How hard is nursing school?

so im a sophomore in high school now but since its almost summer and ill be like a junior in a couple months, i was thinking of some majors that i want to do in college. and what really interested me was nursing school. maybe its still too early to think about majors, but at least i still have some thoughts. so i just want to know if nursing school was hard to get in. i want to go into Massachusetts School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) and i was wondering if its hard to get into nursing in that school. (great advice from those who went to that school). and IF i got into nursing school, would they like only take a certain number of students and like the rest who didnt get in would have to change majors? (because this happened to my cousin for pharmacy school, but i know pharmacy and nursing are two different careers; her pharmacy school only took 100 students out of 400 students.) and i failed a quarter of biology this year (our school has four quarters per school year). would this affect my admission chances into nursing school?How hard is nursing school?
I am not going to school for nursing. I was going to, but changed my mind. However my mother went to Nursing school and I know quite a few people who have. I do know that it is extremely difficult, more so than most fields.How hard is nursing school?
The nursing program is supposed to be extremely intense with a lot of information and concepts to be learned. Being strong in the sciences (anatomy %26amp; physiology, biology, chemistry, biochem) is typically necessary, too. Regarding nursing school admissions, it's typically very competitive and each program usually only has a certain number of seats available. You may already be aware but there are a few different levels of nursing including an associate (two-year) degree such as the one offered through the local community college to become an ADN (associate degree in nursing), bachelor's (four-year) degree to become a BSN (bachelor of science in nursing) and a master's (perhaps six years of college if attend on a full-time basis) degree.



Many freshman entering college don't have a definite idea of what they would like to major in at school. It's okay if you would like to take different courses while at school and declare a major sometime later on :) Go with your passion is what career experts suggest. Farrah Gray, young male multi-millionaire and author of ';Reallionaire'; suggests asking oneself this question about a career path, ';What would I do for years and years to come and not have to get paid?';



For general career information: http://www.bls.gov/oco and can search 'registered nurses' or whatever other career that piques one's interest.



Please only consider programs accredited within the industry in which you're interested. For accredited schools of nursing: http://www.nlnac.org



US colleges: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ



This consumer site has posts by former students from certain colleges: http://www.studentsreview.com and can type into search and then click 'comments' if there are any.



Perhaps the local hospital or nursing home has need for junior volunteers (may have to be a certain age though.) For general volunteer opportunities: http://www.volunteermatch.org