I'm asking for 100% honest advice...what you would personally do in my position. Here goes...
I'm 23 years old and I FINALLY figured out what I want to do with my life as far as career goes. I've been a CNA for a little over a month now and, yes, it's hard some days and I can't feel my feet, but I love it and I can't imagine doing anything else. I want to become an LPN and eventually and RN.
WELL...I have a three year old and my fiance and I are high school sweethearts...together til the end kinda thing, blah blah. Last year the apartment where we lived burned to a crisp...yeah!...so we had no choice but to come live with my mom. It'll be a year to the day this August. I just started working again (working in real estate during a recession isn't such a good idea!) and we're ready to move out again on our own. Except that now I have my heart set on attending an LPN program in Mass...Greater Lowell Tech. I got wait listed this year so I will be applying again for next year, along with some other schools to better my chances.
ANYWAY...my issue/question is: should I wait and finish school, or move and see what happens?? If I move I can't work full-time, attend school full-time and be a mom, wife, and bill paying machine!! I'm very strong willed, but just the thought makes my bones shiver!!! Plus I wanted to save money so I can pay for school out of pocket and not have to worry. Moving will mean no space to save...at least not as much.
My mom wants us out, my fiance wants out and believe me, I want out. But what's more important???
Has anyone out there managed to work full-time and do nursing school full-time...without losing it???
I did RN school full-time and worked full-time as a PCT in a hospital. While doable, I was ve-e-e-ry crispy for the first year. I also do not have children.
My best recommendation to you is to sit down with your fiance and your mom and have an honest talk about your plans. You may find that they are willing to work with the arrangement for a set period of time (that being the length of your LPN program).
I know that I was too stubborn to move back in with my parents after my first husband left me. I wish I had, though. I believe I would be a lot better off financially now. Hindsight's 20-20, though.
catshowlady
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I did RN school full-time and worked full-time as a PCT in a hospital. While doable, I was ve-e-e-ry crispy for the first year. I also do not have children.
My best recommendation to you is to sit down with your fiance and your mom and have an honest talk about your plans. You may find that they are willing to work with the arrangement for a set period of time (that being the length of your LPN program).
I know that I was too stubborn to move back in with my parents after my first husband left me. I wish I had, though. I believe I would be a lot better off financially now. Hindsight's 20-20, though.
Best of luck to you.
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