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<p>College IS the only answer for nursing. RN programs require at minimum an associate’s degree, which IS “college.” Most nursing programs require full two years AFTER you have the pre-reqs. One could settle for LPN, but frankly, I would not encourage that as anything other than a springboard to RN.</p>
<p>I am sure transfer polices vary a lot. For a sampling, I picked CU Boulder. </p>
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<li><p>credits must be less than 10 years old</p></li>
<li><p>policies vary by school… for Arts/Sciences, students must complete a minimum of 45 credit hours in University of Colorado courses on the Boulder campus.</p></li>
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<p>In my experience, a vast majority of people who drop out REGRET it later*. Going back to school isn’t as easy as it sounds when you’re juggling a job, a home, and family responsibilities. Requirements change, and what would take you a year to finish now, might take two years down the road. </p>
<p>*The only person I know who doesn’t regret dropping out is a mini-Bill Gates type, who started his own software company while still in college and for whom dropping out meant tens of thousands of dollars in earnings right off the bat. At 40 he’s a millionaire and doesn’t miss his degree. If you were in that position I might be more encouraging. But since you have no idea of what kind of work you can/want to pursue, I can only say - finish. You have a lifetime ahead of you to work and to be with your husband.</p>
<p>Transfer students may need to complete at least the last 60 credits at that school (UW-Madison does) which means many credits may not be useful unless you can be assured you will be at the same campus you currently are at. Life can easily get in the way of finishing college once you are married. There is no reason to rush marriage and the complications of another person’s life to consider. What if you do get married and either start a family or H gets that job/promotion that means you can’t easily attend a college?</p>
<p>However, if you are not motivated and don’t have a major that interests you you are wasting time taking random courses. The coursework typically gets more challenging in the upper level courses of a major. It sounds like you have sampled far too many intro level courses instead of delving into one for a major. College career centers usually offer interest and aptitude tests (for free) so students who aren’t sure of their direction can learn more about themselves. It also sounds like you are a generalist instead of a specialist. Some professions lend themselves to this- I talked to an elementary teacher whowas a NMS in her day who chose that as she wanted to explore too many different fields. I would have been too bored with so many lower level courses need for the breadth. btw- no one likes every course required for their major nor every aspect of the job they generally love. Sometimes you have to put up with “boring” classes or make them more interesting by going above and beyond the material presented.</p>
<p>Big question for you. Do you want a college degree? Having a BA or BS now can mean getting into a masters program years later, needing to complete the bachelors can be much more difficult. Is your proposed husband the type of man you want to marry if he doesn’t encourage you to wait with marriage until after you both have college degrees? Would your lack of a degree cause you to drift apart in 5 or 10 years? Will he still consider you his peer? Do you have any mentors you can discuss these issues with?</p>
<p>Any Man at this stage in your life who supports you dropping out of college at this point is not husband material. If you leave now, you will not go back, as he won’t support it.</p>
<p>I agree with all the posters who have said STAY IN SCHOOL!! It is so much harder to go back later. Also, check with your counselor to see what type of degree you could get with what you have alreay plus a few more classes. </p>
<p>I know a young man who recently graduated from college with a degree called something like a “general education” degree and he told me that he had changed his major so many times and had so many varied classes that he qualified for this “non-specific” major. He may not have a specific career trajectory but at least he has a bachelor’s degree. Much better than not having it.</p>