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Hello Dear friends I am doing kinda "shopping for college" in L.A. area and I found one school that is apprx 31 miles away from my home. I have a reliable car so this is not problem , the probelm... Read More

  1. by TheCommuter
    Aug 29, '12
    Occupation: CRRN, now a case management RN Specialty: Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych ; From: US ; Joined: Feb '05; Posts: 38,032; Likes: 69,287
    I commuted 95 miles one-way, 190 miles round-trip, when I attended school in southern California. In addition, I did it Monday through Friday for approximately 12 months.

    At the time I lived in Bakersfield and attended school in the San Fernando Valley (Van Nuys). In my opinion, a 31 mile commute is a drop in the bucket.
  2. by Twinkle007
    Aug 29, '12
    Joined: Jan '12; Posts: 165; Likes: 31
    Well I feel like I want to delete this post cuz 31 miles is nothing I guess hahahah ;D
    The Commuter , how did you survive this? Did you even have time to sleep while you were a student ?
  3. by ExPharmaGirl
    Aug 29, '12
    Occupation: RN Specialty: Near Future: ED, Future Future: ACNP! ; From: US ; Joined: Feb '10; Posts: 475; Likes: 119
    My class was 20 miles which was nothing. My clinicals were up to 45 miles each way. San Diego traffic is up there with LA traffic!
    It's worth it in the end
  4. by Unthinkable
    Aug 30, '12
    Joined: Apr '11; Posts: 25; Likes: 4
    I wake up at around 5:30am on weekdays and try to take off by 6:30 so I can make it to an 8am class. You're right, 30 miles can take long; I do 25 miles and it's about 1 hour 15 minutes with the morning rush hour. I think it's all about dedication and always envisioning the end-goal always in mind. Some good music to jam and sing to while on the road doesn't hurt too.

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