New Career Idea's Needed *Updated Page 2 Post #16

[19Dawn76]

5 years ago I had no problen getting a loan. There were 2 types available, one was interest free and the other one I had to pay a low interest rate that started after I was done with school. I took the max out every semester and after paying for everything I would have around 300.00 left . I know that most of the other students got grants and took out student loans on top of that and they were paying living expences with the loan money. If I could of done it that way I think I would of. Less financial stress when you have around 8,000 a semester to live off of.

If you decide on nursing check with state programs that pay off loans if you practice in state. There is a program in AR like that but they will only honor certain programs and it just happens that the one i borrowed from is not one of them.

Hope that helped.

 

[call ducks]

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[Rosalind]

For nursing there are some programs run by the local hospitals that will provide scholarship $$ and clinical rotations in exchange for working for them for a year or two. I have a co-worker whose bachelor's was in biology, and the Cleveland Clinic paid for half? 3/4? something like that, of her tuition for nursing school.

A warning: nursing is at least as physically demanding as warehousing or being a longshoreman/stevedore. Most hospitals do not have all the lifting assistance that OSHA requires, patients are getting heavier and heavier, and many nurses retire early from nursing with bad backs. Like Chickerdoodle's idea about becoming a paramedic though: you will always have at least one person to help you lift people, you do get to use stretchers with wheels, restraints, etc. as needed--nurses often have to lift an 800 lb. patient unaided, attempt to medicate a violent junkie, etc. and are expected to "just deal with it" on their own.

 

[ChicknJ]

Excellent post Rosalind. I just finished one yr in ICU, the 800 lb pt's and the ungodly stress was just over the top.

Boyd, I think I just got the job meant for you. I work for the Dept of Juvenile Justice running their medical clinic. We are hugely busy, paperwork is ridiculous, but I get to work with children that need someone that cares about them. It is not physically terribly taxing. The hours have some flexability and they actually pay me decently.

One of the gents in my nursing class actually got 100 percent scholorship from the Woman's center at our community college. He went in as a untraditional student (older man) going into a traditionally female occupation. Look around, go in and talk to a counselor. You may find a fit for you. Whatever you choose, you have a whole bunch of us cheering you on.

 

[babylady4]

You need to fill our your FAFSA to find out what kinds of loans and grants you will get, I recommend you fill it our after you file your 2009 taxes. If you plan on doing this you better get a move on since the schools are admitting right now and the financial aid department will be your best help.

Good luck! I am going to try and do an accelerated program that will give me the RN degree in 1 year.

 

[Boyd]

I found a job opening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok, I know I have been on failblog too much this week, but couldn't help it.

 

[saddina]

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Dude..... bring me some breadsticks too ok?

 

[michickenwrangler]

Go out of Michigan, Young Man (at least that's what my parents are always nagging me to do)

But out house is paid off and I'm leary of taking on a mortgage in another state. I can survive here no matter what, all we have to do is scrape up enough for taxes and electricty and we're good.

Love the Pizza Hut post!