I have always wondered what amount of nurses paid for their education through financial aid, student loans, or on their own.
The main reason for this thread is to provide information for people who cant afford expensive tuition. I recieved pell grants, student loans and worked part time to get myself through nusing school. Alot of people arent aware of the resources that are availible. I want to see the percentages of nurses who recieved financial aid to get through school
Please share how you paid for nursing school. Give any links or resources that you may have. Thanks!
I'm a junior student at the University of Michigan School of Nursing earning my bachelor's degree. Tuition runs about 6,200$/semester and room and board costs ~520$/month plus food and books (and football tickets:)) My total costs for nursing school will run almost eighty thousand dollars for four years, but becoming a Registered Nurse is well worth the investment! Fortunately, I had a couple thousand in scholarships but the rest is cosigned student loans. Unfortunately, my parents make enough money that I do not qualify for anything more than like a couple grand in gov't. loans (I have a couple siblings, family of 6 and all younger than me) but not ANYwhere near enough to fund my college tuition. I'm grateful for the experience in Ann Arbor though and U-M and Nursing have changed my life for the better. Yes, alot of money, but IMHO worth the investment.
Look for scholarships is my advice, check fastweb and such for more opportunities. Sometimes they pan out and others not so much. I just came across this website while studying for my first Psych Nursing Clinical/Class. Best of luck paying for school and working towards a bright future! Go Blue!
Specializes in ICU, SDU, OR, RR, Ortho, Hospice RN.
I was one of the lucky ones that did Hospital training so I learnt and worked while getting paid for it... I only had to provide myself with the books :)
Student loans and more student loans! I am blessed to be able to live at home during school- that helps ALOT. I got a scholarship first semester, but mainly LOANS, LOANS AND MORE STUDENT LOANS!!
Pell grants, student loans, a wonderful family (helped pick up the tab on the bills), a great financial aid office that was generous with scholarship money, and a state funded grant-loan program (that I pay back by working within my state - not at any particular facility - 1 year of FT work for each year of monies received).
I come from a very poor family and I graduated high school with a 4.0 average. Pretty smart for a poor Southern girl. Thought I didn't have a chance in hell to going on to school; was offered a full scholarship to a nursing school by my mother's employer and I took it. Paid for everything!!!! Lucky was I!!!
Michigan Man 09
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Greetings,
I'm a junior student at the University of Michigan School of Nursing earning my bachelor's degree. Tuition runs about 6,200$/semester and room and board costs ~520$/month plus food and books (and football tickets:)) My total costs for nursing school will run almost eighty thousand dollars for four years, but becoming a Registered Nurse is well worth the investment! Fortunately, I had a couple thousand in scholarships but the rest is cosigned student loans. Unfortunately, my parents make enough money that I do not qualify for anything more than like a couple grand in gov't. loans (I have a couple siblings, family of 6 and all younger than me) but not ANYwhere near enough to fund my college tuition. I'm grateful for the experience in Ann Arbor though and U-M and Nursing have changed my life for the better. Yes, alot of money, but IMHO worth the investment.
Look for scholarships is my advice, check fastweb and such for more opportunities. Sometimes they pan out and others not so much. I just came across this website while studying for my first Psych Nursing Clinical/Class. Best of luck paying for school and working towards a bright future! Go Blue!
-Michigan Man 09