Hey everyone!
Today I thought I would write a post about my nursing journey. I have
been asked so many times why I became a nurse, and to be honest my story isn’t
that compelling. I’ve thought of making up this elaborate story about how I
always knew I was supposed to be a nurse after an emotional and momentous
occasion in my youth, however I have decided to stick to the truth. (I just made you so excited to read this didn't I... lol)
It all started with
an episode of House…
It’s true. As if everything in my life wasn’t already super
cliché, my earliest memory of being interested in the medicine field was
watching early episodes of House with my dad. Prior to this, I was convinced I
was going to be a lawyer. I remember watching the episodes and already so
Thank God for good
advertising…
To be honest, when I was applying to colleges nursing wasn’t
100% on my radar. I applied to 13 schools! I applied to a variety of
physician assistant programs, biology, and nursing programs, but I figured I
would just do a PA program, I liked the idea of getting more bang for my buck
and being done in 5-6 years. The college application process was also super
overwhelming for me, which is why I applied so many places. I just wasn’t sure
what kind of place I wanted to be. I barely even visited any schools. Originally,
I was convinced I wanted to go to Northeastern University in Boston (almost to
the point of obsession). My cousin went there and I loved the idea of living in
a city, especially Boston.
But then I got the single most important piece of mail I’ve
ever gotten. I received a promotional booklet for Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH. I had heard of the school
before, as my sister had applied there about 6 years earlier. The booklet had
beautiful picturesque photos of the campus, ivy covered buildings and kids in
sweatshirts laughing. They also had a “day in the life” concept in the booklet
that for some reason intrigued me so much. Looking back I have no idea why, but
something about it made me so excited, I knew I needed to go visit, so I
dragged my parents to the campus after we took a ski trip weekend to New
Hampshire that winter of my senior year (how convenient).
I remember the day we visited campus, it was rainy and gross
but from the second we pulled up Saint Anselm Drive and past the New Hampshire
Institute of Politics, I knew this was where I belonged. We took a tour, and
then ate lunch at the Coffee Shop on campus (which, to this day has the best
buffalo chicken ever… so there’s that). I turned to my mom and said “there’s
kids in North Face jackets and wellies… this is my home”.
And that was it! This school had a nursing program, so
nursing was what I was going to do!
The rest was history…
My years at Saint Anselm College were hands down the best
ever. I made the best friends and wouldn’t change any of it for the world. As
for nursing, I can’t imagine doing anything else. It’s
Thanks for reading! I would love to hear about your nursing/ college story! Let me know in the comments!
Xoxo, Bethany
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