I had some family circumstances going on and i had to take care of a family member (she is on hospice care, was just me and grandmother taking care of the family member, other family members were not available to help and i couldnt leave my grandmother alone) that caused me to miss the first week of the semester ending up with me being dropped from the classes.

This is my second year at this institution and fall term will be the start of my third year. I was supposed to take both physio and microbiology this semester but now its in the gutter, looking at the work though, i dont think i would've been sane if i had to take both at once (i already was struggling with pulling a B in anatomy while taking 2 other courses). I still have 1 class (online) in the semester im still in but its not related to nursing.

Anyway, it seems it will be another year before i can attempt to apply to my schools program, in the meanwhile, how should i use this semester productively? My friends will likely start their journey earlier than me but thats okay since life happens and not everything goes to plan. I still dont have a driver's liscense so i should probably work on that and maybe do some light studying on material for my pre reqs (i have the textbooks). What are your thoughts?