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How much debt has nursing school put you in and do you believe it was worth it

I honestly do not know how much money I have sunk into education over the years. Since I did not reach my minimum educational goal, I have to state that no, it was not worth it. If I had all the money that I put into education with no return, I could have paid off my home and I would not have lost it. I also would not have to be scrounging now for the next paycheck, wondering if and when it is going to arrive.

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I wish my 3.5 gpa would cut it at my CC smh so competitive

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Specializes in ICU.

3.5 should be good enough man, I got in with a 3.3. Just get all your prerequisites done so you don't have to take any in nursing school, I think that was the difference for me.

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haha i wish nassau cc is highly competitive they deny people with 4.0 but some kids get in with 3.4 i dont understand how they choose their students

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Specializes in ICU.

Gotta be a method to the madness, you should try applying at other schools in the area. Might not be your first choice but it's better than waiting a year or two until the nassau program accepts you.

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Specializes in Telemetry, ICU.

I carried the NC Nurse Scholars award for all four years of my BSN came out with approx. $5,200 between two Stafford loans... The scholarship was worth a total of $20,000, and I pay it off by workign as an RN in NC one year for every year I had the scholarship (4 total).

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.

I'll graduate debt free. I worked lots and saved lots before beginning. I'm also working part-time through my BSN program.

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Yeah your right this particular bsn is telling me that in my clinical there's a lecture portion will I get tests in this clinical I just assumed they'd grade me on my hands job experience in the hospital

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You'll probably have lecture tests.

My school gives a satisfactory/unsatisfactory for clinical and an A-F for lecture. You have to have a 76% or better in lecture to pass and a satisfactory in clinical.

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Specializes in ICU.

My school does something similar. Lecture test, you need 75% to pass the class, and clinicals are graded as well. They combine your clinical performance with the paperwork you complete at clinicals for the daily grade. Then all 12 clinical grades are combined with some other homework/project grades for form you clinical grade.

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You'll probably have lecture tests.

My school gives a satisfactory/unsatisfactory for clinical and an A-F for lecture. You have to have a 76% or better in lecture to pass and a satisfactory in clinical.

Wow so not only do i have to worry about my other 2 non clinical classes im going to have a class with this clinical...now i really hope i get accepted to my CC

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Specializes in ICU.
Wow so not only do i have to worry about my other 2 non clinical classes im going to have a class with this clinical...now i really hope i get accepted to my CC

One of those 2 non-clinical classes should be the lecture class, unless they are prerequisites like A&P or Microbiology. Are you already in nursing school or are you working on your prerequisites?

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