You will enjoy it so much. If you ever need any help, encouragement, venting, etc., let me know.
Ditto! Mine was 16 months long and that was super intense! I know of a May to May program where I did my undergrad degree...wonder if it's the same place. Also, as intense as it is, I found that the "older" people were very successful school/clinical generally because we had a better respect of how to treat people, being professional, not getting caught up in the drama of school/our class. At least half of my class was straight out of undergrad and struggled with some of the more "real life" situations. More power to you for doing this with kids! It will definitely be a different year, but so, so worth it!
Congratulations! I did a May to May ABSN program. It was tough, but so fun! Let me know if you have any questions or just need support! Im usually on ML, but lurk here too. My mantra was I can do anything for X months.