nursequery1

Seattlemamalama + SummitRN, thanks so much for your reply! To answer your question, yes, I did look at the cost of the university. However, I, like most who apply to NYU, believe(d) in the quality of the education. I also believed that I would receive a substantial amount of FAFSA + scholarship $. Clearly that wasn't the case. In addition, the nurses I know that have graduated from NYU both have fantastic jobs that provide them about an $80K - $90K income yearly. They assured me that I would be able to pay back the $120K in loans rather quickly. Obviously neither are in debt so how would they know? That's why I decided to post here; I needed more insight from other successful nurses who have maybe had more experience with different programs, loans, etc. After looking at everyone's helpful and honest posts I definitely am NOT taking out the loans. Going through this program was suppose to make my future brighter, not full of stressful + enslaving debt!! Thanks again for your advice, I will definitely be looking into different programs!

Hi all! I was recently accepted into NYU's accelerated nursing program and initially was super excited to begin this journey. When I received the bill all the excitement was kicked out of me by the whopping $20K I would need to take out in loans PER SEMESTER. This means I would graduate in 2017 with about $120K TOTAL in loans. I've talked to several nurses that I know and they have nothing but great things to say about the NYU College of Nursing. HOWEVER, none of them had to take out excessive loans because their parents covered the cost. This is an AMAZING opportunity for me but frankly the thought of having a $120K loan hanging over my head makes me want to drink myself to sleep. I could go on and on about how unfair the educational system is (because it is) but that's not what I want this thread to be about. This is my situation right now and I want to make the best decision for myself. If anyone else has been in this situation PLEASE SHARE YOUR STORY. IF YOU'VE TAKEN OUT EXCESSIVE LOANS TELL ME YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THAT. IS IT WORTH IT? IS IT TOUGH TO BE A NURSE AND KEEP UP WITH SO MUCH DEBT? Thank you guys so much in advance!