How far do you drive to nursing school?

MermiesGreatGig · Nov 16, 2008

I am incredibly fortunate! I live within 1 mile of my community college. I thank my lucky stars everyday that we chose this house so many years ago!

Stratiotes · Nov 16, 2008

I live about an hour and 5 minutes away. I also commute 45 minutes to work so I am used to it. I used to hate it but now I really don't even think about it. The only thing that sucks is that there are so many things that can make me late--road construction, trees in the road on my dirt road (has happened twice), slow drivers on a long hilly/curvy drive that is too dangerous to pass on.

Alum08 · Apr 22, 2010

I am thinking about commuting 135 miles each way... which is 2.5 hours one way 4 times a week. Is that too far?

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Apr 22, 2010

I'm just currious to see how far some of you have to drive to nursing school. If I get into the program where I am applying I will have to drive over an hour. Do you think that is too far?

I drove 3 hours to school (one way) to attend an RN bridge program. I lived in Fort Worth, Texas, and attended school in Oklahoma City. The distance was 225 miles one way.

I drove 90 minutes (one way) to attend an LVN/LPN program. The distance from my home to the school was 95 miles one way. This was 5 days per week for one year. Since I have done a lot of commuting, my screen name reflects it.

pinkfawn · Apr 22, 2010

I drive 45min. w/out a lot of stop and go traffic. I only have to commute twice a week. I honestly love the me time I get while in the car. I play my pod casts (I love This American Life and Radio Lab) and play the music I want to listen too. Also, you could record lecture and play it back in your car! I say go for it and think of it as getting in some "me" time. :)

That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Apr 22, 2010

Good god people. I ride my bike 2 miles to class, and then 3 miles to clinical site. Travel time if i drive is less than 5 minutes to both! When I ride my bike I take a long way for a better workout in the morning so it comes closer to 5 miles each way.

Alum08 · Apr 22, 2010

Wow! How did you deal with that? Did you have kids at the time? That's my issue - I have two kids and I am not sure I want to do the commuting. But I also don't wanna be poor my whole life. I got into a Radiology and Nursing program at the same school. The drive will be 2.5 hours one way.

SingDanceRunLife · Apr 22, 2010

Wow!

My college (where I live on campus) and my college of nursing (where I have my nursing classes and clinicals) are only about 4 miles apart, so the drive is about 10 minutes.