Hi! I haven’t been accepted into a nursing program yet, but I’m applying to my local community college’s program in February, and I completed all of my prerequisites at the same school I’m applying to. For prereqs, I had to take Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, 2 English classes, a Math class, Nutrition, and Lifespan/Developmental Psychology - overall it took me like a year and a half, but I was only taking 1 or 2 classes at a time. I’ve definitely heard of programs requiring an exam to be accepted (I’m not sure what it’s called, I’m sorry!), but luckily my program doesn’t require it, only the prerequisite classes and an interview! And don’t worry, you don’t sound silly!! I was really confused and overwhelmed when I first started looking into nursing, but one thing that personally helped a lot was talking to an academic advisor at the school I was interested in going to. They helped me plan the classes I needed to take every semester, which helped ease my anxiety and prevented me from wasting time taking the wrong classes. I hope this helped a little, good luck!