Hello. I live in Santa Cruz, CA, and I am so anxious to get in to nursing school. I am on a 3 year wait list at our local community college, and also looking in to Samuel Merritt College in San Mateo, CA which is a private school with an accelerated BSN program. It is very expensive, and I am just wondering what others' thoughts are on taking out such a huge loan (tuition is $52, 000). Wth new grads having a challenge time finding jobs it feels scary to do this path. I also worry that I would not be able to find such a large low interest loan. If you have any thoughts, please share.