I’m at a crossroads right now.
I was waitlisted for an ADN RN program, and accepted into RT school at the same time.
Last week I received a call that I was moved off the waitlist. I didn’t really know how to feel about it. Because I was so excited for RT.
So, I accepted the seat but kept my RT seat, too. We had 48 hours to accept.
A little note: I have no choice but to work in school. I applied to all the loans and scholarships to help with rent/bills. Because the school for both programs is only about $6k. FSL is only offering me $9k/year.
The ONLY surgical technologist job I could find on nights within a 45 minute radius to make RN school work offered me only $19.36/hr with no wiggle room. That’s barely enough to cover all bills.
I am a traveler Surg tech right now, and I was willing to go from $2k-$3k/week to $30-$35/hr (which is what I was offered on a day shift), but $19.36/hr there’s no way.
Whereas, if I stayed in RT school, I could still travel for my first year because school is only on Mondays. And then just take a PRN gig when I start my final year.
Any advice? Any thoughts? How did you pay for everything while in school?