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Thanks and I have started working on that. For your info on top of that no I wasn't complaining read my title of this again. It might make more since to you. Anyway, thanks for your information and I am taking action on that. I didn't know that was available.

Thanks and I am sorry. The military for years has been a touchy subject and again I appologize. It isn't the VA office at school. It's simply the military tried to accuse me of a situation and when nothing came up showing I did it, from the stress it gave me being in afghanistan they gave me the option to get out honorable and instead the made me sign under general. So it messed that up for me. I do appologize for acting ignorant. Thanks for your advice.

Well before you let my commit about the miltary lying to me offend you, everyone that I know of who knows the story knows what I am talking about. By the way that was a statement of my situation which has nothing to do with it, just stating what I was going through. It's funny exmilitary always has something to say then when the story is told nothing can be said. Read what you like commit and what you don't like, understand everyone experience may be a little different from yours, last I checked!

So if your paying it up front what is there to pay if you don't go through. What is there to reimburse. This all is making no since to me. I live in Ozark, AL. Nursing is my dream. Financial aid says I made too much last year so Uncle Sam isn't no help to me. The military won't give me my GI bill because they lied. All I am looking for is a hospital that will be willing to pay for my school and trust I will work for you. Why would anyone ask for a hospital to pay for their school and not work for them. The quote above just didn't make since to me because if I could pay for school myself then I wouldn't be asking for help. Anyway, if anyone has an idea which hospitals truly pay for your school with a contract to work for them in my area please let me know. Sorry for the fustration in my quote this is just starting to be the most frustrating thing in my life.

I am sorry to hear that your both are going down this same path. Even still reading your replies I realize I'm not alone and there is always someone else going through hell too. Thanks for everyone's reply and I am really going to try everything I can starting with begging my financial aid advisor.

Thank you everyone for your replies and I am getting a lot of great advice. My next question would be can I get loans. I've tried to apply for two loans that the school stated they worked with. My credit is not good and I wasn't approved. I'm thinking the only option I have is working my butt off and going to school. I read one comment about reapplying due to my circumstances. I will get right on that and I thank you for letting me know of that option.

I am a black male and just getting started with school. Already hit a few bumps along the way, that had nothing to do with me being black. I had a feeling when I started it wasn't many. I just hope to make my family proud of me and most importantly being proud of myself.

I went down a week of depression about financial aid telling me I made too much. I couldn't believe it. I know my last job paid pretty well. I wasn't thinking of going to school at that point. What can I say, was still a little immature wondering if this is what I was sure I was going to do. Now that I made that decision I am taking every step with the attitude-can't nothing stop me. Until Financial Aid said NO. I guess they don't understand a well paying job doesn't mean you still have it. I don't know what to do. I plan on just working my behind off and with little sleep go to school. I just have to hustle. I was wondering if anyone else went through this situation and what did you do?

Honestly I would stay only because me becoming a nurse is to help others in time of need. Me being a nurse is not all about the money, even though the pay isn't always bad from what I hear (student here). I would help others because if I was in that situation I would want the same. There is a big problem with this and I read and a few people hit it on the head. My family is #1 and my job #2. I will stay back and do what I need to do. If I got sick then it's in God's hands. My family the government couldn't tell me what to do with that. I love my country so much but I love my family more. If that was taken then what can I say that is what my 2nd ammendment is for and I stand behind that too.

I am currently getting ready to start school for nursing and I know I'm set on either OB/GYN or ER. Hearing this I just think that is crazy. I wonder is there any need to tell them how stupid that was or even if there is a need to explain not to do it again. Kids these time of days. I was more scared of what my parents would have done to me than I was of what a bomb may do.

I am just getting started and very nervous. I moved to Ozark, Albama just 2 weeks ago from Charlotte, NC. Economy had an effect on me where my lover and I had to leave due to not having no where to live. I moved down with my bestfriend/bother from the military and his family. I never had as much support like I do now. I pray I make it through. Being a nurse has been a dream of mine for years. As a child I told my father I wanted to be a doctor and ever since til this day he calls me Doc. I hope to make him proud of me and my mother. My family period. It's good to hear WCC has a high passing rate. I have one friend that told me WCC nurses/instructures do a weed out process. That's one thing I am nervous about. Expecially being a black male. I mean I wonder sometimes if they would be more worried about helping me or weeding me out. Either way I am focused and at this point in my life I never wanted something so bad as this. I know I will pass, I'm just trying to get prepared for the trails and tribulations I must face and overcome. I hope to meet a good friend in school, someone I can study with and someone that is focused and determined to pass. Someone that is head strong and someone that can take a little challenge in life. Who knows maybe I'll meet a good friend on allnurses.com too.

I haven't even started school yet. I have registered and now where I am going. I am scared I can't lie. I been dreaming for years to be an RN. So far I've had some people tell me it's hard. I guess my biggest worry is knowing how bad I want it. Right now I am going to go to Wallace Community College in Dothan, AL. I just got my finacial aid and have to go talk with a counselor. One of my main questions I guess would be should I take all my academic classes and leave my nursing classes last. Or try to take them as they are noted on my sheet of course examples. As of right now I figured I would knock out all of the academics and leave the nursing classes for the end so I could focus better on them rather then learning to be a nurse and then worrying about passing math, Bio, Phy, Eng all together! I hope someone could tell me what they think about that idea so far!