do nursing in about a month after registration ended and ended up way behind on sciences. So I'm now on the 5 year plan of total college. FML

goofyboy · Posted: Mar 29, 2009 6:14 am Post subject:

Chad H, bullchit on the FML... 5 years is the best college plan. I loved my victory lap. I had 12 hours my last semester, 6 of which were pass / fail. I had so much fun that semester. Didn't want it to end.

itch · Posted: Mar 29, 2009 7:38 am Post subject:

in hind sight I would have done things differently!!!!!!!!

With the worlds economy the outlook is bleak, I would either go for Masters or Phd or change my major and stay another two years min.
just my words of advice
itch

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

Chad H, the smarter & least expensive thing to do for Nursing is this:
- Jr College get AS in nursing
- Start working in an ICU ( this specific) at a hospital that will pay for your BSN. Get to know the Anesthesiogist while working in the ICU. Most places the Gas passing MDs also do CC for the ICUs
- Once you've finished your BSN while working in the ICU, apply to CRNA programs ( Many Anesthesia groups are a separate entity from the hospital) and see if the anesthesia department will sponsor.

Reasons:
-All you need is an AS ( which is 2 yrs) to be eligible for RN license exam.
-BSN programs will not ( majority from what I've been informed) let you apply/take RN exam until you've graduated their program.
-BSN programs are geared more towards administration, not patient care.
-Having earned a AS, you'll be ahead of many BSN grads when it comes to on hands patient care.
- Going on to becoming a CRNA ( RN anesthetist) you are in demand and you can get some nice travel assignments. State licensure is much easier because you come under an RN license which most states have reciprocity.

** But you need to do the research on this is coming out of CA, was the situation.

warwagon · Outlaw Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 128

Aubs · Motorboat Queen Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9167

MAY 10TH: GRADUATION!
I cannot wait. 40 some-odd more days.
*HOPEFULLY* heading to grad school in August though, so the only thing I am looking forward to is more school, but I just wanna get outta UCONN.
Mr. Green

Jensen · Posted: Mar 30, 2009 5:14 pm Post subject:

Dragonlady8, the AS 2 year plan was my plan in the beginning, until the junior college programs became super impacted and there was a few hundred people on the waiting list. Plus I hear the BSN step up programs are just as impacted. I decided to just get the college experience and apply to the BSN program on my current campus.

But if you can easily get into an AS program and the BSN step up program is no problem to get into i'd definitely go the 2 year route, even though you would miss out on the college experience.

shaggyboarder · Posted: Mar 30, 2009 6:49 pm Post subject:

I dno im sort of like whats next...Do I have to grow up now? haha

TnR6Rida · Posted: Mar 30, 2009 7:26 pm Post subject:

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

Jensen, It all depends upon what you want in life. You can still get the college experience with the step up program - but not have to worry as much about the financial aspect of it all. Wink

Going the 4 yr BSN route would definitely put you into a $$$ blackhole when you're out.
Trust me - they maybe advertising RN positions all over the country, but they're looking for experienced RNs.

NKCrider · Posted: Mar 31, 2009 12:37 pm Post subject:

dbismyname · Posted: Mar 31, 2009 12:52 pm Post subject:

22 and about to be finishin my first year. 40 hrs a week at work and 12 credit hrs of school is no joke. Not to mention full time GF. I'm cuttin the load down next semester so let's say a six year plan for me too.

Craig-R · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Posts: 1676

dbismyname, cuttin the load from full time to part time GF?

Aubs · Motorboat Queen Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9167

blitzen - LMAO... i was thinking the same thing.

STPHNSN23 · Guest

i have 9 more days of class before finals and summer break. then 2 more years of this crap, but i'll take 3 hours of class over 8 hours of work for as long as i can. Laughing

Chad H · Posted: Mar 31, 2009 1:39 pm Post subject:

Aubs,
It's funny your leaving UCONN. My roommate from Connecticut has decided the south wasn't him (Thankfully) and is transferring to UCONN in the fall.

We have an empty room if auburn is the right school for you. Cool

senorbueno · Addict Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 775

May 15 for me Very Happy

Start the real job June 1st though Confused

... moving to Lafayette, La.

I'm contemplating pushing my start date back to July 1, but I have no money to do anything cool in that time... so I'd just be sitting around doing nothing until I start work.

Aubs · Motorboat Queen Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9167

Chad H - No way!! What town in CT is he from, I wonder if I know him! There's nothing majorly wrong with UCONN - it's just not the place for me anymore. Too f'ing cold.