question about to CRNA school

ssrhythm · Apr 4, 2014

Do not plan on working or having any income from you working while attending school. You might get some people on here that will tell you that they were able to pull it off, but thinking that you can work any and thinking that you can count on any money from your work is a bad way to approach what you are about to do. There are many threads addressing this and the "typical day" as an SRNA on here, and my advice is to read them all, look at the worst case scenario posts, and plan on that. There is ample money available via student loans that will pay your tuition and cost of living expenses based on what your family income is and what your expenses are, and while getting in debt 200K might sound like a nightmare, getting into school and failing out or getting kicked out half way through is much worse. When you are planning your budget and looking at how you are going to pay bills and make ends meet, do so planning on no income from you; if you get in and get through a bit of school and clinicals and find that you can work a couple of days a month here and there, then it will be a bonus. Apply for as much loan money as they will give you, as you are not obligated to take it all, and it will be there if you need it. The program is difficult enough to navigate, survive and thrive in without having the stress of worrying about finances on top of it. Just remember, it is worth doing whatever you have to do to get it done. Good luck!

Mully · Apr 4, 2014

I agree with everything ssrhythm just said.

It's hard for me because I've always been one to pay for school as I go. I've always hustled and graduated with no debt. For anesthesia school though, short of having a 6 figure savings account or some other pile of money, the debt is pretty near unavoidable. I'm saving as much as I can right now, but there's just too many SRNAs and CRNAs that give exactly ssrhythm's advice to ignore. Get the loans, get through it, pay em off quick.

Da_Milk_of_Amnesia, MSN · Apr 4, 2014

Working is seriously ill-advised.

rosedale4u · Apr 4, 2014

THANKS ALL FOR YOUR INPUTS! Appreciate it... Well it's a five year plan and i need to figure out and save money now. Planning to move my whole family here so my parents and fiancee will help me get through the bills once i get in the program.