Thats so exciting that your friend got into med school! I know it's so expensive, my best friend just started last year, and had to take out a $32,000 loan to pay for school, books, supplies, ect...
This year I am borrowing $37,000 for my Accelerated BSN program to cover tuition and living expenses. My fiance, who is a 3rd year med student, is borrowing $40,000 a year to cover tuition and living expenses. We are gonna be in debt for the rest of our lives!!!!
I cant believe you have to pay for the privilage to do nursing !!!
the Uni course was free over here when I did it ! they charged $2,000 a semester for a couple of years, and now due to the nursing shortage it is free again.
It's practically free here in Florida too, and most hospitals have programs to pay nurses to go to school.
Well I was gonna ask if I should be a doctor instead of a nurse but I think that being a nurse will be just fine :-) Maybe I can work my way up to being some kind of doctor if I am so inclined to do so in the future. (After I have no other bills to pay and own a house)
I paid 12,000 by the time I was done becoming an LPN. With the nursing shortage you would think there would be a whole heck of alot more programs to help people become nurses or nurses advance their degrees.
Originally posted by FutureNurse2005 Is it really worth it for doctors??? I know that most doctors earn a nice living, but is that not extreme for tuition? Are other programs this costly?[/b]
18K/year isn't really so bad... most all of the osteopathic schools are more than that... The tuition at the state school here is around $7K, but that's unbelievably cheap!
Alot of MDs luck out and land jobs with loan forgiveness (I think many nurses end up in this situation as well, from what I've heard)....
I haven't actually priced nursing school around here, but if tuition is the same for it as just general education at the university, it's probably hovering close to $2,000/semester for the BSN.
(I've been hearing alot about this lately as my brother is an MD in his last year of residency.... and I hope I'll be there one day myself!) :)
Ouch! that kind of money is incredible considering the career of largely public service in front of doctors and nurses.
Y'all probably know this, but in the UK, not only is nursing tuition paid by the government, but on the diploma course (as opposed to the degree -- both end up with RN) you get a bursary to help cover living expenses. With London weighting, it's about £6000 per year ($9000?).
And everyone here COMPLAINS that the bursary is too small....
That is awsome!!!!!! I'm originally from Ontario. What school will your friend be going to? Where are you going to school? Best of luck to both of you. :)
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ahh yes...I forgot that their is a difference in tuition for Canadians and Americans!
$18,000 is expensive for school up here!
Sorry about this post:)