Allie8691

I'm in a similar situation. I have a master's degree so I'm already in triple figures.Trust me..you do NOT want to be there. I'm opting for the CC route--paying cash for all of the non-nursing classes (A&P 1 and 2, pharm) and then saving enough money to pay for tuition over the next two years. That's the plan anyway. Could you work at a hospital that pays for your college? Here's another guide to financial assistance: Page not found | Discover Nursing 60% of your debt will be forgiven if you work in areas of high need. You would apply through the Nurse Corps Repayment Program: Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program

It sounds like they need to worry about their own lives and stop worrying so much about yours lol! You have got your life together, you are smart and you got this. I have a lot of friends who are nurses and no one is the same, some are very pretty and bubbly and some are downright mean but they get the job done lol. Please PM me if you want to chat, or just want a friend who is also starting out in school :)

I can tell you that in the community mental health center I worked at, which was owned by a major multi-state hospital, social workers (LSW) and LPCs or M.Eds were allowed to do this. With the exception of writing prescriptions for medications. If your main goal is to complete therapy and create holistic nutritional programming--you could do that with an M. Ed or LSW. All of our training department was made up of M. Ed, there was not one nurse! It was insane. Nurses were needed, but the company was cheap. If you can job shadow I would, nursing has a lot more opportunities than an LSW/ LPC/ M. Ed will give you. Opportunity to help patients and opportunity for your career. But that's just my opinion. Good luck.

Look up Khan Academy they have awesome videos about human anatomy! This site is so informative, and if you are a visual learner it helps a lot. I hear you on this-- i took A&P in high school and killed it; now I'm taking A&P this fall and I'm pretty nervous I'm going to fail. But it sounds like you are really passionate and devoted to becoming an RN, don't let this class stop you from achieving your dream :) Good luck!

Don't sell yourself short! A 3.01 is a solid GPA. You are obviously working hard and the classes you are taking aren't easy. PA is filled with a lot of great nursing programs from Diploma to BSN. Penn State has a stellar program, so does Pitt; so it's really all in where you want to go. Almost every major Pittsburgh hospital has a Diploma program, I'm not sure if Philly is the same way but it might be. Figure out how much you want to spend, what type of program you want (diploma, ADN, BSN), do your research, and look around this site there are a lot of posts about schools in PA on this site :) Good luck! Allie