Lily_Potter

Have you tried research positions at medical schools? Google rbhs jobs and click the second link for Rutgers biomedical and health sciences positions. Click on search jobs and use lpn as your key word. Seems like most of them pay about 23/hr. Good luck!

Hi micheleC, I'm RUNBNursing but lost my login information and had to make a new one. I'm wondering what you ended up doing? I got into the program the fall right after completing the 24 credits but had a pretty high GPA with volunteer work and part time job as a research assistant at a medical school. It is very competitive and I have seen people get rejected twice, so they end up graduating with a bachelor's in something else and trying the accelerated track.

Try research positions at medical schools https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/search?utf8=✓&query=Lpn&query_v0_posted_at_date=&435=&225=&2216=&2182=&2201=&2181=&commit=Search

@esrun77 I agree! However, I think I probably see my kid less as a student than I would if I was working. If I work three days a week, plus clinical, plus lab, lecture, etc. the hours add up. So I'm definitely looking forward to spending more time with my kid. Also, congrats on your awesome GPA!

I agree! However, I think I probably see my kid less as a student than I would if I was working. If I work three days a week, plus clinical, plus lab, lecture, etc. the hours add up. So I'm definitely looking forward to spending more time with my kid. Also, congrats on your awesome GPA í ½í¸

Do you co-sleep? I think that really helped my relationship with my son. I agree with nurse Shawn about getting a job as a pct per diem. I work at a hospital and with per diem status I basically make my own schedule or call in whenever I'm free. During stressful times like finals I tend to work just the minimum, but usually two or three times a week during the semester and full time hours during the summer. Also, I have two sisters in college and we all try to coordinate our schedules so they can babysit. I don't get any financial help from anyone so it is up to me to pay for rent, bill, car insurance, food, anything my son needs, etc. It's OK to be worried or scared but I'm sure its also very exciting! They way I think about it is, my son is only 2 and he will not even remember the time when I was in school.

I had my son at 20 when I was transferring into a BSN program. It was a bit easier at the beginning when his father was more involved. However we separated when my son was a year old but I also have an amazing support system. Even so, junior year is considered the hardest at my school and with my son being so active while trying to work part time, I made it but barely. His father does not help me financially but he does babysit most of the time when I need to work. I'm thinking I might have to put my son in daycare this semester which worries me because of the cost. It is HARD. It's worth it but hard. I definitely feel like I'm a lot more absent from my son's life than I wish to be but I just tell myself it's for the best. I come from a poor, first generation family so getting a BSN is a huge deal and I am determined to get it. You can do it, I promise. Also my son is so attached to me it's a blessing and a curse (😂). I made sure I had one day a week where I didn't have class or work and spent it with him. Tucking him in every night, taking him to doctors appointments, feeding him, reading to him, all of these seemingly meaningless acts will make an impact on your child.