Outrageous !!!!!!!

The price of homes everywhere seems to be crazy. I am thinking of moving to NV when I finish nursing school, but to me living there is much cheaper than living where I do. I live near the beach, so a mobile home with a small piece of land is $200K. I cannot afford to live here more than likely. Even condos start at $600k-millions

I can imagine..people will pay anything to be near the ocean! Myself ..included Maybe one day! I would love to live near the ocean in Northern California.. that would be awesome!
Good luck to you in nursing school! Keep me posted if you are interested in living in NV. Happy to answer any questions you might have :hatparty:
Best Wishes!
Twinkie

Oh, those home prices! I know all to well. I am currently a mortgage loan officer and lost quite a few paychecks last year around March when my clients watched there dreams die in a matter of about a week. But it is still possible to get into a decent loan. You can pay interest only payments while your income is rising. Hopefully your equity will build in that time and you can sell it later with some nice cash in your pocket to purchase somewhere else since most move out of here. I personally am tired of Vegas. It is too darn hot (it's only been about 116 for the whole week). I want to move to Cali, and luckily I have some nice equity to get there. Actually, DH and I are thinking about cashing out some equity (since it is OUR money just sitting there looking pretty) to allow me to just focus on school. We will pay our bills (util, phone, etc.) for two years in advance, so we only have to worry about the mortgage and gas/food/fun. That way, I can focus on getting my feet planted in school and not have to withdrawl again. Hopefully when Im done, our home will have appriciated more, and regain some of that equity.
Woogy

Glad to hear from another Las Vegan!
This summer has been unbearable! Today was a 118 degrees I feel like I am being cooked alive! Try to keep cool!!
What school do you plan to attend?
Best Wishes,
Twinkie :hatparty:

CCSN, just applied for Spring 06

Woogy

[quote=Woogy]CCSN, just applied for Spring 06

That's great! Congratulations :hatparty:
Have you taken the NLN yet?
Best Wishes,
Twinkie

I actually took it in 2000, luckily they can still accept my score. Got a 124. Since I had to drop Micro, I lose the 2 points that I would have gotten towards admission. I could retake the NLN and try to get the 4 points, instead of the 2 I get, but I could also get a 99 and have to wait a year. I studied really well for the test, but ran out of time on the 1st portion (reading, etc.), so my score could have been higher if I were paying attention to the clock. I actually took it really early in my prereqs, just so I would know what the test was like, since back then you had to wait 6 months to retest. I went into it without much concern, since if I passed it would just be a miracle, my goal was to get experience with the test for the "real" go 'round. Well, I passed alright. I had to call NLN and ask them to decipher the score for me...didn't feel there was anyway that I scored like that, much less passed. I probably blew her eardrum when I screamed. :hatparty:
I had Debbie (health office) give me fall's scoring sheet, since it is different from Spring. By the way, Debbie has got to be the nicest person i've met. The cutoff was 13 points, and 20 people had that. They had to do a computer random drawing. They had almost 400 apps with 128 seats. 1st time they ever experienced that. But using the calc sheet they used, I would have had 16 points without the Micro class. So, after Aug 1, I will call to see how many apps they got. If it is even more outrageous, I may just retake the exam. Boy, I will have high nerves on that one. Hopefully I can get in in Spring. I just cant imagine having to wait for a year.
Are you in school somewhere, or are you graduated? Where, when and all those questions.
Woogy

WOW! You scored 124 on your NLN That's Awesome :hatparty:
That's pretty impressive! I am sure you will be accepted! Keep me posted!

Your right about Debbie in the Health Dept.she really is a nice person Carol is also very kind and helpful. :Melody:

I am in the Part- time Nursing Program at CCSN
Good Luck to you,
Twinkie

I got so lucky... I had 13 points and was picked by the puter... thank God.

Though I think 13 people did not accept, so others were able to get in...

Holding me breath until the end of August

Congrats Kriddyboo! Yah, I heard 13 was the lowest points accepted and there were 20 with those points. Glad to hear that luck was on your side. I am getting ready to start volunteer work, since Debbie told me that no one got accepted that didn't have volunteer points (at least not originally). I was taking Micro at NSC at the beginning of the month, but the prof was tooooo smart. Kindof makes it hard with my learning style to be taught by him. I dropped the class and am taking it at CCSN in fall. That means I wont get the 2 points for it being "completed" by Nov. 1. Oh, well. I would rather pass it in the fall than to fail this summer and still have to take it in the fall. I would have had 14 points without the Micro or volunteer work, and obviously would have been accepted on that score, but now there will be all of those who didn't get in that are re-applying, that have now finished some of those pre-reqs they weren't able to get points for for fall. I hope there isn't a enormous amount of apps, but I have to plan as though there will be. I am so happy for you making it in!!! Good luck and take Pharm IN CLASS. They offer it online, but wow, I wouln't recommend it, and neither do some of the graduates I've talked to. That was the hard class for me when I was 1st in the program.

Best wishes!
Woogy