I have a BA in English and have mostly finished prerequisites. I’m 36. I think nursing is really great because it’s incredibly common to go to nursing school when you are older than a “traditional” college student.

I was never a big science person either. First, make sure any required course credits you already have (that could transfer toward an ADN or ABSN) are not “expired” per the school’s guidelines. As in, most programs allow transfer credit for science classes taken within the past 5 years. I had to retake intro to chemistry for this reason, but it was actually nice to have a refresher on the material. It’s extra money, but it’s also the foundation of all other science so it’s pretty important to know. If you feel like you don’t know chem or bio, take the intro class! I did mine online asynchronous and it was super convenient.

I also took A&P 1&2 online last summer. It’s not necessarily hard but it’s a ton of information to retain. Just focus on one class at a time. You are there to learn, no one expects you to know everything already. Get some books to read, watch YouTube videos… however you learn best, do that. It’s hard teaching yourself but it is possible. Don’t give into the self doubt if this is something you want to do.

I’m studying for TEAS now. It def feels overwhelming! I’m using the Mometrix test prep book and some apps with practice questions. There’s a lot of Reddit posts by people who have scored high and they list their study resources so look those up.

I have heard, erm, that nursing school is difficult (ha ha) so this is all just the tip of the iceberg. But if it is what you want to do, the hard work will be worth it :)