So many obstacles..........
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Ok so I overcame the first [major] obstacle...getting accepted to a program YAY!!!
[i start in October]
Then it was the next obstacle of financial aid. I'm not qualified for much in the form
of grants/scholarships, etc [fafsa] so I've been winging it with fed. student loans. Had
a meeting w/the nursing financial advisor. FINAL acceptance is contingent upon [among
other things] a financial aid plan. I still had $3900 per qtr OUT OF POCKET to come up
with. So, for Oct-June $9600. Yes. Only $600 of that goes towards books!
After
much fighting and stress, I finally qualified for a private student loan. Another YAY!!
Now, I'm having to find the money to cover the rest of the books...$900...a total of
$1500 max. Yes. [my school is private so this may have a lot to do with it]. I'm deter-
mined and I know it will happen but DANG....one major obstacle/stressor after another!!
And of course none of this includes FEES:banghead: I know I can save money on the books but
1)we don't have book list yet and 2)that 1st $600 covered by the private loan has to be
spent at my school...I don't get the check. And we all know the school's bookstore is
always substantially more than amazon, half, bigwords, or any of the other sites i get
my books!!
Guess I'm just venting but I thought getting accepted was the biggest obstacle/biggest
stressor next to the NCLEX!!! Anyone else out there struggling???? And already