I'm a second degree student with a degree in architecture. Needless to say, architects ride an economic roller coaster that has its great rewards and devastating failures but I'm tired of it an just want off the ride. My dad's side of the family have mostly been in the medical field, so it was no surprise to me as a kid to want to be a CRNA like my uncle when I grew up. However, my mom's side of the family convinced me to try architecture, another lesser passion.
Long story short, my parents comped the bill for school the first time. I graduated with a bachelors in architecture. Now I'm going to have to pay for everything and haven't the slightest clue if it's possible. I'm planning on attending a 16 month accelerated nursing BSN program, working for a year/+ in an ICU, and thereafter attending a CRNA school.
I don't think I'm eligible for many Federal grants since this is a second bachelors. My main question is: is there a possibility that once I finish my 16 month BSN that in total, will cost around 50k for tuition, room, board, etc., that I won't be able to obtain a loan to move onward to CRNA school which I'm expecting to cost around 80k? I realize every person's story varies, but does anyone have a success story where they've done this BSN+CRNA process start to finish entirely on loans? Any advice on who I should talk to in the field that could help coach me through the process?
