“None of us knows what the next change is going to be, what unexpected opportunity is just around the corner, waiting a few months or a few years to change our lives.” Kathleen Noris
This quote is exactly how I have been feeling the past couple of days.... This past Friday I had to take the TEAS test (like a ACT) to get into the nursing program at MATC Madison. The test had four parts.. English, Math, Science and Reading. Now, I graduated in 05' and I had to recall all the things I learned from 5 to 9 years ago!
This quote is exactly how I have been feeling the past couple of days.... This past Friday I had to take the TEAS test (like a ACT) to get into the nursing program at MATC Madison. The test had four parts.. English, Math, Science and Reading. Now, I graduated in 05' and I had to recall all the things I learned from 5 to 9 years ago!
Holy man...
I didn't get much sleep at all the night before and on top of that I'm not a very good test taker. All I kept thinking is... why do I need to know how to cross multiply or divide factions (with no calculator) to get into the nursing program. Ugh.. well with little sleep I drove 45 minuets to Fort Atkinson and sat in a room for 3 hours looking at a computer screen taking this exam. After the 3 hours we would find out right away if we passed or failed.... well I failed (technically I didn't fail but I didn't get the percentages that were set by the school). I drove back home in tears taking to my boyfriend and mom about what I needed to do next. If I still wanted to get into the program I would have to wait another semester take the test again and IF I passed it I would have to petition to hopefully get in for the spring semester.. and that is not even a guarantee I would get in right away....
So... with much thought I have decided to let go of the nursing idea and move on the next... I have decided to be a surgical tech... and after thinking about it I am SO much more excited about this path then the nursing one. I think I have just spent so much time and energy trying to get into the nursing program I never really took a step back and thought about ALL my options.
I didn't get much sleep at all the night before and on top of that I'm not a very good test taker. All I kept thinking is... why do I need to know how to cross multiply or divide factions (with no calculator) to get into the nursing program. Ugh.. well with little sleep I drove 45 minuets to Fort Atkinson and sat in a room for 3 hours looking at a computer screen taking this exam. After the 3 hours we would find out right away if we passed or failed.... well I failed (technically I didn't fail but I didn't get the percentages that were set by the school). I drove back home in tears taking to my boyfriend and mom about what I needed to do next. If I still wanted to get into the program I would have to wait another semester take the test again and IF I passed it I would have to petition to hopefully get in for the spring semester.. and that is not even a guarantee I would get in right away....
So... with much thought I have decided to let go of the nursing idea and move on the next... I have decided to be a surgical tech... and after thinking about it I am SO much more excited about this path then the nursing one. I think I have just spent so much time and energy trying to get into the nursing program I never really took a step back and thought about ALL my options.
In a way I think this was God's wake up call for me to really evaluate what I would be most happy doing for the rest of my life... and being able to help the doctors while they do surgery sounds VERY exciting. He works in mysterious ways and you just have to open your heart and mind to see where he wants you to go... :
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