Starting at Galen...tuition question

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I am starting at Galen in October and plan to do the two year program. I was told that if I sign a contract with certain hospitals agreeing to work for them after i graduate they will pay for part of my tuition. Has anyone done this or recommend this? I have researched it some and I know that Norton, Baptist, and Jewish all have things like this but with different stipulations. I don't want to feel like I am stuck somewhere. Also, I am not sure whether or not I would already have to be an employee at some of these hospitals in order to sign the tuition contract. Anyone have any idea what I'm talking about or am I just rambling. lol. Thanks.

Anyone that goes/went/worked at Galen, I was getting ready to order my uniforms but it says all I need for LPN is 1 fashion scrub.... does that just mean the top? Underneath there is a spot to make comments for alterations just for the top but not the bottoms. Then underneath the Fashion Scrub, there is an option to buy a unisex pant. Can I just buy plain white bottoms somewhere else? I am so confused.

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Specializes in Trauma,ER,CCU/OHU/Nsg Ed/Nsg Research.

Yes, you can buy regular white pants. You'll have to have at least 1 scrub top (I recommend more, because you'll need them for clinicals, as well as labs, unless they changed that). You will also need 1 lab coat. If I remember correctly, the lab coats run really big- at least the instructor ones did.

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Is there a place in town that you recommend for scrub pants? Can I wear any style as long as they are white?

As for the lab coat, I am in trouble if they run big because according to the sizing chart on Nanco's website I am a 3xs. I know I am small, but not that small.

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Specializes in Trauma,ER,CCU/OHU/Nsg Ed/Nsg Research.
Is there a place in town that you recommend for scrub pants? Can I wear any style as long as they are white?

As for the lab coat, I am in trouble if they run big because according to the sizing chart on Nanco's website I am a 3xs. I know I am small, but not that small.

I recommend Cardinal Uniform. They have locations all over town, and you get a 20% discount there for being a Galen student, I believe. I would stay away from the see-through whites, and the low-rise waist lines. You can get generic unisex white pants for about $14, so I would just go with those.

Hey, I'd take a 3XS any day...LOL

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What do you do when your shoulders are 2 sizes bigger than your waist and hip measurements for the lab coat and scrub top?

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Does anyone know of somewhere that actually makes custom scrubs for people in the louisville area??? I have tried many different brands and all of them are huge. I have tried the petite in the brands that supposedly run smaller as well and I am swimming in them. The crotch is down to the middle of my thigh lol. Any ideas? I've tried Urbane, cherokee, Izzy Peaches, Dickies. I just don't know what to do.

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Ok, so no one replied to my post above so maybe someone can answer this. I found a site that says they "custom make scrubs" and you pick the type of pant/color/inseam and there is a box to put additional instructions. What types of alterations other than hemming up the bottoms can be made to scrub pants?

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Speaking of the uniforms. I won' t have mine in time for clinicals because I just got enough money to pay today. Does anyone know how to contact former students to buy uniforms from them? I am willing to pay whatever I have to for the top I just need a seller.

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Speaking of the uniforms. I won' t have mine in time for clinicals because I just got enough money to pay today. Does anyone know how to contact former students to buy uniforms from them? I am willing to pay whatever I have to for the top I just need a seller.

Thats a good question I have no idea. Are you starting LPN? You could email Angie Metten and ask her.

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hey yeah I am tomorrow :) I am in group A how about you? I made a mistake when I ordered. I didn't have the money because I had just bought books and just paid $750 for tuition so I opted to pay later. What I didn't know was pay later meant before its shipped. So I ordered them today but I will have nothing for Thursday which is really bad! I am hoping maybe someone ordered multiples and I can buy from them if there is no other way. Oh I did e-mail Angie as well and I will probably talk to her tomorrow sometime if possible!:mad:

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hey yeah I am tomorrow :) I am in group A how about you? I made a mistake when I ordered. I didn't have the money because I had just bought books and just paid $750 for tuition so I opted to pay later. What I didn't know was pay later meant before its shipped. So I ordered them today but I will have nothing for Thursday which is really bad! I am hoping maybe someone ordered multiples and I can buy from them if there is no other way. Oh I did e-mail Angie as well and I will probably talk to her tomorrow sometime if possible!:mad:

I sent you a private message about the top. I am in group B actually, we don't start clinicals until the third week for some reason.

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Hey I couldn't figure out how to message you back. I am really new to this. I ordered medium but I could wear from small-large. You don't start clinicals until the third week wow. I have clinical orientation on thursday and then clinicals every thursday after that. Are you in the day program?

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