funky917

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1. Heading Back to School -- Hitting a Brick Wall

   funky917 replied to funky917's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I was okay with financial aid AND student loans, but as far as diving in with no financial aid and loans, I'm not comfortable with. There's no guarantee I can get into a nursing school after pre-reqs (full-time). And if I pursue this part-time with m...

2. Heading Back to School -- Hitting a Brick Wall

   funky917 replied to funky917's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Scholarships and loans would probably be my last options. I don't know entirely. I don't expect this path to be all sunshine and butterflies... I'm going to do what I can and hope for the best in situations out of my control.

3. Heading Back to School -- Hitting a Brick Wall

   funky917 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Going back to school for nursing has been weighing heavily against me lately. I finally called my educational establishment of choice concerning options of financial aid, and I hit something I didn't think I would. Apparently, since I have a bachelor...

4. Thinking of Nursing School

   funky917 replied to funky917's topic in Pre-Nursing

   The idea of going into nursing had always been in the back of my mind since I was a junior in highschool trying to figure out my life. It wasn't until about 7 months ago that I really starting thinking about it again. 7 months ago my mom died of lung...

5. Thinking of Nursing School

   funky917 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I graduate with a BS in Sociology a year and half a go and still have yet to find a job I can even support myself. I'm currently working with a non-profit human support agency working with mentally ill and developmentally disabled people. I love my j...