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Thank you for the support:D Yea I know in just a couple months things are probably going to take a turn for the worst, so I want to prepare for that. I don't have any relatives in the area, and as I said in another post I don't have many friends (I'm the type to have a few good friends rather than lots of friends, but it would be really helpful right about now to have more people to rely on:down:) I know that getting a job is the most important thing right now, but another thing is that my parents have yelled at me before to not get a job so I'm waiting until I'm 18 next month to even pursue that...but even then If I do get one they're going to give me hell about it, but oh well. I have looked into being a CNA before, I think since last year. Thing is I would need money to enroll in a program like that. But it is okay I have plans to become a patient transporter and maybe a CNA? It depends on if the salary is higher and if the hours are better. Wow, do you work PRN? If you don't mind me asking, what city or state do you live in? I live in an urban, metro city area with a good medical center but from what I've researched online the CNA salary is around $11-12/hr, so I wasn't expecting to make more or less than a patient transporter. I do think the the exp. I would get as a CNA would be invaluable though, and get my foot in the door for future nursing jobs. Ah, being medical assisting programs take around a year to complete, so I don't think I could do that. What jobs could you work at a plasma donation center? But interesting... I'll definitely look into it. Thank you! Hanging on a thread lol.

Definitely true, but sadly that's just how they were raised, as they're immigrant parents that were raised in a culture that supported this kind of treatment. I don't expect to change them, but I also don't want to compromise my life to please them when I know in my heart what I really want to do.

Yea, I know a classmate who started tutoring so I'll ask around and see what I can do. I haven't really been proactive with applying to scholarships but thankfully there are a lot to still apply for since my counselors have been sending out emails for many scholarships to apply for with march, april, etc. deadlines. Plus, I plan to attend community college to finish my nursing prerequisite classes so with scholarship money I can easily pay it myself...hopefully. I live in a big city where renting a room at the cheapest is 500-600$, living with a roommate would definitely ease the cost of rent/utilities, but then there is food, taxes, other costs to think about but with a job and a tutoring hustle I believe I can supplement this.

I'm glad I am not the only one going through this. It is definitely a struggle to feel like you're not a bad daughter by stressing your parents out but at the same time believing in yourself. It is hard to become independent because my parents oppose any actions to do so. Thank you for sharing, and I'm sorry you had to go through that as well.

Thank you for the advice! However I do not have an interest in joining the military, although it would be a nice solution for a problem like this. I was also thinking of staying at a friend's place, but problem is I don't have a lot of friends to rely on haha. But if push comes to shove I guess I will have no choice. I have also looked into apartment living and renting rooms, but right now I don't have the money for that and if I did have a job more than likely I would be struggling to make ends meet.

Yep, wanted me to focus on school for good grades. THANK YOU! I haven't thought of that, to do tutoring as an option, but yes I do have tutoring experience but volunteering wise for the past two summers at multiple elementary schools, so I think I can secure a job. My teacher has also recommended to get my ADN first, but if possible I would like to get my BSN through like you said scholarship opportunities.

Yes I do plan in the future to pursue graduate level education, whether that be as a NP, nursing professor, nurse anesthetist, nurse manager, etc. I am not sure yet as I would like more experience to determine that. I have expressed this to them but they are dogmatic and do not take me seriously and feel that what I want to pursue is low-level and not respectable. I hope they do come around as well. I have thought about that and have gotten advice from friends and even adults to do the degree they want while completing nursing prereqs, but I don't want to be indebted to them and waste their money and my time doing something I don't want to do.

Thank you for the advice and hugs haha, I definitely do have some teachers I could talk to but if I do get kicked out I have no idea where I would go, which is what I'm most afraid of right now. I could always raise enough money over the summer to attend community college but housing is something I couldn't secure as easily. Thank you for responding!

I am about to graduate high school and not happy about it at all. My parents want me to pursue a career in medicine while I want to go into nursing. They've threatened to kick me out or not let me go to college if I don't do what they say. The fact that I want to do my nursing prerequisites at a community college makes them even more angry. I have tried to do what they want always by not getting a job when they didn't want me to, but at this rate im scared I wont be able to go to college. I've done so much research into my career path and I don't want to compromise it. Does anyone have any advice?

Hi Sophie! I would just like to ask if you don't mind, are there any recommendations as to what school to take the nursing pre requisites in? I would like to go to Alvin cc but am not sure if I would be better off going to a traditional college like UH..

Hello! I am interested in taking pre requisite classes to get into nursing school at Alvin. How did you like the school? Was the curriculum and professors good or would you have really wished to go somewhere else like San Jacinto?

Hey! I am going to be graduating HS in the upcoming school year and have been researching different colleges to attend to complete pre reqs. My eyes are set on UThealth and TWU, when you went to school at UThealth what schools did others in the nursing program come from? Im wondering if UT has a preference of traditional schools over community colleges, although I do know that Lone Star has an early decision program linked to UThealth (possible schools I'm interested include Alvin cc, San Jacinto, Lone Star, College of the Mainland, and UH)

Definitely look into the Texas Women's Hospital as they specialize in services such as neonatology. Methodist and Texas Children's also amazing, highly reputable hospitals to check out, Memorial Hermann I believe provides a lot of benefits (more so than other hospitals mentioned) and I have personally shadowed in their NICU and it is great! Started me on my road to be a nurse