michellerouth

I am a single mother and I start nursing school on the 25th. I am not your traditional student as I have a kiddo, truck payment and pay half the mortgage. I do have an amazing fiance that is helping get through this. I agree...the sooner you get in school the sooner you will be making RN bucks. There is never a good time no matter what. If you wait till next year, you will probably come up with another reason. I have been wating to go back to school for 5 years and am just now doing it. I could wait 2 years till the credit cards are paid off or 4 years till the truck is paid off, but there will always be bills. I am struggling to get all of the financial aide that I need, currently I am about $6,500 short. I have applied for student loans, but because I do not have a co-signer that has good credit they won't give them to me. I have great credit and can go out and buy anything I want anytime, but they still want me to have a co-signer. All in all my suggestion is to go for it. Each year getting into nursing school gets harder and harder with more student's to compete with. Although the economy is crappy right now and not as many people are willing to give scholarships there is some money. Working part time might be the way to go if you have to, just remember if you get accepted into nursing school put it first. Failing a class can put a big damper on your career. I wish you luck!