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Greetings all!
I just joined Allnurses (I've lurked here for months though).
My names is Fay Lynn and I am an 18 year old pre-nursing student.
I am looking at attending a 4 year private university BSN program which includes a biology minor l, and I am wondering if it's a good deal... or too pricey. The school is non for profit and tuition is 20k a year. However I got an academic scholarship that brings the costs down to 10k
Per year (including my living arrangements and food).
My parents are generously paying half provided I maintain a specific gpa.
I have a job (12 dollars per hour) so I'm hoping that will offset prices if I go down to part time work. I've worked full time through pre nursing and maintained a 4.0 but I realize nursing school is different.
Is this a good deal? I am so scared of student debt/making bad choices ..
Thank you all for your time.
It's actually a private university but it's very inexpensive for a private.
I generally would prefer to go to state but after dorm costs (8000k a year) the 10k tuition doesn't look so appealing.
I don't qualify for need based grants since I'm a dependent and my EFC is higher than the cut off. :/
At least you have parents with the means and willingness to help out. I'd pay any amount to help my daughter who's leaving for college this summer.....if only I had it to give. Thankfully she's locked up several scholarships because of her high school grades, is working on others, and qualifies for some need-based aid. I hope we can at least get her through undergrad with no debt. She's looking at on-campus jobs to help pay her own way, too. You can make it work. :)
5 K a year sounds like a dream! I'm out of state so with a full load of nursing classes tuition lands me about at 20-21 K a year. Luckily my grandparents graciously help me out with about a third of that, so my debt isn't too terrible.
It all sounds totally doable! Go you!
Plus if you land at a hospital that pays well and has a low cost of living you can make double payments of you do take out loans. That's what I'm trying to do :)
Yes, that is very good. My ASN degree will end up costing my around $10k and that is including books and everything. It's a community college so not too bad. The BSN programs I am looking at to bridge to afterwards are way expensive. Not too excited about that. Good luck and great job having a good financial head on your shoulders at 18. I wish I had that at your age!!!
Faylynn
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I have all of the ore reqs done such as A&P 1 and 2
Micro, Chemistry, O-Chem, Statistics,Psychology and sociology, history requirement for the major and English requirements for the major. All completed. I just need my BSN courses.
My parents filled the Fafsa put already and unfortunately we didn't qualify for any need base grants.