For the last 4 months, I have been waiting at the mailbox, for the letter of acceptance into a nursing program. For almost everyone I know, that has been applying, nursing school is hard to get into, and a very competitive field, given that there are way to many nursing positions but not enough nurses or nursing programs to fill these spots. About a week ago, I got a letter of rejection in the mail from the University of Arizona, in Tuscon. As much as I didn't want to go to AZ, I wanted to become a nurse and that was one of my options. I was really having a hard time with the rejection. I still had hope because I also had applied to Truckee Meadows Community College. The department had told me that they were hoping to get their letters out by the end of March so I was always at the mailbox, waiting for this letter.
Yesterday morning, I went to the mailbox hoping that the letter of acceptance was going to be there, however this was another unsuccessful attempt. Later in the afternoon, I went back to the mailbox being that I went to early, and that the Saturday mail had not arrived yet and to my surprise, there was a letter from TMCC. It was a small envelope and looked much like a rejection letter so I was a little scared, but had it opened and read before I even made it back to the front door of my house. The first sentence had a congrats in it instead of the regret to inform you sentence, and immediately I began to scream. I was accepted into TMCC's fast track nursing program, set to start May 26th!
I am so happy to finally have a direction and an end to my path. I finally know where I am going to go and that I will make it there. And one of the greatest parts about it is that I don't have to leave my family, friends or love of my life to do it. It is a win all situation and I can't be happier at this moment! In 18 months I will be a registered nurse! YAY!!!
