Hello Everyone,
I am fairly new to this site but have gained a lot of great tips and really enjoyed it thus far. I am accepted into a BSN program for this fall in Philadelphia. Living in this large urban area I get by without a car. I have no financial means for a car and have been able to get by thus far. I have gone to school for 3 years here (1 year undecided then 2 years nursing pre-reqs). Now I will be transferring to a Nursing school that is right in the city and easily accessible to me! Score right? Ehh not really... I got a packet in the mail stating that "clinicals begin at 6:30 in the morning". This will make the farther clinical sites very difficult to get to because the subways start at 5:15 and if I have a long commute I am pretty much screwed?! Right? Also, I was told a car is necessary for the program because I will travel to clinical sides within the Tri-State area. Further more, during my home health care rotation I will be traveling to patients houses.
I pretty much had a heart attack when I got this letter. I choose the school based upon the fact that they have an amazing clinical sites, but I guess I really didn't think about the implications of that (ie traveling to clinicals). I would love to hear how people made out with or without a car. I do not want a stupid car to stop me from going to my dream school and now I am freaking out.