Prompt: Please type on a separate sheet of paper (A) reasons for choosing Nursing, (B) why you selected Watts School of Nursing, (C) activities and experiences since last attending school if more than three (3) months have elapsed, (D) study strategies for academic success in nursing school, (E) support system to help balance personal, work, and academic obligations.
(A) Reasons for Choosing Nursing
When I originally started school I wanted to be a teacher. I loved kids so it seamed like a logical choice as a career. As I got to my junior year of college however, I realized that I liked teaching but I didn’t love it, I just loved the kids. To help pay my expenses during school I got my CNA certification and began working in a skilled nursing/rehabilitation …show more content…
Working as a CNA has helped me fall in love with nursing and helped me know what I would be getting into by going to nursing school.
(D) Study Strategies for Success
I am dyslexic so since elementary school I have been developing study techniques to help me do my best. I like to take notes on my computer in a program that lets me record lectures so I can go back and add to my notes after class. I also make flashcards to study with and read them aloud to myself. Reading is one of my favorite things to do to relax so I often read over my notes and books before bed.
(E) Support System to Balance Obligations
I have been a full time student up until this spring semester. Since I was about sixteen I have been working at least thirty hours a week while also in school. I live with my boyfriend who on the days I’m busy takes over the housework and cooking on the days where I am less busy I take care of it. He has been very supportive of me going to school and working. He is a nurse himself and when he was in school he also worked full time so he understands and is very supportive of my work and school life. I do not have any kids nor do I plan to for a while so my personal commitments are very minimal. The best way I have found to manage my time between work and school is to schedule my classes at the beginning of the week and work twelve-hour night shifts Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Working this schedule allows me to break my week into my school half and work
(A) Reasons for Choosing Nursing
When I originally started school I wanted to be a teacher. I loved kids so it seamed like a logical choice as a career. As I got to my junior year of college however, I realized that I liked teaching but I didn’t love it, I just loved the kids. To help pay my expenses during school I got my CNA certification and began working in a skilled nursing/rehabilitation …show more content…
Working as a CNA has helped me fall in love with nursing and helped me know what I would be getting into by going to nursing school.
(D) Study Strategies for Success
I am dyslexic so since elementary school I have been developing study techniques to help me do my best. I like to take notes on my computer in a program that lets me record lectures so I can go back and add to my notes after class. I also make flashcards to study with and read them aloud to myself. Reading is one of my favorite things to do to relax so I often read over my notes and books before bed.
(E) Support System to Balance Obligations
I have been a full time student up until this spring semester. Since I was about sixteen I have been working at least thirty hours a week while also in school. I live with my boyfriend who on the days I’m busy takes over the housework and cooking on the days where I am less busy I take care of it. He has been very supportive of me going to school and working. He is a nurse himself and when he was in school he also worked full time so he understands and is very supportive of my work and school life. I do not have any kids nor do I plan to for a while so my personal commitments are very minimal. The best way I have found to manage my time between work and school is to schedule my classes at the beginning of the week and work twelve-hour night shifts Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Working this schedule allows me to break my week into my school half and work