Okay ever since I was a little girl I have wanted to be a nurse. I started college right after high school and then like an idiot, let a boy get my focus off track and ended up not ever going back. Big dumb hairy mistake!! I regret it now like crazy.
However, I am going to make my dreams come true..some way, some how, some day. I have been looking into different programs and it's all so confusing. The CC here (community college) offers a 2 year RN program, which has a 1 year waiting list and that wouldn't even start til AFTER I take/pass all my gen ed classes that I need...so I'd be looking at at least another 2 years before even being able to apply for the program there. There is another school here called, Chamberlin School of Nursing and they offer a BSN in 3 years that includes all the gen ed classes I would need. I would be able to apply and most likely be able to start by October of this year...however and that's a big however....it's VERY expensive. The logical/financial choice would be CC, but honestly I don't want to wait that long to get into the program and graduate. See there are reasons I really need to move on with this and graduate and get a good stable job. I need to know that IF the time comes that I have to support myself and my boys again, I will be able to and right now that just isn't at all possible. I HATE being dependant on someone else and really need to make changes.
I have a good friend, Heidi, who is being very helpful to me with advise and just helping me think things through and I appreciate it so much. Thanks Heidi!! I think I am going to make appointments at both the CC and Chamberlin and go see/talk to a counselor and figure out my options and which one would be better for me. Of course I am taking my sister, Lisa, with me to be an extra set of ears and to ask any questions I might forget too! I love that I can do that too! Thanks Lisa!
IF IF IF I chose to go to Chamberlin, I will be in debt for the rest of my life I'm sure.but it might be worth it?? UGH, I just don't know what to do, except figure this out and get on with my life!!
I think you need to talk to financial aid counselors at each school as well. I understand your desire to get going... is there another school that does a BSN like Chamberlin that isn't so expensive? And at the CC, can you test out of any of your gen ed courses? I think I did that with a few of my courses, back in the dark ages.
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