Probably won't be attending this year afterall :(

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Things are really stressful here and with the rising gas prices and the possibility of my dh having to take a job OTR for us to make ends meet it is looking we would be better if I got a job and we were able to save some money so that I don't have to worry about not being able to pay for school, we also think that it would help to alleviate the stresses that could potentially harm me while going through. I have a couple of places I am going to talk to the first part of next week and hopefully some place will have an opening. I am considering a couple hospitals, a couple LTC facilities, and a Veterans home.

I am heartbroken to be making this decision, however I have to think about my families needs at this time.

Thanks

Only you can decide what is best for both yourself and your family right now. But I can truly sympathize with you.....my dh is an OTR truck driver too. Luckily, I'm surrounded by family that can help me out when I can't be home. I also drive 25 miles one way to school & dh drives 35 miles one way to work.

I put off Nursing school until my youngest was in 1st grade (last year) and am glad that I made that decision. Times are tough for me right now--but I keep plugging along; know that I will graduate in July.

I have student loans to pay all of my tuition; the books I pay out-of-pocket. Finances are also tough right now--that's why my dh decided to go back out on the road. We jsut keep our eye on the ultimate goal: 2 decent paychecks come the summer!!!

I wish you the best with your decision!

Hi. I'm sorry you've had to put it off another year. I was accepted last fall for January 2005 admission but delayed my admission one semester to save a little more money. The program I got into only allows one deferrment. This summer I was diagnosed with diabetes. I thought long and hard about not going this fall but decided that I need to tend to my health needs and now need to figure out a way to do a second degree BSN part-time so I can continue working to have decent health insurance. I've gone through all the science pre-reqs and it seems that this last bit of just doing the program is so unattainable.

I'm sorry!! Hope things work out for you .. sometimes the timing doesn't make sense to us and it's so hard! I hope the Dean has a helpful solution for you .. keep us posted!!

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