How do you afford /pay for school?

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Just wondering how everyone finances their education?

Specializes in Trauma.

GI Bill. Tuition covered 100%, I get $1000 a year toward books, plus I get a monthly stipend. GO NAVY!! :w00t:

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GI Bill. Tuition covered 100%, I get $1000 a year toward books, plus I get a monthly stipend. GO NAVY!! :w00t:

My husband does the same, he's in the Army. Nice to have that extra cash every month just because he's in college :-)

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My parents and myself paid for my associates. I don't qualify for the Pell grant unfortunately. My awesomely wonderful amazing husband just transferred his GI Bill to me to pay for my BSN program. As stated above, "Go Navy!"

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Specializes in hospice, HH, LTC, ER,OR.

First time around HOPE Grant. This time out of pocket and if needed my parents :)!

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Specializes in Wound Care.

Board of Governors Fee Waiver, Pell Grant, Cal Grant, Stanford Loan, Spousal Support (just got divorced), child support...and I slang coffee at Starbucks 2 days a week.

But I'm wrapping up my CNA class in a few weeks so hopefully I can make the leap from Starbucks to Hospital CNA and work (3) 12 hour shifts and still go to school. Or maybe do home health care until I can finish school. Doing the Starbucks thing at 32 years old SUCKS.

If I don't get into the RN programthis go round, I'm all set to start the the LVN or Psychiatric Tech program at my local ROP in January. Anything to kill time and add more licenses under my belt while I wait for my seat.

With the way things are looking I will be an Acute Care CNA, Phlebotomist, LVN and Psych tech by the time a spot opens up for me at one of the community colleges. :uhoh21: And by that time my three year old will be starting nursing school....then maybe we can carpool lol :bluecry1:

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Specializes in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgical.

Tuition scholarship for this upcoming fall, and I work part time on top of that during the school

year. I go to a small state university in a BSN program.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.

I did a community college ASN program in Massachusetts. Thanks to my previous BA, husband, and lack of children, I didn't qualify for much government aid. I got no help from my employer. The military wasn't an option. I got loans and worked 32 hours a week.

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Student Loans.

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Specializes in Med-Surg/DOU/Ortho/Onc/Rehab/ER/.

Pell grants, cal grants, covered all tuition and then some. I took out an extra small loan to help pay bills and supplies while in school. Since my program is very intense and full time, I work as a CNA doing two 12-hour shifts a week to pay rent. Luckily my hospital has a tuition reimbursement program so I will get money for that too. This is a BSN program.

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Specializes in Psych/Mental Health.

For me, probably a combination of part-time work, loans, and savings.

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Doing pre-reqs at a community college and then transferring for NS.

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Specializes in Emergency Room.

I am just about to start the first semester of my BSN program. I work as an ER Tech and live at home so I will try to pay my way through school. I get tuition reimbursement from work that helps out and I plan on applying to as many scholarships as I can and using my tax return money towards school as well. If that isn't enough then I will apply for private loans through my bank.

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