Stay a medical assistant or go in more debt by pursuing nursing

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I owe 32,000 from my ba and 9500 more if I sign up for a medical assistant program.

I wanted to pursue nursing and make twice as much

But I owe enough don't you think?

1)Does anyone think, after I get a ma position in a hospital that pays tuition, that I should pursue nursing?

2 ) should I just stick with ma forever?

I'm looking for a way to be able to support myself and it's hard in the 5 boroughs. I'm living from pay check to pay check and I hate my current job ( preschhool )

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Skip the MA and go to nursing school after you have paid down some of your debt.

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I need a year of the courses to get into nursing school though and while I'm doing that I will doing my crappy job

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I owe 32,000 from my ba and 9500 more if I sign up for a medical assistant program.

I wanted to pursue nursing and make twice as much

But I owe enough don't you think?

1)Does anyone think, after I get a ma position in a hospital that pays tuition, that I should pursue nursing?

2 ) should I just stick with ma forever?

I'm looking for a way to be able to support myself and it's hard in the 5 boroughs. I'm living from pay check to pay check and I hate my current job ( preschhool )

Medical assistants are not typically hired to work in hospitals.

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Are there any quick ways of getting into nursing school?

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Are there any quick ways of getting into nursing school?

Quick, possibly ...quick, smart, and not outrageously expensive? ...probably not.

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Keep in mind guys I'm 25 and I just want a real job without the debt part

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That's the thing my payment plan with my loans has me pay $0 dollars a month because my current income is low

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I rather call it a day and do the ma. move to a place with cheaper rent

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I'm in such a pickle

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Are there any quick ways of getting into nursing school?

No, there aren't. Nursing isn't a shake and bake profession.

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Specializes in SRNA.

Definitely skip MA program. Depending where you are and which jobs you apply to, you can land a MA position and start paying down your undergrad debt.

If you truly want to be a nurse (LPN, RN, APRN-and it's many designations) cough it up and tack on more debt and become one. Then pay down your loans aggressively.

I was a MA and I was content but then realized after a year I wanted a larger scope and more responsibilities so tacking on more debt wasn't of importance.

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