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writes:I dropped out of university in October as I knew from day one the course was not for me. I'm going to be studying nursing in september.I can admit that i'm not so overly passionate about the course in general and I can't entirely see myself fitting nicely into a profession such as nursing.It does interest me however. And I could see myself enjoying it I guess.I know for a fact I want to have a degree and get back to uni soon as. I just feel maybe I'm rushing things as my heart isn't yet set on a course.I don't want to make the same mistake againAny ideas?
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 January 2009): Hi
The advice 'rcn'has given to you is good to follow.
A degree is hard work, especially if you do not like the subject. Nursing is very demanding yet very rewarding and it is often called a 'vocation' not just a job. There is nothing worse than a nurse who does not CARE about her/his patients. The nurse who cares helps a patient recover better, and rebuilds confidence after a trauma. So i would really think hard about what you do want, also if you need funding you only get so many chances.
I wish you luck..but what ever you choose do it with a whole heart.
via con dios.
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 January 2009): As an ex nurse my advice would be to think very carefully about doing a nursing course without being 100% sure it is what you really want to do.
It's very very hard both emotionally and physically.
Parts of nursing are very rewarding, others not so.
I hope this helps
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reader, rcn  +, writes (11 January 2009):
 Does your University have career counselors? If not, google "find the right career" It should come up with test that you can take, their not difficult, just about your personality and interests. It takes those and based on the information you enter will list degrees that are best for you to choose from.
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reader, dizzikat  +, writes (11 January 2009):
I've quit 3 degree courses & when I finally get to the end of my current professional exams I can do a dissertation & get a degree from a joint scheme. By then I'll be 15 years older than I would have been if completed the first one., but I also have my own car, cat, house, mortgage & daughter (acquired in that order along the way!)
The quitting wasn't the bad decision (certainly not the first time anyway) it was my initial choices when I first went to uni.
The course is only actually a small part of uni life (although yes it's what you are there for!) look at the sort of uni - do you want to be at a smaller community? campus uni? big city? What about living away from home? Is there a uni you could go to & commute from home? Bear in mind though this would isolate you from some of the uni life.
The most important point that was never highlighted to me when making uni choices is that after those 3/4 (up to 7) years you have that degree that is just the foundation block for your professional studies which is studying for exams at same time as doing a full time job, completing relevant work experience records etc. Not having any degree of any sort had closed all the doors to me for graduate placement programmes. So if you are struggling with "is this one the right choice this time for me" why not do a bit of research into what your choices are once you have completed the nursing degree. Do you want to do general nursing? mental health? midwifery?
And good luck!
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 January 2009): don't rush staright back into uni if you dont have your heart set on a course.
i took a gap year after a levels because i had no idea what i wanted to do, by the time it came to filling in all the forms etc i rushed it because i desperately wanted to go to uni this year. i picked a course that sounded interesting, but i didnt have my heart set on the jobs that followed.
i have now been at uni 4months and have decided to just finish this year and drop the course. im going to take another year out and travel, giving me plenty of time to think about what interests me and what i want to do at uni.
dont make the same mistake, luckily you noticed straight away the course wasnt for you, but i have wasted alot of time and money doing this and wish id thought it through more.
make sure you are 100% dedicated to a course you are going to enjoy and benefit from in the future, even if this means spending a little more time out of education
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