How to succeed in college? best way possible???

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I just can't stand minimum wage..... nor will I feel good as a human being without a college degree. I decided I'm going to go back to college (not that I ever left it...), change schools, and become a register nurse. The issue is, I feel like an epic failure already when it comes to academics, since I have less than 12 credits in my name. I been going to college for 2 years too. A lot of withdrawals, a lot of laziness, no focus, fear of test taking, didn't know what I want to do with my life.... crap like that. I am 21 years old too.

I decided I am not going to work for the next 2 years, and pull out student loans so I can have a decent lifestyle... and not live the frugal college student lifestyle. I get financial aid too.

I already have my own home which I bought from working and financial aid. And it's close to the college, 2 miles, I am going to go too. Long commute makes me lazy.

anyone have tips on how to get this crap done efficiently??

It helps if you care greatly about what you are studying. You need to decide on something you are strongly interested in. Your post sort of makes it sound like you are just doing it for the money. Or, just have an iron will.

attend. take notes. study them daily and especially during the week before a test.

Having your life revolve around school is a pretty good way to succeed. Be sure to minimize anything that gets in the way (ie; mobile devices) and be very protective of your 8hrs of sleep per night.

30 minutes of cardio at least every other day will go a long way towards keeping your head in the game. That will put you in the best position to learn whatever you need to learn. Just remember how much you hate $7.50 an hour.

How are your grades right now? I believe that in order to become a nurse these you would need to go to school for how many years minimum? Six? Do you need an undergraduate degree to get into a program? And remember, nursing is sometimes made out to be a simple, "cute" field so far as medical professions go, but that's largely a bunch of patronizing bs. Nursing is a serious field, and you say that it would be cool to help people, which is awesome, but I would definitely make sure I was passionate about any sort of medical profession before committing myself to it. Also, check and make sure that with your GPA and whatnot you'll be a competitive candidate for nursing school. This is stuff you should probably be looking into pretty seriously, if you aren't already.

I am also a college student disappointed in my own lack of dedication, and I can empathize with your fears about what to do after college. I would say that MDD123, and Fnord both had excellent advice. Especially the bit about there being "no "royal road" to success". Be proactive about what you want to do, because even if you do have a degree, that degree certainly isn't going to magically give you a good job.

Anyway, good luck to you! I hope that either nursing school works out for you, or you find something else that you're passionate about.

I'm pretty sure that RNs only have to complete two years, which is 48 credit hours, an Associate's degree. I think you said you wanted to finish in one year? Starting at twelve credit hours, you can take six during summer, twelve during fall, six during winter, and that leaves twelve for spring, and then you have your AA/AS and can start working.

The best advice I can give is to think long and hard about what your interests are and what you're good at. I started as a PoliSci major, and I loved those classes and had to put barely any effort into them, and I aced it. I switched to Biology, and while I'm not bad, and straight awesome at Bio specifically, the things like Chemistry and Calculus require a lot more effort and bore me. As a result, I'm far less enthusiastic this semester than last, and it's much harder for me to keep my grades up, because I just don't care.

Also, exercise is awesome. Wake up well before your first class, and go for a jog or a mile walk. It helps shake off the dullness that makes me want to sit around all day.

RN is usually a two year program.

Lots of people get their RN, then get a job and use tuition benefits to get their Bachlor's in nursing.

If at first you don't succeed, study study again.