Is it worth it? Opinions please!

KHT · Nov 2, 2013

It would depend on all my options...if that was my only option, I'd have no choice so it would be worth it.

ShelbyaStar · Nov 2, 2013

Is there a closer program or could you move closer? I wouldn't if it could be helped. You need all the time you can get and you don't want to be spending 3+ hrs/day in the car! Or is there some sort of train you could take so that you can at least study during the commute? Or live there part time?

I had a job where my commute was 2 hours. I spent every other night at the job site to cut down on drive time, and listened to a lot of audio books. It was fine at the time because I didn't have anything I should've been doing during that time, and it stunk to be away from home so much. But I would not want to do that as a student, no way.

HoppaRoundNursie · Nov 3, 2013

Considering you are looking at 3+ hours in traffic per class day, not considering clinical locations. And you are wanting to work part time, I would say no unless there are absolutely no other options.

24 hours a day - 3 hours commute - 8 hr (my school had 6-8 hr days not counting clinicals) = 13 hrs left to sleep, do homework, take care of other things and work... Talk to someone that is in that program or a recruiter and see what their scheduling is like. It would be a hard 2 years if you are going for BSN with those hours.

Also the mileage costs might be high enough to justify moving closer lol, just saying. Gotta take into consideration all of the variables.