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Hey everyone! Thanks for all of your input! I still am trying to figure things out, but in the mean time have planned a trip to both Baltimore and Nashville! Hopefully these trips will help with my decision. I've never been to Nashville and know that I need to see it before I choose it and I also can't help but think that I may not have given Baltimore a fair chance by only seeing the crappy areas. I'll keep you all posted about my final choice, if I ever make one!!!!!!

one would be telemetry and day shift, the other would be medicine (onc and geriatrics) most likely nights.

So I just graduated two weeks ago and am so thrilled to have been offered two RN positions at amazing hospitals. I know I'm so lucky to have such a decision to make, but I am really struggling with my choices. Overall, my goal is to be happy and I believe that each one has potential to do so, but for different reasons. I always wanted to work at Hosp 1 but I was offered Hosp 2 months before 1 even offered me an interview and by that time, I was totally comfortable/excited to make the move. The pay isn't great, but the cost of living is also low. I more so am thinking about how fun of a place it would to start my young adult life! I'm single without kids, so this is a time to move somewhere for me. Another thing, one of my good nursing friends got a job in Hosp 2 too and we would live together there with a couple girls from other schools! It is also ranked on of the friendliest cities in America and there's nothing I want more than friendliness when I begin my new chapter! I want to be welcomed with open arms and a good time which is exactly what 2 would offer me. Also, not to mention that 2 is an awesome hospital and would be a huge asset to my resume and experience. The benefits aren't bad either. Plus, I plan to go back to school and 2 would pay 70% of my tuition. This would be a good career move as well a personal move. That being said, I now have just received an offer at 1 literally the best hospital in America. The pay would be $20,000 MORE than 2 and the benefits are amazing. 1 would pay for $15,000 of my further education and relocation fees. Starting my career at such a prestigious hospital would make my resume look amazing for life. I would be working with the best of the best and gain so much experience. The only thing about 1 is its location. I spent a few days in that city and I hated it. It was dirty and I felt completely unsafe while walking in broad daylight. I couldn't walk two blocks without at least 5 people asking me for spare change. I felt like I stuck out like a sore thumb everywhere and I did not enjoy that feeling. I definitely feel like I would be a target for crime in the future. 1 also does not help new grads with finding housing or roommates which would leave me searching for places alone. However, when I stepped foot inside 1, I loved it. I know I don't have to live in that city, but as a new grad, I want to be somewhere fun, safe, and close to work. I would have to give up one or two of those regardless of whether I live inside or outside That city whereas With 2 I could enjoy all of it without stressing about safety. 1 would be an excellent career move, and a so/so personal move. There are many more pros and cons about each place including taxes, etc. which I won't mention because this is a novel already. But can someone PLEASE help me!