there are very limited/competitive bsn programs here in new orleans. i spent most of my college career doing my pre-reqs elsewhere and then applying to the well-known programs. charity is adn--and frankly, i've gone too far in my pre-reqs to turn back now for an associates. lsu has different pre-req requirements, so that's out-unless i want to take several classes over. those 2 programs are the only affordable options for me, but i have been accepted for the our lady of holy cross bsn program starting in august, tuition is roughly 16k a year. the point of this post is that, of course, i went to the cheapest school ever to do my pre-reqs but still accepted loans (it was a situation where i sort of had to), so i'm already entering with 30k in debt. olhcc is expensive...i am calculating that when all is said and done, i will owe roughly 70k. my soul dies a little more each time i say it out loud, but what am i supposed to do now? i was accepted somewhere, and in 3 years, i will be a rn bsn. i've never even had a car note, so i'm consistently worrying about the debt when i come out. i don't want to starve to death. i just need someone to tell me that i will be ok. that if i'm willing to work my a$$ off via prn and float shifts etc...that i can do this. i don't have children/car note/other debts, and i intend on seeking my msn as well. i am also considering the navel nurse officer program, and am open to any programs seeking my time in exchange for repayment of a % of my loans. will i be ok?
