As some of you may know, I am attempting to pursue a nursing degree. Well, I failed the psych class, I openly admit it was my fault, last spring and have been waiting around for it to come back around, it is only offered in the spring semester. I only have nursing classes to take to finish.
So, I have been trying to get some financing/loans to pay for school outside of the federal ones because I don't qualify for them anymore. I just spoke with the head of FinAid at the school I am attending and while I do or can get a state funded private educational loan, they won't participate. So, I am out of $ to go there. I have exhausted every revenue stream here to continue, at least with my current school.
My question is this: Which direction to go? Either I can take the state money and switch schools with the BIG idea of nothing transferring, so that means starting over, or do I find that rich uncle that doesn't exist?
WWGRMD?
How much is the class tuition?
Total cost to commute plus tuition to the current school is comes about 4k a semester.
Use a car you have for collateral on secured loan, or go unsecured. Once this semester is done, you take your license test and start work?
Still have another year after this psych class.
This is GRM, do you think I own a car/truck worth anything anymore??? 
How many semesters do you have left? I would not start over if you're close to the end.
Edit: Oh, you added on. So is it ~$12k in tuition left? You would spend way more than that to start over. I would find some way to beg or borrow that. Don't steal though, it would hurt you chances of getting licensed. ;-)
My Mom use to be a nurse manager. Their facility would pay tuition and let the student work at their facility as nursing assistant. Consider where you might end up working and see if they have any tuition assistance programs to help you out.
2 semesters and one class on a 2yr degree.
mtn
PowerDork
12/17/12 3:48 p.m.
Start sellin stuff on fleabay/craigslist. That fancy cell phone all of a sudden becomes a prepaid. You have more than a weeks worth of clothes? You elitist. Look around, I'd be surprised if you don't have enough in your house/apartment to sell off to pay for school. Oh yeah, car becomes bike and bus pass.
Honestly man (and I work in vocational rehab so I send people to school for degrees every day), if the school you are at now credits won't transfer, it's a garbage degree anyway that any decent employer will ignore. I have a giant "black list" on my desk of schools I can't send people to for the same thing. (Or I could be totally misunderstanding your post)
Javelin wrote:
Honestly man (and I work in vocational rehab so I send people to school for degrees every day), if the school you are at now credits won't transfer, it's a garbage degree anyway that any decent employer will ignore. I have a giant "black list" on my desk of schools I can't send people to for the same thing. (Or I could be totally misunderstanding your post)
It is the competitiveness for every nursing student that makes them not transfer.
In reply to mtn:
Done all that for what I can do. I really haven't bought any clothes or shoes of significant value in 2yrs. No city services like that around here. Wife pays the phone bill. Nobody is buying anything I have left. which is worth about 1k on a good day.
In reply to Ranger50:
Hogwash, professionally speaking. Accredited schools accept each other's credits, to do so otherwise risks accreditation academically and value to the eyes of the employers, which is what really matters to students. What's your school?
In reply to Javelin:
I'm not denying that fact, but competitive entrance degrees like nursing, unless you are starting fresh like from a 2yr to 4yr, that water gets a little bit murky. It is unclear because of the nature of nursing and what, when, and how you previously were educated. Some schools offer psych after a full meg/surg semester rotation and teach it as such. Other schools are the opposite. See what I am saying here. I might be able to challenge the course in the end, but is it really gaining anything.
Ranger50 wrote:
Still have another year after this psych class.
This is GRM, do you think I own a car/truck worth anything anymore???
How many vehicles do you have? Do they add up to $4k? 
It seems to me that transferring and starting over would be a big detriment to your morale. You are nearly finished and the goal line is juuuuuust out of reach. I know it would impact my morale to start over...
You could sell "bodily fluids"
stanger_missle wrote:
How many vehicles do you have? Do they add up to $4k?
It seems to me that transferring and starting over would be a big detriment to your morale. You are nearly finished and the goal line is juuuuuust out of reach. I know it would impact my morale to start over...
You could sell "bodily fluids"
2 and probably not. Then how do I get to school, 30 miles away?
I'm going to do some calling tomorrow at my instate schools, where my loan will work, to see if anything transfers or not.
HAHA! Nobody wants my fluids.
sachilles wrote:
Anything here help?
http://www.nursingscholarships.org/kentucky/
Not until the fall of '13.
