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1. Looking for a part-time job as a pre-nursing student

   xpinchx posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm finishing up my B.S. degree and I'm going to have about a year off before I start my accelerated B.S.N. program and I'm trying to get a job in a hospital and having some trouble. I've been working as a patient attendant (sitter) for 2-3 years now...

2. Should I finish my bachelor's before I start nursing school?

   xpinchx replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the reply, I'll get to the meat of it when I have more time to think about everything you said, but I just want to let it be known nursing school wasn't decided on a whim for me. It was my original career choice when I started out 5 years ...

3. Should I finish my bachelor's before I start nursing school?

   xpinchx replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

   Either way I will lose federal financial aid because right now I'm in my 10th semester and federal fin aid will only cover 12 semesters. Plus if I switch to a standard BSN I will be in school for another 3-4 years which I definately don't want, and c...

4. Should I finish my bachelor's before I start nursing school?

   xpinchx replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

   So you're doing an associate's degree in nursing? That's another option I guess. I'm so confused now... I could put my bachelors on hold and get my ADN (14 months at lansing CC) and finish up the bachelors at a later date (even I even need it) and/or...

5. Should I finish my bachelor's before I start nursing school?

   xpinchx replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

   Ugh, but then I can't get accepted into the program w/o a Bachelors degree. There's just no way to win, is there?

6. Should I finish my bachelor's before I start nursing school?

   xpinchx replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

   This is good info as well. Maybe I'll take this summer off... That will leave me with about a semester's worth of classes that I could take (and pay for) once I get my BSN. I'll try to get it all sorted out soon, I'm going to call the nursing school ...

7. Should I finish my bachelor's before I start nursing school?

   xpinchx replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

   The main ones I'm missing are developmental psychology and nutrition, I'm taking both of those next semester. I have a feeling that I was going to sign up for a couple others in the summer but my desk is a mess and I can't find my little paper I jott...

8. Should I finish my bachelor's before I start nursing school?

   xpinchx replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

   Crap! I just realized that you're right! I guess I missed the fine print on that one... Wow thanks for the insight. I probably won't be working at McDonalds (lol!) but I will probably pick up more hours at my hospital job to work full time. I guess ...

9. Should I finish my bachelor's before I start nursing school?

   xpinchx replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

   whoops! i was thinking one thing and typing another, i meant months and i edited it accordingly.i think 90% of being burned out has to do with working so hard towards something that seems to have little effect on my future. the poster above's suggest...

10. Should I finish my bachelor's before I start nursing school?

    xpinchx posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a 5th year senior Human Bio major with pre-med intentions and I decided this year that medical school isn't the path for me. I originally started out school as pre-nursing and after 5 years I've decided that a 16 month accelerated BSN program wou...

11. Deciding between RN vs PA vs MD

    xpinchx replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I got more than I bargained for. I wanted advice on nursing and I got advice on life. Thanks for the kind words, Jim. What are you talking about, I've barely been here a week and I have 7 posts. I don't see how cliques have anything to do with ...

12. Deciding between RN vs PA vs MD

    xpinchx posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is sort of an adendum to my previous thread. I've gotten a lot of new suggestions and I have a new set of questions that I think warrants a new thread. Here's the previous if you want to flip through it: https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/so-end-my...

13. So at the end of my "pre-med" career I'm thinking of switching to nursing...

    xpinchx replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

    For all those recommending the PA route, why choose that over something like NP or CRNA? My original plan when I first got to college was to do CRNA.. Also I'm at a stage in my life where I'm simply tired of being in debt... I can't work enough with ...

14. So at the end of my "pre-med" career I'm thinking of switching to nursing...

    xpinchx replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

    Dude I hear you about being burned out. I have 15 credits next semester and 11 I'm going to take care of during the summer (mostly gen eds to fulfill 120 credits required for graduation.) I honestly feel like up and quitting even though I'm so close....

15. So at the end of my "pre-med" career I'm thinking of switching to nursing...

    xpinchx replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

    it might be easier to answer "where don't you see yourself in five years?" i definitely don't see myself working 80 hours a week for 3 more years before i can make enough money to put food on the table for a family. 5 years from now i'd like to be wo...