I’m in college in my first semester just taking gen eds and it is going quite well. I have just finals left, but as of now I have a 4.0 (granted I have the best teachers in the world). I’m living at home right now because my community college is right down the street, and it’s the best I can afford. I was looking up degrees and found out that nursing fits me perfectly, however because I am attending community college, the four year colleges around me won’t accept me because I am doing my first two years at the community college. That’s fine with me because I wanted to go for my associate’s in nursing at the college I’m at now, but there are a few problems. My dad will kick me out on the streets because I wouldn’t be going to go for my bachelor’s, and the clinical courses at the college sometimes run on weekends, and because I’m in the National Guard, I work for a weekend a month, meaning I can’t do the program. Not to mention, because of the way some of the courses are wired, I can’t be a full time student which means my dad would kick me out. He’s the only one I can live with, and I’ve though about transferring to a 4 year, but I can’t afford it (by the way Mo National Guard is cutting funding so my college is no longer paid for), and I can’t take loans because my father is the only one who I can have cosign, and he refuses. I’m going to end up going for a bullshark degree that I don’t want and will get me nowhere, and all I have is the passion for helping people…I don’t know what to do and there’s now way out. I can’t live my life doing something I hate.
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“Missouri Nat’l Guard”?
I’m guessing you’re looking for advice, but I really don’t have any to give at the moment. And i’m drunk as a mofo, so even if I did it would suit you not to listen.
Anyway, where are you going to CC?
Damn moderation….
Try reasoning with your dad Lukas. Maybe if you helped paying some bills at home he will let you live at home some more?
Maybe try looking into something other than nursing but still in a “helping” job? If you want to stay in the healthcare field there’s a lot of things you can do.
I’d suggest a Biology degree as an interim solution, or at least getting as many credits in biology, chemistry and MBio and OrgChem as you can pack into the CC option. That is invaluable as a backup for nursing. Once you have that, you “should” be able to transfer a lot of those credits to a university. Also, if you have a good solid background in those subjects, moving on to Nursing will be a great option. You may not be able to transfer the degree, but a lot of universities will take the credits. I would also suggest doing some solid research on available grants and teach yourself to write grant proposals and start sending those out like mad. If you are a solid student (which it sounds like you are), you can likely find some grants or scholarships that will help you roll to a university program that won’t be on your dad’s dime. Nursing in particular has a lot of grant/program/scholarship options. Maybe work as a volunteer part time at local hospital or clinic. Sometimes even the teaching hospitals have programs that will allow you to work part time and school part time to pay for the degree. Just start asking questions and call the universities and talk to people and ask for their help. You would be surprised how people react when they are spoken to directly. Good luck!