money involved in becoming a crna

jewelcutt · Dec 27, 2006

All new students and prospective students have this problem. They focus on how much money everything is going to cost. You can get all the loans you need! Federal student aid pays about 18500 a year and takes it right out of your tuition, take the federal aid until you're done, including your last semester. What you really need to worry about is what money you'll live on. Bank one and others offer graduate loans of up to 45,000 a year. I suggest you take a 45000 loan before ending your current job (espec. if you're single and have no future prospects for a cosigner) and continue to take it every year. Most hospitals offer a loan or stipend (same thing because they require you work for them), take it. A lot of hospitals will also offer a sign on when done. So don't worry about how much money you'll owe, take as much as you can out! I will tell you, it is not the tuition that gets you, the living expenses really do. But like I said, don't worry about it, it can be done. No one never made it through CRNA school because they couldn't afford it (seriously).

fiveofpeep · Dec 28, 2006

Those are some high tuition costs. Im paying my bsn with a trust fund and Ill have some money left over for an emergency fund. Im going to work in the ICU not for just 1 year but until I save up 20 grand. The kaiser anasthetic program is a little less than that.

Then the only loan Ill need is for living costs. I think its a good idea to save up for grad school, rather than diving in. I heard elsewhere that if you work 1 day overtime a week you can make an extra 20k a year. That seems correct and if you at least pick up some overtime you get more experience and more money to make it less stressful.

Disclaimer: I know Im putting the cart before the horse but I have my whooooooole education planned out. I might change my mind, I might not but at least I have some game plan to follow.