I think I just might stay in school for the rest of my life....

[amielm]

Thank you guys again for the help, it really means a lot! I'm not really too concerned with the work/family burden as much as I am the going in one direction only to waste time and go back to a previous direction. I know I'm not too old and I have plenty of time, but I don't like not having a plan at least. I really thought that the PA direction was the way to go since it would take the same amount of time as an ADN, but I think I'm worried that I wouldn't get accepted. I know that fear is a goofy reason to hesitate, but it is a concern in the back of my mind. I do have some direct patient care, I have my CNA certification and I used to volunteer in the ER at my local hospital. I also have shadowed a plastic surgeon. I also am still technically pre-med, I am still enrolled at NKU although I'm not taking classes there anymore. I am taking pre-med and pre-nursing classes at my CC. I don't think it's pre-med that I didn't like, I really think it was the huge class sizes and the impersonal feel of the university. I prefer the small campus where I know everyone better. Also the cheaper price for the same classes is a plus! Ultimately, if I knew it was a sure-thing, I would go ahead and take my last two semesters at my CC, while knocking out all my testing, go ahead and apply to TESC by the end of summer and start working on my capstone, graduate with my AS from my CC in Dec 2013, graduate with my BA in natural sciences/mathematics from TESC in May 2014 or sooner, and then apply and get accepted to the PA program, finish that and then go on to get a PhD in something medical/science related. That would be amazing! Of course, I keep going back and fourth. I am my own worst critic! I am in the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and my GPA is close to a 3.8, but I for some reason I still doubt myself....