http://www.netpediatrics.com/im-a-high-school-senior-interested-in-pediatric-oncology-nursing-but-i-have-no-idea-what-to-expect-in-college/ Questions and Answers from Real People Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:31:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.netpediatrics.com/im-a-high-school-senior-interested-in-pediatric-oncology-nursing-but-i-have-no-idea-what-to-expect-in-college/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Nursing Student GA Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:52:59 +0000 http://www.netpediatrics.com/im-a-high-school-senior-interested-in-pediatric-oncology-nursing-but-i-have-no-idea-what-to-expect-in-college/#comment-278 To answer your question, the first 2 years of school are the easier years with all you basic classes English 1 English 2 World Lit Other Electives Such As World History Political Science Communication Course Psychology Sociology Human Growth & Development Science Course A&P 1 & 2 Chem 1 & 2 ( with an organic component) Microbiology ( with a lab component) What courses are "required" all depend on the nursing school you would like to attend. Alot of nursing schools have different pre-recs they want you to complete. I personally choose to go to a smaller community college to save money, but if you want to go to a big university it is your choice. Just remember nursing school now is very competitive so keep your GPA up. Don't let partying or drinking ruin your chances of getting into nursing school by affecting your GPA. My advice I am in nursing school right now and my goal is also to become a pediatric nurse. For me when I was a freshman and sophomore until now I volunteered at a children's hospital for the experience. This a great idea to see if you really want to work with children because it can be very difficult. If you have a children's hospital near you, you should ask if they have a volunteer program. Go get your BSN in nursing and don't let anything stop you What to expect for nursing school, it is VERY Hard! If your driven and study hard, get tutoring, etc... you can make it happen. Good luck! To answer your question, the first 2 years of school are the easier years with all you basic classes
English 1
English 2
World Lit
Other Electives Such As
World History
Political Science
Communication Course
Psychology
Sociology
Human Growth & Development
Science Course
A&P 1 & 2
Chem 1 & 2 ( with an organic component)
Microbiology ( with a lab component)
What courses are “required” all depend on the nursing school you would like to attend. Alot of nursing schools have different pre-recs they want you to complete.
I personally choose to go to a smaller community college to save money, but if you want to go to a big university it is your choice.
Just remember nursing school now is very competitive so keep your GPA up. Don’t let partying or drinking ruin your chances of getting into nursing school by affecting your GPA.
My advice I am in nursing school right now and my goal is also to become a pediatric nurse. For me when I was a freshman and sophomore until now I volunteered at a children’s hospital for the experience. This a great idea to see if you really want to work with children because it can be very difficult.
If you have a children’s hospital near you, you should ask if they have a volunteer program.
Go get your BSN in nursing and don’t let anything stop you
What to expect for nursing school, it is VERY Hard! If your driven and study hard, get tutoring, etc… you can make it happen.
Good luck!

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