I feel like I've made a mistake signing this contract.

emmjayy, BSN, RN · Jun 17, 2015

Dear god, it would be incredibly stupid to leave this program. Two years of work for a hospital, gaining valuable skills and experience, getting a nice paycheck, and having $10k+ in loans being forgiven??? If you don't want it, I'll take it. Two years is literally a drop in the bucket. Stick it out, don't be ridiculous.

springchick1, ADN, RN · Jun 17, 2015

You have a guaranteed job and no debt from nursing school. Stick it out.

mrsboots87 · Jun 17, 2015

It would not be smart to pay out of this contract for multiple reasons. Being tired of your city is not a good enough reason to trump the bad reasons. You can easily move to another city and just have a longer commute to work. But the Hospital just gave you 2 years of free education. If you were to break contract, you will likely severe any possibility of being hired with that hospital network in the future. What if you move back later? What if this hospital system owns facilities in other states? You are limiting your future employment options. Second, you are now pretty much guaranteed a hospital job when you graduate. Do you know how many new grads are unemployed for 6 months or longer? on average, more than 25%. You could easily move to an affected area and have no job to pay back your student loan debt or hospital debt. Even if you find a job before you go, what happens if you get fired? Thats now TWO hospital systems you can't get hired with.

Badically, suck it up buttercup. You just got a free ride through nursing school with a job at the end of the line. Work your 2 years to gain experience, then you can go pretty much anywhere after that.

heron, ASN, RN · Jun 17, 2015

Two more years won't kill ya. Then you'll be able cruise off to wherever you are able to find work with only 19K to worry about, which is a hunk less than a lot of new grads are carrying. If this job pays enough to allow you to start paying on the previous loans, it would be silly to blow it off. Would you prefer to be paying $28K off right out of the gate? If you could even find a school that would cost that little to qualify for a license.

That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Jun 17, 2015

You say that you want to leave the state, where would you go and what is the market like there? How long would it take you to pay off your debt if you took a job somewhere else? How difficult is it for new grads to get jobs?

If the above are all positive than go for it, if not I would REALLY think about what you want to do. You are in your twenties. You have plenty of time to live after the 2 years of getting this amazing deal that would put you ahead down the road.

I still to this day want to strangle my mother in law (among other reasons) for talking my wife out of a full ride scholarship to a school that would have virtually eliminated 20k of debt. Take the advantage while you can!

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · Jun 17, 2015

Also, if you walk on this contract it will be a major, major hit on your creditworthiness. Think you might want to take out a car loan, mortgage, or a credit card? Boooooom. And most employers check credit scores as part of the interview process, yes they do. And of course, if you don't pay it back immediately, they can go after you legally.

Put a calendar up on the kitchen wall and cross off the weeks as they go along. At the end, pat yourself on the back for being a grown-up with that much less debt.

Red Kryptonite · Jun 17, 2015

It's only two years. I know at your age that feels like forever, but having just watched my oldest child graduate from high school and turned 40, I can tell you right now two years is NOTHING. Blink of an eye. For the benefit you'll get in paying off your education and NOT taking all the personal and professional consequences of breaking the contract, it's worth sticking out. And besides, then in two years when you move, you'll be an experienced nurse who is much more valuable in the job market! There are new grads two years out who've still never found a nursing job. Be grateful for what you have. Use it wisely and set yourself up for a lifetime of success.

OrganizedChaos, LVN · Jun 17, 2015

Trust me, 2 years flies by so fast. I've been an LVN for 5 years! Sign it, I would & I'd fiscally responsible.

heron, ASN, RN · Jun 17, 2015

Furthermore, even a heathen like me thinks twice before welching on a promise. Not good mojo at all.

Lâ™¡vER · Jun 17, 2015

Deep breath.

2 years exp in a top 10 hospital & essentially free tuition vs *I don't wanna*

Dig in your drawers, find your big girl pants, put them on and suck it up! You got this

johsonmichelle · Jun 17, 2015

Stop being bratty and stay where you are. You have a GUARANTEED tuition reimbursement and job upon graduation. Just search on this site about individuals who have huge student loans amounts with no job and you will see how lucky you are.