Alkarzar

"Sadly however, dropout rates in nursing schools for male nurses are higher than those for male nurses" He might want to fix that . I am going to start my nursing studies in about two weeks so I can offer my experiences then

I am going to University of Central England, in Birmingham.

That makes me feel alot better.

Here is the scenario, I am a 18 year old male who has left school safe in the knowledge that I have a un-conditional offer to do the diploma course in Nursing, with children being my eventual speciality. I though by doing the Diploma I would be better off money wise because of the Bursary instead of the Degree which I would get a loan instead, which I think still is the obvious choice since I can top-up to degree with an extra year if I want to anyway. But the bursary I should be receiving is about £5800 , which at my age I consider I large amount of money but to just live in the dorms will cost £3000 a year, so I have £2800 to last me an academic year, 40 weeks-ish which makes it £70 a week. I doubt I can travel to the hospital on placements, eat and have a social life on that...not to mention buying books and travelling home...So my question is this. Is there any chance that I will have time to get a part-time job, I know this is a heavy time course and I can't wait are there any employers who will understand what a nursing student goes though and give me a VERY flexible schedule ?