I really like how open you are with your personal experiences! Thank you for actually bringing up numbers, I think people are scared to bring it up but it’s honestly one of the biggest factors in life (at least for me lol). I wish the best of luck in core!

More videos please ❤️ starting nursing core in SPRING II, so excited 🥰

Thank you so much for your help ❤❤❤

Thank you your video helped me get through a stressful situation . I’m already going to an expensive private school. And I was thinking of backing out and going to cc which is cheaper. But you brought up good reasons why you chose to go that school and I didn’t feel alone. I bet it was really worth it. Please do a video on the Loan process and which Loan lender you went thru

Hi can you please do an updated version of how classes are going? Thanks

Hey Lauren! I loved your video especially since I want to go to WCU for a BSN. Can you upload the classes you can take to transfer to WCU? I'm currently a high school student and that would be extremely helpful. Thank you!

@livingwithlaurenrae8467

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Sorry I'm just seeing this! I haven't looked at my page in SO LONG and I for some reason don't get emails anymore when people comment. Anyways I put this in the description part of a previous video 😊

Hey remember me I when up to you on campus when you were in the library during finals last term :) yes I agree it’s going to be worth it

hey, is there any updates on your nursing journey? any new videos? 😌 hope all is well!

Thank you for the video. Looked all over for a real video on WCU for student loans and you're the only one I've found that actually got to the numbers. This is a second career for me so I'm much older and I don't want to waste time. Can you do a video on if all BSN pre reqs are done approx. how much tuition may be and what BSN reqs are transferable. Thank you

Could you do an update on the school? Are you still able to do sims lab during this quarantine? I start the program this June! Thanks!

@meln6842

4 жыл бұрын

im in my first term of core and our skills are online right now and next term is also set to be online

I totally understand. I am going to a private college now so I can start nursing school.

I’m going to the info session today and I decided after a long time this is the school I should go to and by the time I graduate I’ll be 30 so I figure I should definitely start now 😬

@Rose-br2ho

4 жыл бұрын

Same here! I’m starting January 27,2020. A day after my 29th birthday. Best of luck 😀

@vivianelizabeth8904

4 жыл бұрын

Rose Escamilla thank you! I’ll be looking at the April start date but I’ll be taking my HESI exam on Wednesday 😅

@booyou8416

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rose-br2ho how is the experience, would you recommend it to others? please let me know.

You can pay all that by being a traveling nurse where you get paid very generous.

Will you be making more videos?

I agree 100% in regards to the time. The cost of losing time with your kids isn’t worth it! I took all my prerequisites at a cc college and then bombed on the Teas😭 so we decided we’re going to bite the bullet and go to WCU. I done being in school, I want to have a fulfilling career and be very present with my kids. I’ll start WCU in Jan 2022. How much do you end up paying total after fasfa? Did it help to have kids in lowering to overall tuition?

@patriciafernandez9693

3 жыл бұрын

Hi I need my sciences but I don’t want to wait any longer I decided to go to WCU . How much less was your program with already having your prerequisites

@elizabethmantey450

2 жыл бұрын

@@patriciafernandez9693 following

@gingerandspice1209

Жыл бұрын

Did you end up going to wcu?

Amen sister to the kids getting older. I start WCU Ontario this January

Im in California working on the last of my pre reqs at a community college. I’ve been going to info sessions at community college programs and it’s really depressing, I can’t believe how competitive it is! I’m already an LVN but that doesn’t help. May I ask what pre reqs you transferred in?

@elizabethvaldez5211

4 жыл бұрын

Beauty Journey try Cal State Long Beach. There is no wait list you can get in with a possible score of 90% on the teas exam and 3.9 gpa. You could also try Cal State Bakersfield. If you don't have the grades try West Los Angeles College. I got in to CSULB as a transfer student and wasn't waitlisted.

@livingwithlaurenrae8467

4 жыл бұрын

My prereqs that transferred were psych, english, math, and I think that's it. I never took sciences at my cc so those I took all at WCU

@livingwithlaurenrae8467

4 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethvaldez5211 LOL there's no way being a mom of 2 toddlers and having a husband and a household to maintain do I want to try to have a 3.9. I'm happy with my 3.5 and little bit of sanity I still have 😭😂😂 I'm sure it's possible but I care about my sanity more

@jessicaguidos5375

2 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethvaldez5211 There is no RN program in West LA college. I

@elizabethvaldez5211

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessicaguidos5375 No way, one of my friends told me there was and that it was easy to get into. I never actually checked if there was, sorry for the misinformation I live in OC and never been there. However, I do know there are many community colleges that don't have a wait list and go by grades/point system.

Hi I was wondering if it’s been your experience that most courses transfer I have a bachelors in something else and I took some prerequisites at community college

@livingwithlaurenrae8467

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! So of course like classes that transfer will need to be classes you need to take for the nursing program. I think on another video I put all the classes needed in the description and a link to see what transfers from other schools

So how did your loan work ? Do you take out a loan every semester or does the long reoccur ? Thank you in advance

@livingwithlaurenrae8467

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! I'm sorry I hardly ever come on KZread these days, I just finished and plan on making a video now that I'm done. I took out 2 loans from Sallie Mae and applied for more than I needed for 4 terms (1 academic year) so that I would have extra to roll over so I didn't need to apply so many times

how are classes going? I just got accepted to WCU Dallas classes start Aug 24. Im starting my Core Classes !!!!

