- Joined
- Oct 25, 2014
- Messages
- 1
- Reaction score
- 0
Greetings everyone, thank you for taking the time to look and for those that provide some useful information to guide me.
Background Info:
I am currently 22 years old, and I live in New York City. I am currently a freshman at Laguardia Comm. College. I've attended a few classes before at a different community college between 19-20, but was academically dismissed for not attending and taking my schoolwork seriously. At the time, I was balancing school and working at a local hospital full time. I now gave up my full time position and took a part time position, weekends only. This is what initially got me involved in the healthcare field. The time away from school gave myself the much needed experience of what I want to do in life. I also dealt with the loss of my best friend passing away, and this significantly impacted me in a way that forever changed my life. I'm now back in school taking Eng, Math, Sociology, and Psychology. I decided to take these courses first to ease myself into school life. I'm doing well in all of my classes, I'm rusty so my first tests for Math/Socio/Psych wasn't perfect but it was not bad either (80s). I'm still developing my studying habits, time management, and learning to stay on top of things so it's a process (any tips on these subjects would be appreciated!).
There is still a lot that I'm figuring out. My main concerns are what should my plan be? I was thinking of taking some general education courses to boost my gpa, and get the necessary credits needed to transfer to a 4 year institution. Once I transfer to a 4 year institution, I will then take the science courses there, as I've read that it looks better taking those courses at a 4 year college than a community college for Med School Applicants.
I also considered earning my Associates in Nursing at my community college, but I'm not too sure if I would enjoy being a Nurse all my life. I also find being a doctor is a very unique skill, and that I can appreciate to have. Sure I can go this nursing route, I have my foot in the door by working in a hospital already, I have connections. If I earned my RN/BSN, I can immediately start working for the hospital I work in. However, I don't want to settle. I want to PUSH myself. I want to stay hungry. I want to be the best, that I can possibly be by pushing myself beyond my own limits. I know my potential. I need to know what I'm up against. Create a strategy, a plan. And execute. Big picture, little steps...
Background Info:
I am currently 22 years old, and I live in New York City. I am currently a freshman at Laguardia Comm. College. I've attended a few classes before at a different community college between 19-20, but was academically dismissed for not attending and taking my schoolwork seriously. At the time, I was balancing school and working at a local hospital full time. I now gave up my full time position and took a part time position, weekends only. This is what initially got me involved in the healthcare field. The time away from school gave myself the much needed experience of what I want to do in life. I also dealt with the loss of my best friend passing away, and this significantly impacted me in a way that forever changed my life. I'm now back in school taking Eng, Math, Sociology, and Psychology. I decided to take these courses first to ease myself into school life. I'm doing well in all of my classes, I'm rusty so my first tests for Math/Socio/Psych wasn't perfect but it was not bad either (80s). I'm still developing my studying habits, time management, and learning to stay on top of things so it's a process (any tips on these subjects would be appreciated!).
There is still a lot that I'm figuring out. My main concerns are what should my plan be? I was thinking of taking some general education courses to boost my gpa, and get the necessary credits needed to transfer to a 4 year institution. Once I transfer to a 4 year institution, I will then take the science courses there, as I've read that it looks better taking those courses at a 4 year college than a community college for Med School Applicants.
I also considered earning my Associates in Nursing at my community college, but I'm not too sure if I would enjoy being a Nurse all my life. I also find being a doctor is a very unique skill, and that I can appreciate to have. Sure I can go this nursing route, I have my foot in the door by working in a hospital already, I have connections. If I earned my RN/BSN, I can immediately start working for the hospital I work in. However, I don't want to settle. I want to PUSH myself. I want to stay hungry. I want to be the best, that I can possibly be by pushing myself beyond my own limits. I know my potential. I need to know what I'm up against. Create a strategy, a plan. And execute. Big picture, little steps...