Please help me achieve my BSN!

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Mar 5, 2015

1. Pay with cash as you go. I paid for my BSN completion program via cash while working full-time night shifts as an RN.

2. Obtain student loans if you feel you must travel down this route. As you know, you have the option of federal student loans and private loans. A handy rule of thumb is to never borrow more money than you'll reasonably expect to earn during your first year of working as a nurse.

3. Look into scholarships that the school you attend may be offering. Many scholarships go unclaimed each year and this is such a shame.

4. Find a job that offers a good tuition reimbursement program.

WookieeRN, BSN, MSN, RN · Mar 5, 2015

Start going through the internet and looking for scholarships and apply to EVERY SINGLE ONE you meet the criteria for. Get a part-time job and put everything towards tuition. Cut everything out of your life that isn't necessary and put it towards tuition.

Editorial Team / Admin · Mar 5, 2015

I highly recommend creating a budget and seeing where you can cut costs. After a year where I let go of my budgeting routine, my financial habits went a bit south. Now that I'm back into budgeting and tracking where my money goes, I've found a lot of unnecessary spending- eating out, entertainment purchases, etc. that I could really be using that money in more constructive ways. What can you cut out of your budget and put towards tuition instead? Can you increase your work hours or get a part time job if you aren't working? What scholarships have you applied for? There's so much more to funding education than asking strangers for money.

springchick1, ADN, RN · Mar 6, 2015

A lot of hospitals have tuition reimbursement programs. You could look into that where you work.