Transportation woes for nursing students

markkuss · Aug 12, 2012

That is so true. It takes me more than 3 hours to get to my college. That's six hours every day.

Gosh! How do you study then?

I'm 65 miles from my school, that's about 1 to 1:30 hours driving depending on traffic, and by the time I return home i'm feel like I've been through a washing machine cycle... Sometimes, before a test I'd stay in a library near my school with a study group till 8pm. Then I drive home for a quick nap, pack a new lunch and go back...

Still didn't burn out:flamesonbLOL

citylights89, BSN, RN · Aug 12, 2012

This was me during nursing school! 1.5 hrs both ways to school Let's not even get started on clinical mornings. now I just graduated yesterday so that is no more! My dad had got me a car and I got my license a yr ago next week so it really help cut down on my transportation time. I still rode the bus to school several times out the week bc gas got expensive and I have a V6 sedan and my school is kinda far from my house. I cut corners when I can.

markkuss · Aug 12, 2012

Right!?!

A day to school easily costs me 20 bucks! (that's $100/week in gas)

And I'd be lucky if I had a choice of public transportation, even if a slow one... I'd at leastbe able to sleep/study on the bus/train... here I'm just stuck behind the wheel, fighting off the "zzz's" on the highway.

tothepointeLVN, LVN · Aug 12, 2012

I almost bought a pony but broke my arm so no pony for me. Yes I'm totally serious.

FutureNeoNursing · Aug 13, 2012

The first thing I'm going to buy once I graduate and get employed is definitely some better transportation for my daughter and I :-) I don't mind public transportation but living in the windy city,the winter can be crazy! Trying to walk and catch buses at certain times can be annoying..After that, I will defintely put a downpayment on a nice house in the burbs.

CrazierThanYou · Aug 13, 2012

The first thing I am going to buy is somewhere else to live.

kbellows · Aug 13, 2012

My husband promised me a new vehicle, of my choice, when I graduate. Seeing as I start my program August 28th, I have plenty of time to decide what I want!

Ruby Vee, BSN · Aug 13, 2012

I rode my bicycle everywhere until I started having clinical in towns 25 to 30 miles away. Then I finally had to buy a car. I bought an old beater from a retired woman who was going to the nursing home. I couldn't afford insurance, so I let my then-boyfriend register it in his name (despite the acute embarrassment he claimed) and added it to his parents' policy under the family plan. I could JUST afford the premiums then. And when the transmission fell out of that on my way home from clinical one day, I took a page out of my Dad's book, and bought a car from the local junk yard. It cost $50 and lasted until I finished nursing school. I sold it to my father for $100 and bought a brand new Honda Civic when I got my first paycheck.

The then-boyfriend is ancient history, but I just got a letter from his father yesterday.

runforfun · Aug 14, 2012

Props to everyone who bikes to school! I can't imagine biking to school with my backpack, It's huge and heavy, and almost never the only bag I have to carry. I seriously considered the long bike ride to school until my first day of classes, when I realized it was better for my back to not even try.

smtha620 · Aug 14, 2012

hmmm... first paying off some debt... then stocking the fridge and pantry and i hope I never ever see another package of ramen noodles...

tothepointeLVN, LVN · Aug 14, 2012

I can't even ride a bike and trust me I've tried.

ajjones1322 · Aug 14, 2012

Hello all. You can take the bus--and read. Nursing does require a lot of studying to get through the program. However, if clinicals are involved at 6 am you will need a car to move around. So you may want to make sure you are prepared because some areas don't have bus service when you need it where you need it.