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Is it just me or every single person that I have come across at CSN is kind of rude or robotic. Everytime I say "goodbye" or "have a nice day" to a Professor or advisor or student, they do not respond and just completely ignore me. This really bothers me to be honest and I end up thinking about it all day. Maybe I am just being sensitive, but I was raised to be polite and to always return a good gesture. Anyways rant over happened to me twice today that's all.

Has anyone here taken Brian Wainscott’s BIOL 189 class at CSN W charleston? I’m looking for advice from students who successfully earned a B or higher.
I’m feeling overwhelmed because the study guides are extremely comprehensive, and it seems like we are expected to memorize more than 200 concepts every two weeks. I study a lot, but the exams still feel much more difficult than I expect based on the material. We had our first exam and I was fairly confident as I studied so hard, and I still failed because his exams have so many trick questions. For an introductory health sciences class I feel it is a bit unfair to be so harsh when it comes to exams. He just reads off slides and uses so much jargon during his lectures barely explaining the concepts. I literally get nightmares from this class and I am having to spend 5 hours a day just trying to memorize every single thing that is covered in the class. I feel like he actually wants students to fail. This sucks so bad and I am having so much anxiety, I do not know what to do. He gives no feedback on the exams or assignments.
I’m not trying to complain about the professor, I genuinely want to improve my approach. If you took his class, what study strategies worked for you? Did you focus mainly on the lecture slides, study guides, recorded lectures, practice questions, or something else? How far in advance did you begin studying?
I need at least a B to apply to the nursing program, so I would really appreciate any advice about how to prepare effectively for his exams.

I’m planning to apply to the CSN Practical Nursing program in Fall 2027 and I’m trying to figure out how competitive the selection process actually is.
For anyone who was recently accepted (2025–2026), how many selection points did you have, and what was your TEAS score?
Also, did anyone get accepted with 0–10 points? I’m trying to figure out what would be considered a competitive application.

Hey everyone! I am currently a pre-nursing student and I’m starting my CNA class in a couple of weeks. I’m honestly really excited, but also a little nervous about what to expect.
I currently work as a table games dealer, and I’m at the point where I’m just so tired of the politics, the drama, and dealing with degenerate gamblers every day. I’ve been wanting to move into healthcare because I want to do something that feels more meaningful and gives me the opportunity to build an actual career.
I’m starting with CNA because I want to get some real hands-on experience in healthcare and see if nursing is ultimately the path I want to take.
For those of you who are CNAs, nurses, or nursing students:
What should I realistically expect from CNA school?
What do you wish you knew before starting?
What was your first CNA job like?
Is being a CNA a good way to figure out whether nursing is right for you?
Any advice for someone coming from a completely different field?
I know healthcare has its own challenges, and I’m definitely not expecting it to be easy. I’d just really appreciate some honest advice, encouragement, or even stories about how you got started.
I’m trying to make a career change and would love to hear from people who have been through it. ❤️

Hello everyone! I am taking Biol 189 in the Fall and I would like to get ahead in my studies and prepare myself for the content since I really would like to do well and get good grades. Therefore, for anyone who has taken this course in the past, is the course more so a refresher of hogh school Biology? I am trying to see if I should review Khan academy AP college Biology or high school Biology to prepare myself for this course. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Can anyone give some insight on how strict and competitive the selection process is at CSN? For anyone in the Nursing program, how many points did you have when you got accepted? What was your score on the TEAS? Do you have a career in Healthcare already? What was your GPA? Any insight is greatly appreciated. I trying to have realistic expectations.

Hello everyone I am currently a table game dealer and I hate it with a passion. I can barely complete my eight hour shift and I always go home early. I only work three days a week on the weekends and the amount of abuse that I put up with from players who are losing money and blame me is astronomical. I even get verbally assaulted and demeaned at times. I decided to go back to school earlier this year and thinking of getting an associates of applied science in nursing and then going on to get my bachelors, but I keep thinking, is nursing really for me? Because the thought of being on my feet for 12 hours a day, putting up with combative patients, and being under so much stress is keeping me from my dedication to pursue this career; but with the age of automation and AI, I keep seeing that nursing is one of the only jobs that is safe. I also don’t want to go into a career just for the stability and the money and at the same time stability and money is somewhat of a priority for me. My question is: What can I do outside of your typical STEM or medical engineering and accounting that will give me stability and somewhat of a good income. Ideally I would also prefer a sedentary profession. I am not asking for six figures a year, but I also don’t want to make less than 40 an hour, I suppose. I am thinking is a business degree worth it? Finance? Economics? I would much rather have a math heavy career than writing, reading, or science.

