My gosh, if you lived in my area you could come and stay with me.
I think you need to talk to the head of the nursing department immediately to see if they know about any emergency student loans that can bridge you through until the end of the month.
Since you are in your last semester, I would go to the largest hospitals in your area, explain your situation, and say you would be willing to sign an employment contract if they would help you out.
You are almost there sweetie! You are sooooo close, please don't give up!
Can you donate plasma? Call around the locate Real Estate offices and see if they have an agent that needs someone to help with flyers or something and could pay you $30 here and there when you get a free afternoon to get you through. Call a local maid service and explain your situation, and see if you might be able to help out for a day or something if they can pay you cash...do the same with a local nanny service...these are jobs that don't have a schedule, they may be willing to help you out. See if there is any faculty at your school that may need a sitter.
If you get this, please send me a PM.
Can you get a credit card online? I hate those things, but with only a couple of months left it would definately be worth it...stick with a place like Citibank Visa or something that will approve almost anyone...use your financial aid as income on the application, they give alot of cards to students. Even if you do a couple of thousand on CC, you'll be able to pay this off quickly when you graduate.
Is there ANYTHING that you have that you can sell to a pawn shop? A TV? Anything? Talk to the landlord and see if they can work something out with rent..explain to them that you'll be able to get a full time job once you graduate in just 3 short months! Not even that!
I'll pray for you!
Originally Posted by mika1
If there is anyone with any advice PLEASE advise me. I am currently in my last semester of school with a solid B. My last available to withdraw from school is October 13. If I withdraw now there is no assuarance that I may be able to return to my program if I withdraw since I withdrew once before during my 2nd semester. With that being said this is my situation. Im just about too ashamed to tell anyone. I am over the limit for financial aid. It has been a struggle for me to keep my grades up so during the third semester I quit my job, I absolutely had to make a choice and I probably made the wrong choice by choosing school. Well long story short my bills are paid up until the end of this month, at which point I will be homeless. My situation is so bad that one of my class mates has been giving me gas money just so I can make it to class and clinicals. Ive lost 20 lbs since the beginning of the semester because I basically eat crackers and potatoes and take vitamins. I have gone to apply for any type of aid but because I dont have kids i basically cant get anything. I spent every dime to my name to pat the last semesters tuition and books. I attempted to apply for a loan but because I dont have a job the bank wont give me one. My family is not such that I can go stay with someone. Can anyone just give me some sound advice. I thought about withdrawing and just going back to work and reapply in a year or so when my situation is better or doing something else all together that would allow me to work and go to school. My absolute passion is nursing. I think that just trying to make it until December in this situation will be to my demise ! Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you all for taking the time to read this long vent.
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