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I was at my first job out of grad school for 16+ years. I hope I can be with a great hospital for 5 years minimum or as long as we work well together. It's all about the right fit.

I have 74.

I'm in SoCal and it would be harsh on your kids asthma with Santa Ana winds. Cost of living here is slavery. I actually would love to move to Texas for culture. I'm a native and it's not the same place I grew up as a kid. Bottom line, make sure a position is secured. Manageable finances makes things easier to deal with for sure. Best wishes

We possibly have the same counselor. IIRC Fall 2016 submission threshold was 67. The points threshold has creeped higher and I suspect will continue if other local schools are impacted. I'm applying to 2 other schools. If all 3 deny me I'm leaving the state. I have near a guaranteed spot in a cohort in January in another state if CA goes south.

Applied. 73 was the cutoff last year. I sure hope it drops.

I hope you're right. 47 here.

Just showing how difficult it is to find positions in health care from transporter to RN and the few opportunities people to have to fill "apparent" deficits. Tried military- too old. I'll shut up now

Thanks. Because of back taxes liens from a personal business that went south I'm ineligible for assistance scholarship-wise with them. I don't have any drug or criminal records or other legal issues. So, It's a tough spot I'm in financially. Without a cert like an MA/CNA etc. I'm just not getting traction job wise in health care. I apply to anything that will get me in a hospital/clinic to get experience but it's uneventful. The Patient Transporter gig after two interviews seemed like I finally had a break. The two interviewers were glowing, repeating "impressive, impressive." Then the robo email sent out at midnight saying they went with someone else. Despite my past accomplishments and current potential it isn't enough (so far) to garner help with loans (at this point) to survive 1st year nursing school -even if I get accepted. I substitute teach 7th grade science but the calls are infrequent and rare. The instructors rate me highly and I do a great job but it's not a steady gig. I'm currently in pharmacology and pathophysiology so I'm busy on time but would scrape and claw to make time for a position somewhere that would be in a hospital or clinic to help. The federal student loan max currently is JUST enough to pay rent for a year which is sad. In CA my room for rent is $800/mo (which is a great deal in SoCal). I know that's a mortgage for some people but I have no choice. I recently did approach a couple expensive schools here and they have loans available but only for tuition. That's it. Having prior degrees eliminate you from Pell Grants. I would attend nursing school out of state if someone/a hospital was willing to invest in me. If I had to sign in for a multi year commitment in exchange for nursing school and financial support to attend, I would be on the next flight to be there. I want to work AND be an RN. I'm very driven but not knowledgeable/ignorant about who, what, where to go and talk to in nursing to make it all happen. I'm grateful to any ideas and support. I've been going solo for some time so it's all welcomed. Thanks all.

Sounds like money. I took mine the day after Christmas off-site bc it was the only place that had a spot open. TEAS test sites get filled up fast. It's tough enough prepping for them then having to be further challenged with having to test at specific places. Crazy. I heard from a good source that recently a student at my school FLEW 400 miles away JUST TO TAKE THE EXAM bc there were no local test dates available-within a few weeks to meet the nursing school deadline for apps. These test sites are probably making good coin at $95/test and solid booking.

Wow! Man I wish I could just get work. That's beyond a great incentive. Congrats!

I hope when I license you're still looking. If you have a position offered, I'm there.

I have seen job postings in local hospitals here in SoCal for RN positions (A BUNCH OF THEM) but wanting 3+ years & vast experience. I wonder why they don't fill. Seems like they want a seasoned nurse for pennies and will hold out until they get someone. It seems that way. I wish I lived someplace or knew EXACTLY where to go where I could get a position in healthcare as I attend school. I'm only in SoCal bc of school. Try being 47, medicinal chemist with both BS and MS in synthetic chemistry, patents, inventor of a Phase II clinical candidate, pre-nursing student, 4.0 GPA in prereqs and a 90.7% TEAS score, bilingual and get DENIED a position as a transporter by one of the largest hospitals in Orange County. Talk about a kick in the teeth. I heard that there is even a waitlist for volunteers. I just applied locally to the nursing school here and will send apps to a few others next month. I've contacted programs outside CA to see if there's a spot open in their fall cohorts. I'm truly looking at any school with a high NCLEX pass rate and a strong working relationship with their local hospitals in placement. CA isn't convincing me there is much opportunity post licensure. I hope once I've licensed, to leave CA forever and I'm a native. The place is beyond saturated. I wish I knew a rural town that would hire me and give me steady work. The economy as a whole is not well imo. It seems like the balance is SO tilted in favor of employers that prospective and current employees are essentially dealt a hand of "do you want a job with crummy pay or would you rather be unemployed and/or homeless?"

If possible apply to other schools. I'm applying to minimum of 3 maybe 4. Good luck

Thanks for the insight. I saw some talking about the nurse Corp thing on Youtube. I don't have any issue working in a under-represented area at least I'd have work. Thx again.

New guy here. Hi all. Does anyone have any practical tips in funding vehicles for school? I just applied to one school and have 2 others in March. I'm confident about my chances getting in but it's the funding that is stressing me to no end right now. I have higher education degrees (BS and an MS) from my previous life that disqualify me from receiving Pell Grants. I have trashed credit (due from a failed personal business) so no Sallie Mae from what I was told. The student loan limits for community college is $10500 max a year. I'm in SoCal and that is precisely rent for one calendar year (renting a room). So, how does everything else get covered? I have been told and have read that many nursing schools strongly advise NOT to work to be successful. They don't want people failing so they have a vested interest in successful students and a high NCLEX pass rate. I am willing to work but don't want to spread myself thin. My prereqs were pretty brutal to do well in so it's put much apprehension in me about how the heck I'm going to financial foot this mission. Any constructive perspective and insight is gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance. DS