ADN to BSN advice

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Hi everyone!

I was hoping someone could give me a little advice on how to pay for a bachelors degree program. I am currently in my second semester of nursing school to graduate with my ADN. will be receiving my ADN. I want nothing more than to pursue my bachelors degree but I feel really bad asking to take out a loan. I have been married for five years (I am 24) and to be honest, my husband does not want to take out a loan. I am working but, after gas and books/scrubs etc. I am having trouble saving up. My GPA is a 3.5 therefor I can get in most of the hybrid schools, but... The cost is just overwhelming. I have some of my classes completed towards my BSN which is helpful. Do you think I will have to take out a loan? i worry about this as my husband lost his job last year. During this time I was in a nursing program in NC. We moved to NJ and I applied back into a program here. After the second time around, my savings is drained. If anyone has some advice regarding this or experience with financial issues, I would really appreciate the feedback. Thank you so much in advance for your time and reading my post. Have a great day!

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Specializes in ER.

Does your employer offer tuition reimbursement? I would sit down and begin budgeting how much you truly would need. I would then pick three schools and figure out what credits transfer and what credits you could take at a community college.

Also, consider setting a budget. Instead of paying 30 bucks for Grey's Anatomy Scrubs, go with a fit that may not be as cute but costs only 10-15 bucks. Wait for sales to purchase scrubs. I saw Wonderwink's scrubs on sale for 15 bucks last week.

Look at how much you truly spend and see if you can trim unnecessary expenditure. If you eat at the cafeteria and spend 25 bucks a week, see if you can start packing lunches. If your husband isn't working right now, task him with the job of finding coupons to help cut back on your bills.

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Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology.

Can you work for a little bit before doing a bridge program? That would give you an opportunity to catch up on stuff and save some money. Plus, as applesxoranges suggested, some employers offer tuition reimbursement or some sort of help toward education.

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Specializes in MICU - CCRN, IR, Vascular Surgery.

I worked for a year after graduating with my ASN and saved up money and was able to cash flow my BSN program.

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I just graduated with my Adn and I have already enrolled at kaplan university for their RN-BSN program, because I had a 3.5 gpa I qualify for a scholarship for a total of $12,000 off of my tuition. I also will be receiving pell grants and student loans.

1. Check out Hrsa.gov they currently are offering a scholarship for those who will begin school on or before September 2014 I believe you receive around $1200 per quarter.

#2 a lot of hospitals offer nursing scholarships on their career websites.

Hope this helps :-)

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Hi there,

Also, a lot of hospitals do tuition reimbursement. Where I work, for full time people they cover 3,000 dollars/year in tuition reimbursement. So you could potentially get 12,000 just in tuition reimbursement. It can totally be done, keep looking at options like this that will slowly chip away at the cost.

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Check out wgu for rn to bsn. A lot of nurses here completed their program in less than 6 months for a little more than 3k. Completely online and accreditated too

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