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After exploring multiple career options in healthcare, like MD, PA, Dentist, I decide to pursue nursing due to the wide variety of options and specialties.
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I graduate high school
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I enroll for my first semester of college at RCC to begin fulfilling prerequisites for nursing school. I enrolled in Cultural Anthropology, American Politics, and Developmental Psychology.
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I complete CNA school and receive my license.
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After my rotations as a CNA, I experienced healthcare for the first time, only from a SNF point of view and begin rethinking my choice after seeing some of the terrible conditions.
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In my final semester of prerequisites, COVID is declared a pandemic and all of my classes are switched to an online format
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I complete my final prerequisite, Microbiology, and can now apply for nursing programs. I am still unsure at this point if I want to pursue a nursing degree.
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After much thought, I decide to not let my negative experience in CNA school affect my career goals, and continue to work toward a nursing degree.
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I take my first and only TEAs exam. I score an 85.3%
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I apply to as many schools as I can, despite many schools not offering seats into their programs due to the pandemic
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I start trying to gain more points on my application by taking a foreign language and taking more advanced English and Math courses
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I am turned down by every program I apply to. Many state it is because they cannot secure clinical placements. Others because my application was not competitive enough.
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After being turned down, I rethink nursing again and become discouraged.
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I begin taking more classes so I can apply for ultrasound and radiology programs
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My friend tells me about UNC possibly opening and to submit an application. I'm still unsure if I want to pursue nursing at this point
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I submit my application, still unsure if nursing is what I want to commit to and skeptical about UNC.
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I receive my acceptance letter to UNC and cannot believe I am finally making progress toward my career goals.
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I attend UNC orientation and decide to fully commit to nursing again.
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I attend my first day at UNC and still cannot believe I find myself finally enrolled in an ADN program
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I begin my first step toward a BSN degree. I had always wanted to pursue higher education if I committed to nursing and had originally hoped to do concurrent ADN-BSN enrollment but didn't know if I would be able to. UNC made this possible.
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I will finish my last day of my ADN program with UNC.
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I hope to take and pass my NCLEX after completing my ADN course and studying.
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I will complete my final courses of the BSN program. I hope to be a part of their future MSN program as well.