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That's why the original poster may be eligible for loan forgiveness, if the disorder was severe enough and the school was aware, they shouldn't have let them rack up loans and fail, because they would have failed in the career as well. And no, the ta...

Some of the responses above are awful. I don't understand why people that want to be nurses would spend their free time kicking people when they are down. You have diagnosed disorders and you know that makes life more difficult, even others don't und...

Where are you located? Lewis in Oakbrook offers an RN to MSN, so if you get your ADN from a community college, which is the cheapest, then you can go right for the MSN and not get another bachelors. If you try to get another bachelors, you might find...

Thank you, I needed this story today and so happy everything worked out for you :)

I'm in the same shoes, have not found a decent healthcare related job that I can work nights and weekends (yet, still trying...), and am taking out loans for my community college associates. For me, its worth it b/c of the salary increase when I grad...

You can do it, don't give up. Figure out how many points you need to get on the last assignments to pass, and hopefully its very achievable with your current grades. Just make sure you read the chapters assigned for the last few weeks and do well on ...

Thank you :)

You are so close!!!!!!!!!!! You can see the light at the end of the tunnel, don't give up :) :) Think about the spa day you can buy yourself once you graduate :) :)

I couldn't do it, (well I *could* have), I fell in love with my newborn and just couldn't leave her. I took a year off to stay home with my baby, and now that she is 1, I am back enrolled in nursing school :) For me, I just had to make my baby the pr...

How much previous medical debt do you have? (If over $10k, maybe bankruptcy?) Are you sure you will be well enough to do 4 straight semesters starting in the fall? If you aren't working, your health insurance is probably cheaper through the health ex...

I love the Alegria Debra White Leather, it has a closed back. They're ugly, but the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn, and my feet have never hurt after clinicals. They sort of mold to your foot inside and the rocker type bottom takes off a lot o...

I don't understand why anyone would work for free at any point. Why not just file a complaint with the Dept of Labor? They have easy online forms. It's a wage violation. Whether you're late or a "social butterfly" or whatever, they still have an obli...

Can you take the CNA course at Malcolm X? http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/malcolm-x/programs/pages/nursing-assistant-%28basic%29-basic-certificate.aspx Good luck!

I actually do hate coffee & caffeine...not a requirement :) Also the one somewhere above about loving rectal foleys... lol - Who loves rectal foleys??!

I have to retake 1st!!!!!!! Be glad you don't have to take Fundamentals all over again, lol :) I had 3 A's in my classes, then moved out of the community college district, bought a house and had a baby. I've been out two semesters I think, but they s...

You're right & that is definitely too much money b/c you can get an RN from community college for $6,000. Have you considered going for your RN instead of LPN at a community college? I know at some schools like Moraine Valley, they offer the LPN ...

You can use this calculator to figure out what your payment will be after graduation -> FinAid | Calculators | Loan Calculator. If you get your RN from community college instead, you could work as an RN while doing RN to MSN, and possibly get tuit...

If your school has a fb group, you can buy uniforms and books cheap from graduating students. That's what I'm doing and buying my uniform for $15 from graduating student. Can your parents cover you on their health insurance? They should be able to un...

Congrats on the interview :)

Are you applying to your community college, and they say you have too many credits from that community college? If so, that was the situation I was in, and when I moved, I found out that at my new community college, since I had zero credits at that s...

I transferred from one community college to another after I moved and I have to repeat the first semester

It's too much, especially b/c a significant amount of those loans must be private loans b/c you'll be over the limit for federal undergrad student loans. That would mean income based repayment and other options won't be avail to you in the future for...

If you have a Moby wrap, that helps so much with the baby aspect, b/c the baby can be close and sleep, and you can get things done. :)

I completed the first semester of an ADN program in Dec, 2011, then had a baby and moved about an hour away (out of the community college district). Now that my daughter is a year old, I'm ready to go back to school and applied to the community colle...

I wish that was the case for me! I guess the tests are good to make sure I'm at the same level as the students at the new school, didn't forget too much, etc, but I'm really hoping I actually pass them. :/