I posted this in general nursing but i wanna know what you GUYS think
I need advice...
I am 25/m and started nursing school this past August, so I have 1 semester behind me. This coming semester is supposed to be very hard and require almost twice as much out of class time.
My situation is difficult because I live in an apartment in the same town that my school is in and also have worked full time (which requires about a 45 min drive both ways) for the past year while I did my first semester of nursing school.
Now I have to make a difficult decision. My parents live 30 mins away from where I live now as well as where I go to school. My choice is this:
A. Move back home with parents and not have a rent to pay but lose my independence and make it difficult for my girlfriend and I (who lives a couple house away) to see each other. Plus, I will have the 30 min drive 4/5 days a week to class and back. I will have the advantages of having free food, etc etc.
B. Keep my job and go down to part time. Move into my own 1b/b efficient apt and live in the same town as school but still have the drive to work. Also I will depend a lot on help from my parents possibly paying my whole rent. They are not rich but middle class and I feel bad for asking this of them.
Either way my parents said they would help me out with expenses but I feel bad for asking for too much (being in my own place would require much more than living at home obviously), but at the same time I can't work a whole lot to support myself with this tough semester. I have 1.5 years left in school so I have a feeling this type of situation will be ongoing until then, just maybe not as severe with easier semesters.
I think thats pretty much everything. Let me know what you guys think, and thanks for spending the time to read this :)
I wish I could move back in with my parents... or at least send my kids there! HA! Seriously, no-one WANTS to move back in withtheir parents, but it's the smart move. Nursing school is hard. Why make it harder. If your relationship is strong, it will last a year and a half and when you're done with school, you'll be able to get a nice place of your own. Think of it as a short-term setback for a long term payoff. BTW, you're lucky to have parents willing to offer help these days.
jthewood
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I wish I could move back in with my parents... or at least send my kids there! HA! Seriously, no-one WANTS to move back in withtheir parents, but it's the smart move. Nursing school is hard. Why make it harder. If your relationship is strong, it will last a year and a half and when you're done with school, you'll be able to get a nice place of your own. Think of it as a short-term setback for a long term payoff. BTW, you're lucky to have parents willing to offer help these days.
J