AHHH!!

I’m almost afraid to post anything in case I jinx myself…

But I got an interview for a PCT position!!! It’s next Friday; crossing my fingers and offering big prayers that the hiring manager loves me, because it’s on a cardiology unit and I would LOVE to work cardiology!!

 

Anyway, now that my outburst is done, let me just update you on how my summer has been going (the two whole weeks I’ve been off so far): I’ve read tons of books, straightened up my house, gotten my nails done, gone shopping for new clothes, and have generally slept. A lot.

I love summer.

A Week in Pictures

Celebrating on the Katy Trail after our last final!

Last Friday night a group of us volunteered for the graduating class’s pinning ceremony. It was so awesome and I can’t wait until it’s ME!

Chilling with my man and the animals…it’s awesome not having anything to do!!

What a wonderful, relaxing, “post-semester” footrub from the hubby!! 

On Tuesday I learned how to do IVs!!! (Well, it was simulated, but still!)

Yesterday (Thursday) I completed my CPR renewal. Whoop! Good for another 2 years…

Have been applying to a TON of PCT jobs over the past month. Crossing my fingers I hear something SOOOOOON!!!

 

 

 

 

 

It’s Summer!

I’ve been done with the spring semester for two weeks now, and it feels SO GOOD. As expected, I made all A’s in my classes, which means I officially have a 4.0 GPA and all my first attempt grades are A’s! My finals were extremely easy…I think the hardest final was the standardized chemistry test, and the one I expected to be the hardest, which wasn’t, was the microbiology final. I was freaking out about that final – feeling WAY less prepared than I actually was. I ended up getting a 99 on the chemistry final, a 100 on my statistics final, a 100 on my developmental psychology final, and a 95 on my microbiology final!

 I registered for and scheduled the TEAS-V test Wednesday!! I really wasn’t sure which day to schedule it for, since I’m not sure how much I need to prepare and how long it’ll take me before I feel ready, so I scheduled it for July 23^rd. Hopefully (and probably most definitely) that gives me enough time to study and prepare well for it. I started studying for it last week, and yesterday sat down for hours and finished the reading portion and about half of the math portion. So far, with all that checked off, I’m feeling really confident about it. 

 Maybe I just haven’t gotten into the harder subject material yet, but I can’t help but feel that this test is very elementary. If I get through the study manual quickly and take the two practice tests and do well, then I’ll probably re-schedule the TEAS-V for an earlier date. Then all I’ll need to do is pay $30 bucks and officially submit the nursing school application, and I’ll be done with the whole application process! It’ll be only a waiting game until November. 

Fall 2012 Schedule

The nursing school application opened this morning for the Spring 2013 semester. I won’t be applying anytime soon (probably not until right before or right after I take the TEAS-V) but it’s nice to know that it’s there and just waiting for me. Eek!

 I took my microbiology lab final yesterday, and I must say I walked out of there feeling pretty dang confident that I did well. YAY!! I was pretty stressed leading up to it, considering that it was comprehensive and a 110 question, fill-in-the-blank only test. But I was calm throughout the test and I felt like the answers were coming very well…so, we’ll see. I have a feeling I made an A – and even if I made a B, I would still get an overall A in the class. I’m now done with microbiology lab! And so excited because I only have a week and a half of school until summer!

 I registered for my last non-nursing semester this past week, and achieved a pretty satisfying schedule. I’m not so sure that I’m going to enjoy all the classes; I feel like I’m just doing them because they’re needed for my degree and I have to get them done and out of the way before nursing school.

 My schedule is as follows:

                 

                  Composition II: M&W at 8am-9:20am

                  Intro to Philosophy: M&W at 11am-12:20pm

                  Computer Science: M&W at 1pm-2:20pm

                  Pathophysiology: T&TH at 9:30am-11:20am

                  Gender and Social Change (Women’s Studies): Internet Instruction

The only class I’m excited about is pathophysiology, because it’s an actual nursing class that we’re allowed to take early. It’s the only one that we’re allowed to take before acceptance and we’re strongly advised to do so to make our first nursing school semester less stressful. I’m taking it now because I’m almost positive that I’ll be accepted, but If I were less sure then I’d probably wait, because this class doesn’t transfer to other schools. So if I were to apply to the other nursing schools in the area, such as TCU, UTA, Baylor Dallas, then I would’ve taken a class that I couldn’t transfer over, and I’d have to take patho all over again. So here’s to hoping I’m accepted for TWU’s nursing program in the spring!

Yay!!

I’m almost done! I’m almost done! I’m almost done!!! 6 quizzes and 6 tests (4 of those finals) are the only grades standing between summer and me. Heck yes! The past 3 exams I’ve taken have each ended up with a grade of 100, and that makes me soooo happy. I literally have a high (97-99%) average in each one of my classes, and even if I royally screwed up now, which I won’t, I should still end up with A’s in each class.