Soon to be graduate nurse

U.S.A. California

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From reading the posts, I read that california does not hire graduate nurses. That makes me so sad because I live in Texas and it has always been my dream to live there. What do I do? :o

Thanks smile123! If everything goes as planned, I will graduate in dec. 2007. I want to move to CA in Jan. 2008.

But I feel very stupid right now because this is the first decision I have made without my parents. They are not happy with the whole idea of me moving to another state, because they believe all californians are hollywood type of people (no offense, please), not nice, and rich (which i'm not rich). But I know that's just a stereotype.

Im stressed because I don't know anything about moving, finding a safe place to live, finding a hospital with new grad programs, finding friends etc.

Thanks smile123! If everything goes as planned, I will graduate in dec. 2007. I want to move to CA in Jan. 2008.

But I feel very stupid right now because this is the first decision I have made without my parents. They are not happy with the whole idea of me moving to another state, because they believe all californians are hollywood type of people (no offense, please), not nice, and rich (which i'm not rich). But I know that's just a stereotype.

Im stressed because I don't know anything about moving, finding a safe place to live, finding a hospital with new grad programs, finding friends etc.

A friend of mine graduated last Dec and started a new grad program at Stanford in Jan.

I know what you mean about moving to a new place--it is so hard to know where to go and what neighborhood "fits" all your needs. I am married with kids and live in the east bay, so my priorities may be different.

However, if I were a young professional that was single, I would love to live in San Francisco. Such an amazing city with so much to do! If you google map UCSF, you will see that it is walking distance from Golden Gate park. There are many cool neighborhoods in that area and I have no doubt you would meet a lot of very fun, intelligent, and diverse people. Haight Ashbury is great.

SF may be a little more pricey than other parts of the bay area, but if you found a little apartment and a roommate, you may not end spending much time in there as the city has so much to offer!

Maybe take a look at this too:

http://www.sanfrancisco.com/attractions/neighborhoods.html

EDIT to say: another reason I brought up Stanford and UCSF is because they are both large universities and I think being close by them is a great way to meet new people and find fun & interesting communities.

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