Hello reddit world, I am still trying to figure out what I really want to do with the rest of my life. I am a 41-year-old person who decided to go back to college last year and after my first semester, I realized that the STEM field is just not for me. I have taken countless career tests, and these tests keep leaning towards one thing: Creative Arts. In my previous semester, I took public speaking, ENG 100, and Psychology. I truly enjoyed public speaking and English, mainly for the writing part of public speaking and talking about things I am passionate about. This semester I am taking Eng 232, which is world literature 1, and Philosophy 102, which is critical thinking. I am really enjoying these courses so far and mainly the writing and analyzation aspects of it. I suppose where I am getting at is, I still use a bit of A.I. to come up with ideas and I want to break away from that. I am really interested in creative writing, and I am wondering if changing my course to creative writing or English will help me become a more independent writer who does not need to rely on A.I.? I do not consider myself a good writer at all, but I do want to become one. And I want to be able to come up with ideas on my own. My fear is that, in order to get into creative writing, one must already have a talent for it. Is this true? Just like a music degree, where a person cannot really get accepted into a music program unless they already have the talent?

Hello all! Has anyone gotten into the Diagnostic Sonography Program? If so, would you mind telling us about the selection process and whether you had a bachelors or Associate’s or none? I would really appreciate it as I am trying to create the best and fastest path to get into Diagnostic Medical Imaging career. I am planning ahead to see if I should just do an Associate Of Health Sciences then transfer to UNLV medical diagnostic bachelor’s program.

Omg I am so proud of myself you have no idea, I have been playing this game for about 5 years and I have been hard stuck bronze-silver. And now I have finally reached Gold! wow!

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Hello everyone, has anyone graduated and successfully worked a career in Health and Human Services course from WGU? If so what is it like and how difficult was it to land a job? I am currently working on my Associates in Psychology and planning on transferring over to WGU once I get my degree. I just would like some insight on how difficult it is to get your degree, what it was like, and job attainability afterwards. Thank you in advance for the information.

Is it possible to have AI be my sponsor? From my experience chatgpt has helped me more than any drunk, it is not selfish, self centered and gives great advice. I feel like people in this program are so selfish lmao. All they do is talk about themselves.. like ok. Anyways, i think I will ask chatgpt to be my sponsor.

I know it sounds cliche but I am looking for like minded individuals serious about the program and the steps. I am a student who needs to be around people who are serious about sobriety and striving to be better everyday. I am in Las Vegas and go to zoom meetings twice a day. I have 1417 days of sobriety. Looking for people to talk about the program, vent to each other, open to suggestions, read etc. looking for women or LGBT members

What should I do if my professor does not post the grades by the end of today? This professor has been late for every single thing for this class. Literally did not post any assignments for 2 weeks, made excuses about how they are going through personal stuff and has not been on top of the syllabus. Now I am worried they will not post grades as well. I need my grades to enroll for my next classes. What would you do?

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some honest advice from people in healthcare, especially nurses, CNAs, or phlebotomists.

I’m currently in my first semester of college finishing my general requirements, and my goal is to apply to my nursing program by next summer. While I’m in school, I want to get into a healthcare-related job/trade that will help me gain experience and prepare me for nursing.

Right now I’m mainly considering CNA or phlebotomy.

I’ve thought about becoming a CNA because people say it gives you real patient care experience and helps you build bedside skills before nursing school. But I’ve also had a lot of people tell me not to do CNA work because the pay is low for how physically and emotionally demanding it is. I keep hearing about the “nitty gritty” parts like wiping patients, lifting/carrying patients, burnout, etc.

I guess I’m looking for realistic insight into what being a CNA is actually like day-to-day. Did it help you become a better nurse or prepare you for nursing school? Was it worth it?

