New.thrifty ADN student paying for school. Is this to much?

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Hi ! My wife and I are both starting our first semester monday! I'm a new college student and am a little shocked by the price of education! If it were'nt for my GI bill I don't think we could pay for school. I always like to get the "best deal" on something. Is this to high for school? Or am I just to stingy?

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I would pay the money if it meant not langushing for years on a waiting list.

By just working an extra three shifts a month you can recoup the money in a year (if you don't spend it)!

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Hi ! My wife and I are both starting our first semester monday! I'm a new college student and am a little shocked by the price of education! If it were'nt for my GI bill I don't think we could pay for school. I always like to get the "best deal" on something. Is this to high for school? Or am I just to stingy?

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Try getting the ISBN numbers on your books and order online. I saved hundreds doing this. PM me if you want the site I used.

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I wish I could go that route. Its my understanding they have already purchased all of our books for us.

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I wish I could go that route. Its my understanding they have already purchased all of our books for us.

Well that cancels out my idea. I didn't know they did it that way. Usually I email the teacher I am going to have and ask what books are required for the class. They in turn send the ISBN number and the rest is history. Hang in there.

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Specializes in ED.

Oh wow, my tuition is much less than that. I may pay out about $2000 to $2500 for every last thing during any one of my nursing semesters. And I am in an ADN program for RN nursing.

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Specializes in ED.

OH yeah, and I didn't have to wait any time after I had my prereqs done. I started up nursing school the very next semester (our program is GPA based to get in thankfully and not a wait list). Plus I also have the GI bill and it is a LIFE SAVER!!!

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Specializes in Telemetry & Obs.

Whew!! Thanks goodness for my ADN program at community college in NC!! My expenses are no where *near* that!!

I think even if I added all the extras I buy (care plan books, study guides, NCLEX reviews, etc) AND my stethoscope, shoes, support socks, etc I wouldn't even come close.

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Thanks for the reassurance, I needed it. Any comment I have ever gotten it.....I payed such and such for mine etc. Yeah, wish I lived there too. LOL!

Im paying $21,000 (not including pre-reqs) to get a diploma in nursing at a 3-year private school that I had to choose becasue it was the only night program around :rolleyes:(oh and I get a associatess in science from the community college when I finish the program)

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Number of years the local community college told me I had to wait before starting their program: 5

Number of years it took for them to tell me they had a spot available: 3

Number of years my current program is: 2.5

Number of semesters left: 1

Difference in price between the local community college and my current program: too much

Coming onto allnurses and realizing that I'm not the only one crazy enough to pay such an obcene amount of money for a degree: PRICELESS

:rotfl:

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