Galen College

I just finished my financial aid appointment and i chose sallie mae and my total loaned would be $27,000. is that how high it is? is that what you had before too for LVN? i just wanna think about it coz I dont like commitments that I cannot do in the future. That sounds like a lot of money and long commitment. Should I go?

leeroijaewon,
I noticed from other posts you are located in San Antonio. I will be starting Galen Louisville next month. Although Galen is much more expensive than other schools I was extremeley impressed that they have 50% clinical time which allows for much more hands on experience. I also appreciate the fact they are only a school of nursing and nothing else. Another huge bonus is it takes so much longer to get into other schools that may have a waiting list or only accept once a year. Another thing to consider, if you start now, you are that much closer to having a higher paying job. If you sit around and wait, you run the risk of losing motivation and giving up. if you are truly passionate about nursing, I would say go for it. I have heard that it is possible to find a tuition buy back program where you agree to work a certain amount of time and the hospital will pay off your loans. I would also hope you would go on to complete your rn because in KY there is a huge pay difference between LPN's and RN's. I just thought I would give you a little food for thought and ultimateley, the decision is one that can only be made by you.

Thanks you guys for the answers,You are awesome!!!

So....anyone out there starting in October?
Not a lot of activity on this thread lately....

Hello wishinguponastar,
I am also surprised we aren't seeing more people on here starting in October. I know I have been working my tail off getting all the paperwork finished! I'm almost there and I just have to get one more tb test and one more varicella shot and I have to order my uniform from Nanco. Wow, I can't believe I am almost done with a seemingly unsurmountable task. Hopefully you are getting everything done ok and also if you haven't got all your books, I was able to get all mine from half.com for about $145. I hope your doing well and good luck!!

I know, it seems like this thread was buzzing for the people that started in July!

I also have the second varicella booster to do, and I get my second tb test read tomorrow.
I just finished my Financial Aid appointment today and I was really happy with the results!
I've already order my uniforms and I have all the supplies I need except my books. I am also planning to go to half.com to get mine, but I was waiting until the book list came out on the 6th. I was able to figure out what books were needed by going to ED map and looking under the class name, but aren't you afraid they might use a new edition or something this quarter??

I go to galen. are you starting your lpn or rn program..i am in quarter 3 lpn..i hope i will be quarter 4 by october hehe.. hope i pass. but if you have any questions at all just ask me.. 1st quarter is hard just because its all new! 3rd quarter is hell!

I will be starting the LPN Evening program October 26th. I am just wondering if they are planning to use the same books this quarter for the 1st quarter as they did last quarter....I can wait until the 6th when the book list was out, but I was going to try and get a head start and order them now.
Also, I was thinking about getting an Ipod Touch for when I start clinicals, are those allowed?

as far as i know the first quarters are still using the same books as what we used back when we did...i definitly think you would be safe to go on and buy your books..dont buy them from edmap though..get them on halfprice.. and about the itouch thing.. honestly you arnt allowed to have your phones at any clinical site..and you really wont have time to do anything except your packets working with your patients..

Ok, I have researched about 10 different used text book sites and half.com is pretty much the cheapest. I didn't want to go ahead with getting my books and then they say they are going to use something else.