And compared to CNA, would phlebotomy be a better route? I know phlebotomy seems less physically demanding, but I’m not sure if it gives the same level of experience or looks as good for nursing programs.

If you could go back and choose again before nursing school, would you pick CNA or phlebotomy?

Thank you so much. I really want to make the smartest decision for my future.

Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice from anyone familiar with pharmacy technician licensing/certification.
I used to be a licensed and certified pharmacy technician several years ago, but unfortunately I let my license expire and didn’t renew it for about 4–5 years. I recently looked into getting back into the field, but now I’m being told I can’t simply renew it and may have to redo my externship/training hours under a pharmacist all over again.
Has anyone else gone through this situation before? Is there any way around restarting the externship process, or any alternative pathways to become licensed again? I still have prior experience as a pharmacy tech, so I’m feeling discouraged about starting completely over.
I’d really appreciate any advice, especially from pharmacists, pharmacy techs, or anyone who has reinstated an expired license after several years.
Thank you!

Hi everyone. I’m honestly feeling really lost and overwhelmed with my career direction right now and could really use advice from people who have been through this or work in these fields. I’m currently stuck between pursuing nursing or continuing down the IT/networking-cybersecurity path, and my biggest problem is fear and indecisiveness. I keep going back and forth because both careers scare me for different reasons.

With nursing, I’m drawn to the stability, meaningful work, and the ability to eventually work remotely in some roles. Healthcare feels more practical and “real” to me compared to sitting behind a computer all day. But I’m terrified of failing nursing school, especially the clinical portion. I constantly hear horror stories about difficult preceptors, nurses being annoyed with students, toxic environments, humiliation during clinicals, and people being treated like they’re a burden for asking questions. That honestly scares me so much because I’m sensitive to criticism and already struggle with self-doubt. I worry that I’m not confident enough, smart enough, or emotionally strong enough for nursing school. The thought of being thrown into clinicals and feeling incompetent around experienced nurses makes my anxiety go through the roof.

On the other hand, I was also pursuing IT/cloud/cybersecurity for a while. I actually enjoy technology and learning, but the field has started discouraging me too. It feels like every “entry-level” IT or help desk job now wants years of experience, certifications, homelabs, customer service experience, etc. At the same time, I keep hearing people talk about automation and AI replacing or reducing entry-level IT work. That makes me afraid I’ll spend years studying only to struggle breaking into the field anyway.
Another thing is that I used to work in customer service/call center environments, and I absolutely hated dealing with angry people all day. Some parts of IT support seem like that same stress all over again.

I’m 41 years old, and I think my age is also making me panic because I feel like I don’t have unlimited time to keep changing directions or making mistakes.
I guess what I’m really asking is:

Has anyone here gone into nursing later in life while struggling with fear/anxiety/self-doubt?
Are clinicals really as brutal as people online make them sound?

Is IT truly becoming impossible to break into at the entry level?

How did you finally choose a career path when you felt paralyzed by uncertainty?

I feel stuck in this constant cycle of overthinking and fear of making the wrong choice. Any honest advice or personal experiences would really mean a lot to me.

Hi everyone,

I am 41 years old and recently went back to school for Information Technology with a focus on Cybersecurity and Networking. I am still doing my general requirements, but so far I have been trying to get a head start into my core classes. I am currently half way through the Google Cyber Security certification course and have been watching tons of videos and reading cram books on COMPTIA security+ exams.

To be honest, it has been overwhelming at times and I feel a bit discouraged especially when it comes to Networks and the different protocols and layers. Yesterday I was wondering if I started too late or if I am trying to break into a field that younger generation have already been doing for years.

I know that I will start somewhere like help desk or junior IT tech and I even built my own PC from scratch so I have a bit of hardware knowledge, but I was wondering:

Did anyone else start in cybersecurity or Tech in their 40's or later? If so did you also begin with minimal experience or knowledge in tech? How difficult was it top get your first help desk job or entry level IT job? What helped things finally click for you? Did you feel age was a disadvantage for you or did life experience help you in your roles?

I am genuinely looking for encouragement to continue in this field as it is interesting to me, But I also want some realistic answers to my questions.

Thank you so much to anyone willing to share their story.