How long is your commute??

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hello everyone,

just curious at how long is everyones commute to school. i got accepted into an rn program (finally) but the commute is pretty far. can everyone share how long their commutes are? thanks!!!

MMW37,

Thanks for the recommendation. I was and still am a little nervous about the commute. Especially around the winter months. But everyone's advice has really encouraged me. I just have to set myself up with a schedule and leaving early and staying late will definately force me to stay and study, rather than sitting in my car. I too hate traffic!! Thanks again!!

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My commute to school is between 30-45 minutes depending on traffic and weather. I have no clue what it will be once I actually get into Nursing School and I am going to Clinicals.

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I am one lucky person. I could walk if I wanted to. I am just 5 minutes away.

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I am not in a nursing program yet; just taking my pre-req's but my commute is awful. On Mondays and Wednesday I drive 25 minutes (that is going a little over the speed limit..lol) to and from class. On Tuesday and Thursday I drive 1 1/2 hours to and from class. We have one University in our town and it is a private one so it is really expensive and does not offer classes at night either. I work about 24 hours a week.

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Yikes. My commute is about 35-40min. now, except I pick up a friend, so it takes me much longer. Depending on where I decide to go this fall it will be about 50-60min. I hope to record some of the lectures and listen to them in the car.

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I am hoping to get into nursing school in the fall, and depending on where I get in or go it will be anywhere from about 35 minutes to an hour commute. That is on a good day though, so if we get hit with snow then that can change considerably. Not sure yet how far clinicals will be, that could tack on a good amount of time as well.

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I attended LVN school in Southern California in 2004 and 2005. My commute was 190 miles daily (round trip), and I eventually put 53,000 miles on my poor vehicle during that year of LVN school. The commute was 95 miles one-way, five days per week. Overall, I would say it was worth it.

I now attend classes at a local community college in Texas. My commute is 9 miles one-way.

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I also think it is well worth it. At the end of all this we can buy a brand new car!

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TheCommuter- oh my goodness, that is a REALLY long commute, I can't even imagine!! No complaining from me then after hearing about your commute!! You deserve the short commute now! :)

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To All,

I brought a car in 05 and by the time I'm done with school i may as well buy another one!!! Today in mass we got a ton of snow!! This is what i am most afraid of.

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Roughly 10 miles. Speed limit in my town is average of 55mph but people drive less than half of that so it drags out to a half hour trip one way.

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about an hour to school and anywhere from 30 min to an hour to clinical depending on the site

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