I got accepted!!! I got the e-mail a couple months ago that I got accepted into the nursing program. The first thought that ran through my head was Yes!!! I get to quit my job! but then everything started to hit me. I didn't think that I was actually going to get in. I'm only in my third semester of college, I'm not even 20 yet, I still live with my parents! And then panic really started to set in. I have all these classes and requirements that I have to not only take, but pass or else I'll have to decline. I made a list and slowly over the past few months, I've been checking them off. The last thing I had to do is take a CNA class which basically just teaches you how to be a nurse's aid. I chose the class that was more fast-paced which meant that I'd be able to take the test earlier. Catch with that is that the class ended in October. You have to schedule a time to take the test, pass or fail, and then it takes a month to get results. Nursing starts in January. That leaves me basically enough time to attempt the test twice. I was a little bit stressed. I've been like a little 7 year old kid waiting for a mail-order to show up, running down to the mailbox every morning to see if I got my letter yet. 2 weeks came and passed. 3 weeks came and passed. Right before it was at the month mark, I finally got my letter. I came home from work at 8:00 and my Mum just said, "It came today." I went white. I slit the envelope halfway and froze. I was too scared. I took a few breaths and ran into the mudroom so that if it was bad news, I would have a quick escape. I opened up the rest of it and it had some message about how they aren't releasing out cards of acceptance anymore. Crap. This wasn't the letter. It was just some stupid poser-letter to get all my hopes up and double my blood pressure. No biggie. Stupid waste of paper... But then I could see the shadow of words that were printed from the other side. I flipped over the paper. I passed! I actually did it! I'm going to be a nurse. I don't know what to think or feel. This has been my dream for so long and now I'm actually on the track to accomplishing it? It's just a strange feeling. But oh, what an amazing one. :)
