i would like to become an np

[morganj]

Hello I'm 17 and don't have the best grades mostly c's and d's. My parents don't have a lot of money so I'm not going to be able to get much help from them in paying for college also I'm not sure how much my grades matter, I'm sure they play some factor that's why I'm going to start trying from now on.

Would student loans pay for all of your college and when would you have to pay your student loans back, like would I be able to get my associates, bachelors, and masters before I had to pay my loans back or would I have to do it some other way. Also after i got my associates would i be able to work as a registered nurse while taking classes for my bachelors and masters, how long would this take if i can do it this way.

One more thing, I've read that soon there will be a requirement that to be a nurse practitioner you'll also need to get a doctorate in nursing if this were true and say that i did get the job would i have to go back to school or would that only be for newcomers.

I know I'm young and I'm asking a lot of questions but this is what i wanna be also if there is an NP reading this what do you think my chances are of making it is and do you have any advice for me