what options are left, about to give up on nursing

[grechi2009]

ok so here is my story i been in school since 2006 i just turned 21 this sept. i was a social work major at uc until 2008 then decided to a i wanted to be a public health nurse. i applied to christ in jan of 2009 got accepted but didnt have 20,000 for their tuition and no financial aid was offered. stayed at uc to take a and p and chemistry and decided to apply to christ again for the 2012 class but they still dont have financial aid. in the meantime i am in the waiting list at raymond walters college for their adn program and the wait list is 2 years long!!!!!!!!!!!! i will apply in may to uc's bsn program but my advisor said i need a higher gpa because the cut off now is 3.6 because its very competitive so i need to have a parallel plan in case i wont make it. i have my heart set on christ college because i have heard great things about their program and i dont think i will get a 3.6 gpa for the uc main campus bsn program because i have to work a lot since my mother and sis are unemployed but i dont think i can wait 2 years to start the clinical part at raymond walters i will probably get tired of waiting and do something else, cincinnati state also has a waiting list and good sam does too plus if i go to good sam i will have to repeat courses again because i have all of their generals done and they have a residency requirement i already asked. if i would have stayed in social work i would have had my bsw by this spring but i have my heart set of nursing and as you see i am just trying to find a way to become an rn please give me some advice especially the ones who attend this schools (UC, Christ, Cincinnati st, good sam and rwc).

[TheSquire, DNP, APRN, NP]

An RN is an RN is an RN. Have you seriously looked into applying elsewhere?

[iPink, BSN, RN]

In my opinion, if I got accepted into a nursing school and didn't have the funds, I would have taken out a loan to pay for that tuition. You opt to put the loan in deferment while you're in school, so when you graduate you won't have to pay it back until 6 months later.

If you are very close on getting your B.S. you should just finish and in the process of finishing apply to any Accelerated BSN programs, which runs about 1yr-15months. I know a handful of people who are doing that. They've changed their minds and want to go into nursing, but are so close to getting their B.A. or B.S. in another field, so they just finish to get their degree and then head into the ABSN program. Good luck to you.

[my2cents]

Cincinnati states tuition is low and yes they do have waithing list. But if you already took the pre regs, have your cna and cpr done, you move up the list. Have you look into NKU? I wanted to go their but i dont do well in big class.wish you luck

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

Student loans.

[Jessie88]

So sorry to hear you might give up on nursing because of those difficulties. I'm also tempted to tell you to take a student loan, but I assume you must have thought of that yourself, and you probably decided against it for some reason. If a student loan is not an option for you, and if you think the other program you could waitlist is a good program too, I really believe it's worth waiting to get into that other program. That's if nursing is where your heart is. Two years go by fast, and you will be able to something within that time. If there are no classes left that would be beneficial for you to take, you can work and save up money. I think it all comes down to how much you like the idea of becoming a nurse. If nursing is what you really want to do, then I would find a productive way of spending those two years and start at the other college. Once you finish nursing school, you'll get to work in the field you like, not the one you got stuck in, so hang in there.

[ccbloom]

Hang in there! I would say finish off your degree as planned and then either wait it out for the waiting list, get a loan for the BSN school, or try and work in the health field in some capacity or as a CNA for the years you're waiting to get in (PT if you can find FT in your degree's major). I'm sure the experience will help find a job after nursing school.

[kbm318]

Have you thought about seeing if any of the hospitals near you have a diploma program? It may not be exactly what you want for now but you can still become an RN and you can start working while you go back to get further education if you want.