Jennifer Vitti

So my crazy week is going okay surprisingly. Yesterday I thought I was going to break down and cry, but instead I went to bed and got up early and felt much better (GOOD PLAN ME!) My A + P practical went REALLY well (I think at least… I haven’t gotten my grade back, but I only had a few questionable ones and my friend asked the professor about those afterward and I got them right! So that’s a good sign!). And my presentation went well too. My film critique got moved to next week (YAY!) and I had my physical chemistry exam today, which didn’t go great (but PChem exams NEVER do) but at least I didn’t get to the test and ask myself if I was in the right classroom…that’s a step up from last semester!

Friday I have my first shadowing!! I can’t wait and I will of course let you all know how it goes. And my sister is coming to visit this weekend also

Then next week is busy, but it’s not in yucky classes like pchem so I’m a little less stressed.

Tonight a couple fellow peer health educators and myself are giving a study break in one of the dorms on “Hooking up at Skidmore”. We are doing jeopardy style in the form of a baseball field (get it…hooking up…bases ) Should be interesting.

Now pertaining to my title. I sent in my deposit to Regis on Monday… it’s official I’m going! I’m very exciting about it and have calmed down very much since my last post. The deposit was expensive, but they want to make sure you’re serious about going… I get it. Then I registered for summer classes because I have to take two more pre-requisites before I can matriculate. I need to take Exploring Ethics and Introduction to Human Development. I am doing them both in Summer Session I (from May 18-June26), so that I can have some time off toward the end of the summer to make some money (and boy do I need it) and to relax a little bit before I sign my life away (happily) for 3 years. Well the classes…ARE SO EXPENSIVE! The woman on the phone, who was super nice I love all Regis employees so far–I hope the professors are just as nice–, was like “do you want to charge that to a credit card now?” and I was like umm no please bill it I am pretty sure my bank account would be empty if you did that. So I am feeling the burn of the hole in my pocket a little bit not to mention I’m sure I’ll be getting a huge tuition bill in a few months as well…LOVELY!

 But hey…you do what you gotta do. This is what I need to do to accomplish my dream. And the upside to this is that through my fave forum allnurses.com I have met 2 new classmates…one who needs to take the same pre-reqs as I do and is also going to take them at Regis the same days and times as me coincidentally! It will be nice to not have to go into orientation in August and not know anyone, so that’s very exciting. She seems really chill from the little I know about her, but hey there’s nothing wrong with good first impressions!

~love always~

Jen

p.s. If you come across my blog and find something that interests you or you have any questions about pre-nursing or me or whatever feel free to comment! The only comments I have received are either Spam or from my lovely supportive boyfriend. And I know from my stats that at least a few other people are coming across my site, so yeah don’t be shy!

Yay! Only 58 days until I graduate.

Next week is not going to be fun. Digestive/Urinary practical on Monday, Peer Health Educator Presentation on Monday, 3rd Film Critique due Tuesday, Physical Chemistry Exam Wednesday and a Res Hall Presentation, then my first Nurse Practitioner observation in Glens Falls on Friday (which should be fun, but it’s scary that I have 45 minutes to get there and I have never been there before…if you know me then you know me and directions aren’t very good friends and therefore I have a bit of anxiety about driving places I don’t know). But then my sister should be coming to visit next weekend so that will be fun =)

I got to read my acceptance letter to Regis College. It was very exciting. But I’m having nerves about sending in my deposit. And I have no idea why. I love the school and the program. It’s in a great location, a bit more affordable than some of the other schools. It has a lot of new technology. Good clinical sites. A lot of succesful alums. And they are actually interested in me. So why am I hesitating?! I think it is just a huge step. Bigger than I realized at first. When I was applying it was just like YAY finally getting to do what I want to do by doing 2-4 years more of school. But now that I’m in I am like…OMG choosing a school could affect my whole life! My mom suggests that I just need to send in the deposit and be happy with my choice. And I totally agree with her. But I’m probably not going to make it to the mail room tomorrow, and mail doesn’t go on Saturdays at Skidmore (or Sunday for anyone). So I’ll give myself the weekend to calm down a bit and send in the deposit on Monday. I think I like that idea. And I think I will be really happy once I send in my deposit and am then ALL ABOUT REGIS and won’t even have to keep other schools on my mind.

It’s funny because I was never this nervous about picking undergraduate. I think it is because I had a clear order of where I wanted to go and it never changed. Whereas my picks for graduate school have changed quite a bit and that probably scares me. I like how I am psychoanalyzing myself on my blog. Great! Haha

Anyway I hope everyone is having a fabulous week. Some people are probably finishing up their spring breaks (lucky ducks!) *sigh* just a few more weeks to get through…58 days 58 days (and really it’s less than that because my last final is about a week or so before I graduate). I CAN DO THIS!

~love always~

Jen

So yes. I’m back at school. And I thought this week was going to be really GAH, but it’s not! My pchem exam got moved until next week and now I can chill a little this week. The weather is also gorgeous. I am coming off of a really REALLY fabulous week with Samm and I got into grad school (if you haven’t read my previous post that is a must). My workload this week is very manageable which allows me to have time to schedule myself for the next few weeks. And there is exactly 60 days until I graduate (and turn 22 woo!). I finally feel like I can do this. Next week I may not feel so good, so I’m writing about it now to remind myself that I CAN do this. And my future is in sight…FINALLY!

Either tomorrow or Thursday my letter that I got from Regis should arrive (my parents mailed it to me on Monday). And then it can finally start sinking in about what I want to do (even though I’m pretty sure I already know). I am really excited to read it and to start planning that next phase. YAY!

