When I started nursing school, I really wanted to be a nuclear engineer. But I had a husband, a 2-yr old and a newborn. So I thought, how can I do school for 4 years? Was flipping thru the catalog for the community college where I lived and saw nursing. Hmmm, I thought, all I have to do is pass out pills and I can go back to school later for the engineering. (This was truly a 2yr ADN program- everything from English to A+P and all while taking the nursing classes) I cried sometimes because I felt trapped being so close to graduating and hating nursing school so much. Guess what? I ended up really liking the nursing once I graduated. I've done it for over 15 years now, and don't see myself leaving it for anything else any time soon. The school is just foundation work. You really don't experience nursing until you start doing it and see the difference it makes in the lives of your patients.