nursing school here i come....

yup, i got in. i start march 31st. i'm not sure how i feel about it all. i've been preparing for it for so long, it kind of seems unreal. deep down i didn't think i would get in....weird. in other news, Tallulah has an UTI. Sad, she pees everywhere and on me.

i guess i did ok...

That's me and Baxter on Christmas morning.


Today I had to take the TEAS, which is the entry exam for my nursing program. The results of the test combined with my GPA determine whether or not I get into the program. I've been really busy with Tallulah, so I actually forgot about it until my mom reminded me a few days ago. I wasn't nervous and didn't prepare at all. It took me about 3 hours to finish the 190 questions. The test was broken down into 4 categories. Much like the SAT. There was math, reading, english and science. I'm horrible at math and spelling, but I've known this since I was 10, so it wasn't a shock. All the questions were rather intense and the science section was a bitch. I got the results from the test as soon as I finished it and I was in the 95 percentile. I wasn't sure if that meant that 95% of people did better than me, or if 95% did worse than me. After discussing it with several people and then reading the explanation on the bottom of the results (i guess i'm not that smart), I realized it meant I scored higher than 95% of the people who completed the TEAS and are now in the nursing program. So I guess I did pretty good. My GPA is a 3.8, so hopefully that along with the TEAS score will get me into nursing school. I find out next week sometime. Speaking of next week. I'm leaving for Maryland on Saturday. I'm excited, I didn't get to go home for Christmas and I'm excited for my family to meet Tallulah. Yes I'm taking my dog on the airplane with me. Update on Tallulah: She will be turning 13 weeks on Saturday and we start puppy kindergarten tomorrow. Yes I enrolled my dog into puppy kindergarten. It's not the weird. I promise. It's a two month course. We go every Saturday for an hour and a half. It focuses on puppy socialization and basic manners. I'm not going to have children and I'll probably never have another dog, so I'm going for it. I just want her to be like Baxter.