So that was just a quick update. I just finished my last class of the day (Italian Cinema) and I am STARVING. I wrote this while the oven was preheating. So I’m going to go eat, but I’m sure I’ll write again soon.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

~love always~

Jen

Is that my name up on that list? Does someone know that I exist?! Is this a mistake?!? Am I even awake?!?! Pinch me now to make sure!!!! OW YES! Is that my name in black and white? YOUR BLOGGER IS DOING SOMETHING RIGHT! I feel so much BETTER than before

And if you couldn’t guess from my lovely rendition of Legally Blonde The Musical “So Much Better” I GOT INTO NURSE PRACTITIONER SCHOOL!!!! OMG!! You all remember how I applied to Regis College Direct Entry Program last minute, but was really excited about it just the same. Well, apparently they are excited (or at least interested) in me too! I had the phone interview Tuesday and got my acceptance letter in the mail on Friday! OMG! (Note to all the LBTM fans… maybe I should try a rendition of “OMG YOU GUYS” next considering how many times I’ve said it so far hehe)

Anyway so I’m like 99% positive I’m going to go to Regis, but I want to take the week and look over all my schools and just make sure I don’t want to wait to hear from Northeastern or get off the waitlist at MGH, but I think I might like Regis’s program better anyway so why wait? Then what’s the next step? Well from what my sister read off the phone to me… OH WAIT

Funny story I have to back track. So my younger sister is home on Spring Break this week. And my younger brother went to pick her up on Friday. She comes home and she was online and our conversation went something like this:

Jen: Are you home yet?

Sis: Yeah I just got home.

blah blah blah we chat

Jen: Did you get the mail today?

Sis: No do you want me to?

Jen: YEAH!

Sis goes to get the mail… 1 min later

Sis: Congrats u got into Regis

Jen (thinking wow you’re mean): seriously? come on

Sis: no seriously

Jen: OMG CALL ME…NOW…FASTER…YOU’RE SLOW

Haha then we had a phone conversation where I screamed in her ear and she like blurted out the letter for me. So I only remember bits and pieces… first bit I remember: Send in your FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR deposit and your response card. As my excitement wore off (although not completely…never completely with me I’m too excited) I heard my bank account empty out. I mean come on seriously. I just got out of undergrad. I have like no money. GRAD SCHOOL LOANS HERE I COME!

There ya go… that’s my exciting news. I will keep you updated of course in the blog

~love always~

Jen

p.s. I’m sort of fascinated with “vlogs” now. I wish that I was even a little skilled with the camera because I would so do one instead of writing (not that writing isn’t fun…it’s fabulous) just cuz it would be fun to actually SEE my excitement. And I came across a couple of really good ones for nursing students and I will give them shout outs here and point you to their videos. And these are on youtube: first there is hannahdemarco and she does “confessions of a nursing student” so cute and genuine. They were really fun. And the second is: itzcecile and she has 4 videos up about nursing school and is really funny and also does a great job. You should check them out!

I am actually unfortunately over half way through spring break and am not looking forward to going back to school. Because the next eight weeks (6.5 weeks of classes, 0.5 week of study days, and 1 week of finals) are going to be HELL! Even starting with this first week I get back I have a physical chemistry exam. Digestive/Urinary practical the next week and a Peer Health Educator presentation, followed by my dreaded senior seminar presentation and an anatomy exam the third week, most likely a stats exam the following week, a reproductive system practical and peer health educator presentation week 5, another stats exam, finishing up classes with another physical chemistry exam. Then I have half a week to study and then I have 3 finals… So basically I have something every week! Not to mention all the little assignments I have going on, plus work, plus four observations days in Glens Falls, etc etc. GAH! Just had to vent. But the beauty of this is… after it’s done I AM DONE WITH COLLEGE FOREVER!

Changing topics slightly… I had my phone interview with Regis College on Tuesday. I think it went pretty well =) And for that I am SO EXCITED! It’s funny that this school got on my radar so last minute because I think this could be the one that I end up at (assuming I get accepted… I hope I hear soon!). I just really like their program, their location, etc. The waiting is killing me and it has only been 2 days… it could take up to a month!

But on the bright side of everything!! I am having a fabulous spring break. Even though Samm is gone during most of the day our schedule actually works out really well. He works during the day… and I work during the day! Doing homework that is (and yes of course I have homework over spring break). And I make sure I have all my homework done by the time he gets home and since he’s on co-op he doesn’t have homework, so then we just get to enjoy each other’s time when we get home. This is the first time it has worked out like this and I have to say I am really enjoying it. Maybe a little taste of the future…

~love always~

Jen

So really really quick as I get ready to go to Anatomy lab…

I was waitlisted at MGH! I’m pretty excited about it, but it is an interesting concept. I’ll tell you why…

a). We’re not allowed to contact them

b). They can tell us if we got off the waitlist UP TO the start of the program and we may never hear from them.

c). Granted I only talk to the select few of the applying population that are on that forum I enjoy so much, but I have not heard ONE person who was flat out rejected, but about half a dozen people who are waitlisted. It’s like waitlisted is the new rejection, but still…I like that haha.

So you all may be surprised to hear that I applied to Regis College at the last minute as well! They have rolling admission and heard some good stuff about it and it’s a lot closer to my house (since I will be living at home this is important). I don’t really have a good excuse for not doing this before. I just hope it’s not too late. I think I would’ve gotten in for sure if I applied before the deadline, but I do not know if I am a strong enough candidate for AFTER the deadline. Or maybe they will just accept me for next year who knows… I’d be okay with that too. We will see…

Okay off to go look at the digestive and urinary systems in lab!

~love always~

Jen