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the rop school usually has an agreement with local hospitals and nursing facilities to handle clinicals. at least the ones i am considering do. if you do well enough in the clinicals, these same facilities look at hiring you when you pass the nclex...

oh honey, didn't we all back then?! i'm 32 and know exactly what you are talking about! topcat

contact ut's office of financial aid. you'll still have to complete the fafsa in order to become eligible for graduate student loans. fyi-the main reason i maxed out on undergraduate loans is because i used any excess funds for living expenses. for...

an accelerated bsn or direct-entry msn might be your ticket. many of the colleges with nursing schools have an accelerated bsn. the direct-entry msn is a bit harder. some of these programs are for already licensed rns, usually adns with a bachelo...

i suppose i should add myself to this list! i am applying to lpn programs for start dates in august. so far, i have applied to two programs and i am waiting for the other two to start accepting applications. the programs have a deadline of either ...

i've heard of it but cannot provide any insight. i mean, i've only heard about it on the boards here. you might want to do a search and see what comes up in some previous threads. congratulations! :w00t: :smiley_aa topcat

congratulations! :smiley_aa :w00t: topcat

i was an alternate, got in, then had to turn down my spot, because i became pregnant and knew i wouldn't be able to handle the nursing workload after the birth. keep your chin up! topcat

hmm....stripper? you know, the old stripper myth: "i'm stripping to pay my way thru college." altho the only stripper who ever did that and made it thru school was in that ice cube movie, the players' club. how about loans from mom and pop? or other ...

this is a book by marianne pilgrim calabrese. i picked it up yesterday at barnes and noble and i thoroughly enjoyed it. it is an easy read - if you can find a few hours in an afternoon or evening, you can complete it in one sitting, it's only about...

scholarships? it's a pain in the keister to apply for them all, but it might be well worth it. or personal private loans, if you have decent credit. you would think they would make it easier for us, considering there's a nursing shortage and willi...

that was my original plan, the direct entry msn, because of my financial aid situation. i'm maxed out at the $46,000. i was accepted to such a program, but became pregnant right before it started. knowing the workload involved, i gave up my spot. ...

i should be a financial aid officer, with all that i know.... ok, here's the scoop - for government student loans (stafford loans), you can borrow a maximum of $46,000 for undergraduate studies. undergraduate studies would include vocational/techni...

oh no! darn, darn, darn! remember how god says if you have faith of a mustard seed, you can tell the mountain to move? well, this is your mountain - now get going and get it moved! no matter what, you're still gonna be a gr8nurse! topcat

rob - really check that 30-unit option. from what i remember, it would only allow you to practice as an lvn in california - you wouldn't be able to be licensed in any other states. great, as long as you know you're going to be there. i thought i w...

i don't think that's true. there's an entire thread in the lpn/lvn forum on this very issue right now and a lot of us (myself included) are going this route to get in the door nursing. some local adn programs have huge waiting lists and we don't wa...

i feel that way running after my one-year-old! then i'm gonna be in trouble in nursing school! topcat

better late than never, i say! and besides, i bet you don't look a day over 35! :wink2: topcat

as a former california resident, i am not aware of any diploma programs in the state, period. most of the diploma schools are in hospitals on the east coast, and i think there are only about 60-something of them left. but check with the california ...

this is what i am doing right now. i am applying to several lpn programs to get my foot in the door nursing. by the time i finish pre-reqs and waiting for an adn program , i could be working as an lpn, earning for the family, and getting valuable ...

you two are so cute! just thought i'd share.... topcat

see, this is the situation i am in, with a bs in finance and 10 years of financial services experience (boooooooring!) and maxed out financial aid.... i've always wanted to be a nurse, like my mother; but my father convinced me business and finance w...

my sister-in-law is telling me this now. she just graduated with her asn in california in december and started her new position as a cardiac care nurse. she is really stressed out, she feels like she just doesn't have enough knowledge under her yet. ...

ok, well i got more info. i decided to drive over to check out the school. it seems that galen doesn't actually send out information. i wonder why then they have a "request info" option on their website? anyways, the one person who does the admi...

here's my experience: i applied and was accepted to a direct-entry msn program for those who do not have a nursing degree. my bs is in finance. this particular program was 3 years in length: the first year got you up to speed to sit and pass the ncle...