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Oh! I've never heard that phrase before. Yeah that wouldn't be too bad at all and I'm not opposed to a commute at all. Which cities are within an hour? I've been looking at Worcester, not sure where else.

What do you mean by going reverse?

Hi there! I just graduated with a BSN from an accelerated program in New York. I'm taking the NCLEX in Massachusetts in a few weeks since my husband will be going to school in Boston, so we will be living there starting in August. All of the posts about new grad jobs in Boston are either super old or only discuss new grad programs specifically. I'm looking to apply anywhere and everywhere that I have a chance of getting a job. Any new grad programs you DO know of that are hiring? Any outpatient centers, VA hospitals, clinics, alternative options for someone who can't move farther out of the Boston/Boston Suburbs, who is a BSN newgrad? Any advice appreciated. PS- the one positive about this endeavor is I do have a lot of time to look. We are expecting so I won't be looking to start until the earliest, November. PPS- I have no options other than Boston so please be as positive as you can! :) :) I am aware it's a tough market for new grads. Thanks in advance for any comments!

I'm not nervous so much as just excited!! I can't wait to get started and get learning :) I think the next year will fly by but the next few months until it starts seems like it's gonna be really slow ~~

I think it's more then, based on what you said. 1st 20 credits = 13,289 + remaining 38 credits = 13,300 + program fees/miscellaneous = 2,000?? ____ =about $28,589 Which is great, about 30k is half of what I thought it would be!! :D

Dominican college has a weekend bsn that's two years long, not too far from CNR.

Apology accepted! You did misinterpret my tone happy new year!

...obviously. You work together. But that doesn't mean being a CNA is the same as being an RN. It's not. That's all I'm saying. RNs have far more/different responsibilities depending on job setting, so only seeing what a CNA does could deter someone from a profession that might otherwise be a great fit for them. A job is a sum total of all the aspects, what a CNA does is just one of the aspects and in certain settings, none of what they do applies. Nursing is a flexible profession, why discourage others to do it? There's more than one way to become a nurse (skin a cat, literally, in anatomy lab haha í ½í¸) and sometimes I feel in here that people think their way is the ONLY way; that's the only point I'm trying to make, not to put down cna's but as an RN I do far more than what they do. My job is not that of a CNA.

I think it's about 60k total. That's what I was told when I called but they couldn't give me an exact number.

Also I have to add that working as a CNA firs is totally unnecessary! Those minimum wage jobs DO suck, I have had a lot of them and they are AWFUL, especially if you are someone who dreams of having a great job that pays well, is challenging, encourages you to improve and better yourself.... those minimum wage jobs are boring and depressing tbh. They are just a paycheck. Nursing is a vocation, you are there to help people and to be the best you can be. It requires schooling and committment. If you can make it through nursing school and the NCLEX, why wouldn't you make it in your profession as a nurse if that's really your dream? My mom always told me not to be a CNA because CNA's do not do what nurses do. Sorry to any CNAs but they don't. A lot of the work they do is difficult, dirty, demeaning work. They are VITAL to the team in the hospital but if you go and decide being a nurse isn't for you just because being a CNA isn't for you, that's just unrealistic because being a nurse is different than being a CNA.

Just remember, your life is YOUR LIFE and you are not required, or even likely, to follow in your sister's footsteps if you don't want to. It sounds like you already know that quitting/giving up is not the way you want your professional life to be. If you dream it, you can do it. Cliche, but true. If you dream of becoming a nurse, why would you quit? That the surest way to lose. Trust me, when you are free from your mom's financial safety net, you will be SO proud of yourself. Just keep focused on what you want in life. Become the BEST at what you do, really apply yourself to your studies. Think positively. If you are constantly worried about your job sucking, then you will only see the ways that it sucks. Try focusing only on the good things about nursing, because no job is going to be perfect. That's 100% guaranteed.

WOW that's awesome! Way better price than Dominican~

That's fantastic! I'm from all over...haha. Will be new to the East Coast actually :) Looking forward to it!! Are you taking the weekend biochem class that's only 3 months?

I applied I wanna say maybe back in August or September? It was so long ago I don't remember haha.

Awesome! Good luck! I actually just got my acceptance letter yesterday, pending completion of prereqs ~~ I am SO EXCITED! I only have biochemistry and pathophysiology left. Yes, I heard the exact same thing. The most common advice I've also heard is 1) form and study group and 2) review NCLEX questions the whole time. Good luck to you, again! :)