How to pay for going back to school.

[NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN]

I'm a new grad LPN and I started this fall to start to finish up my RN prereqs. However, bills are piling up and hubby doesn't make enough to support us so we decided that its best that I take one semester off and work then head back to school.

I had scholarships for fall and spring but since I drop out of all my fall classes my spring scholarships have been rejected.

There is no way I can pay for classes and take care of home. I don't think I'll get financial aide due to me making pretty decent money.

Don't know what to do. I guess I'll just re apply and see how it goes.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I work 16-hour weekend double shifts as an LPN/LVN in a nursing home while attending school full-time during the week. So far, the weekend double shifts have been paying the bills while I'm in school. Also, many of my classmates also maintain full-time or part-time employment while attending school full-time.

[SPNbabe08]

i think its really important you get your household finances in order. DH and I are both working full time+ and were fine and in a year or two we'll take 2 classes a semester for our prereq's then take the bridge program online. personally, i think its extremely unfair to burden our spouses with having to pay all the household bills. i worked 20hrs a week while in school and hubby worked 50,. now we both work 40, but that was our agreement.

it took my mom 10years, one class at a time to finish her degree, so she inspires me to keep plugging along.

it might take longer than you planned, but you will reach your goals!

[miwukman]

I am 45 y/o m and I recently went back to school for the BSN program while working full time. I've been doing it for about a year now and I can tell you I am tired. I have 3 more pre-req's and then on to the good stuff:yeah:

I will not quit now because I am getting to the nursing portion real soon and when I am done I will be the only person in my family with a degree.

Keep at it....