Able To Work Business Hours?

[mirandaaa]

Posting in the General Nursing Student forum because I want to direct this to students who are enrolled and currently taking classes in the nursing program.

For my school, before applying to the ASN or LPN programs, we're required to attend a seminar where a director from the programs speaks to us about requirements and general questions.

When it came down to clinicals, she said that they cannot work around everyone's schedule 100% of the time, but if you knew of something recurring (such as not having a babysitter every Wednesday, for example) they would try to work with you on that. I raised my hand and stated that I work normal business hours (Monday-Friday 8-4) and asked if that would be doable and she said absolutely not (even though I'm open [grudgingly] to doing overnight clinicals and skipping sleep when needed).

I understand it varies by school and the times of the classes/clinicals offered, but I'm just wondering if anyone else here works the same hours and are able to do it?

[springchick1, ADN, RN]

I have heard of evening LPN programs but not RN programs. These would still cut into your afternoon by a couple of hours though.

I attended an evening RN program. Yes, we had to be at Clinicals at 3:00 but it would be easier to leave work a little early once a week than take whole days off.

[mirandaaa]

If you were a legally emancipated minor at 17, you can qualify as independent.

https://studentaid.ed.gov/fafsa/filling-out/dependency#dependent-or-independent

But I wasn't legally emancipated. I moved out 3 months before my 18th birthday and going through the process wasn't worth the time and money.

Believe me, I've gone through every inch of the FAFSA policy. In no way, shape, or form, do I qualify as an Independent Student (according to the government). I've spoken to numerous people who work for the FAFSA agency as well as numerous financial aid workers from different schools. The only thing that can be done is a dependency override which is only done at the discretion of the financial aid office at the school and in my case, the only school that has been willing to do one is the one I'm currently enrolled in.