Poosh

Haha, about the truman comment. You're right. I mean, I just started the program but oh my. The material for a CNA is very easy and the school is very serious about attendance and staying the whole 8 hours in class. The teacher is very boring, she just reads from the book basically, and plus it's a morning class which doesn't help. I'm a caffeine fiend now, lol.

I just want to make more than I do now as a security guard which is bupkis. Plus, I'm a psych major and psychologists do not make a lot of money so I've already come to terms with just making enough which is what I want. The preferred degree for psychology is a doctorate, I just don't want to get a MA in psych and then be searching for a reasonable job forever and killing myself trying to get into med school which is near impossible. I realized that psychology, no matter how much I love it, is not really a job or career, it is a lifestyle. I would have to continually do studies and experiments, publish, attend conferences and go to school and I want to have my own life. I want to move out of my ma's basement, travel and have kids in like five years and I don't wanna skimp on parenting or those dreams because I choose a difficult career field, ya know what I mean? I know there's stability in nursing, room for advancements and they can always pay for me to go to school. I mean let's face it, psych or nursing, they're all part of the helping profession. I talked to a family member who works in the ER and she told me to start off by getting my CNA and that I could try to get a job at Loyola so they would pay for me to get my BA. I'm starting the CNA program at Truman this month.

Hey, I need some advice from experience. I am about to get my BA in psych but now want to go to get my ADN at a community college. I was originally thinking to go to Daley, where I got my AA because it's closest but I missed the once a year registration deadline and will not be able to start until fall of next year 2011 and that means I will graduate in 2013. I was hoping I could get it done by 2012, does anyone which colleges offer twice a year registrations or which ones will just take quicker altogether? Accelerated programs are out of the question because they range from about 50 to 60K and that is a huge turn off for me. I am most concerned about getting a job so I can start making some real money, at least compared to what I make now. Any advice that can help with my situation will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!