@jessicaguidos5375

2 жыл бұрын

Is the tuition less in Texas vs Cali? Tuition is CAli is apprx $140k

@booyou8416

2 жыл бұрын

how is it going? please share!!

Can you do a video about how your first term was please ? 🙏🏼

@livingwithlaurenrae8467

4 жыл бұрын

I'll try to do that soon :)

@mikejay19

4 жыл бұрын

@@livingwithlaurenrae8467 Hi Lauren, how is school going so far? I start in August?

What community college did you attend? I went to one and finished my prerequisites in two years. It's possible to finish fast even at a cc.

@beautyjourney375

4 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Valdez I live in LA Bakersfield isn’t an option, West LA doesn’t have a nursing program. I have 2 pre reqs left, pre reqs aren’t the problem, it’s the competitive ADN programs. A 90?!?? On the TEAS 🤦🏾‍♀️ I haven’t taken it but daaammmnnnn 3.9 GPA? Ok so where do us 3.5’s go? WCU.

@livingwithlaurenrae8467

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately both community colleges I went to - all main classes everyone needs (sciences, etc) were filled within the first or second registration groups and I was like the last or close to last group that got to register AKA meaning I had to take a bunch of classes/electives that did not matter just to get a good enough priority to register for said classes... I've heard of other cc's in more rural areas that don't have that issue but no where near me

@elizabethvaldez5211

4 жыл бұрын

Living with Lauren Rae You are definitely right. I always had EOPS, so I did have priority registration and that's how I finished fast. Either way good luck and keep it up.

@elizabethvaldez5211

4 жыл бұрын

Beauty Journey hmmm..... I thought they did, sorry for misinforming you. I live in OC I'm sure you could get into either Cypress or Santa Ana College. But if you are interested in WCU definitely go for it, good luck to you and a 3.5 is not bad girl. :-)

Update ?

Yey :) hope all is well

@livingwithlaurenrae8467

4 жыл бұрын

You too girl!!

Is there a limit to the amount of credits they allow you to transfer for prereqs?

How's West Coast University going!? Hope all is well!

I want to move to California so bad. I plan o getting my nursing degree here in Texas and hopefully then I can go California. What are some of the best area’s to live in with a family?

@livingwithlaurenrae8467

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like its all the same. When I daydream about where we wanna live I use realtor.com's crime map lol and it tells you school scores. I would like some parts of San Diego or Orange County but anything with low crime and good schools is over a million dollars for a house

@dominiquemoore5906

4 жыл бұрын

Living with Lauren Rae I have a few people that live out there. I know that it’s best to live away from LA area yes I want good school and low crime wait.

@beautyjourney375

4 жыл бұрын

Bring a lot of money. 😁

@dominiquemoore5906

4 жыл бұрын

Beauty Journey I already know that

@chic-vee-therapy5414

2 жыл бұрын

San Bernardino county

Do u have an IG

I think you grossly misrepresented the amount you could pay back. I don’t know what your husband do for work so I can’t say what you all can do. You didn’t take taxes out. You also didn’t state you would be working directly to pay your loans back for nearly 5 years.

Wow I would not have paid that. 140k not even a masters cost that much. Good luck paying down the loan

I want to do it I can pay it off with strike nursing

@taycheyanne

4 жыл бұрын

What’s that

@dyaonna

4 жыл бұрын

@@taycheyanne strike nursing is when you work while nurses are on strike They get paid thousands just for working

The homeless in many states probably from Florida + other nursing schools/highway robbery. Please no one attend ICHS international college of health sciences in Boynton Beach (acen accredited). 90% student body are from California and unaware of battles & scheming that awaits. Spread The Word. 100s don't pass exit exam each semester and held there much longer than anticipated. "Contracts" change every semester. With that $$ you can move to any state's community college!! Where goes the money ICHS?? Barely a campus. Little clinical site availability. Students pay proctor most exam. On campus testing is another nightmare. Exams questions completely random and each is at least 30-45% grade. Staff are 'fired' and rehired rotating positions constantly. Staff death from overdoses and fired for sexual favor 'rumors'. Even 'rumor' of students suicides. (I guess death happens in hospitals too, it's just preparation) Unable to reach staff by phone, email, or in-person and so many LIES. Family&friend-run business racket. Somehow does DeSantis benefit?!

Don't forget to factor in the taxes

@jessicaguidos5375

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, roughly 20-25% less annual salary

Maybe say "my loan went through" rather than saying "[I] got accepted into nursing school." Getting into a CC or CSU is a big accomplishment. Lots of young moms sacrificed time with their kids to get good grades and graduate from CCs with ADNs. Get good grades people so you can attend any school you want rather than playing mind gymnastics as to why you're shelling out 140k lol

@xe7535

4 жыл бұрын

Some people don't want to wait, don't knock people down for following their dreams. It doesn't even matter where you go what matters is when you pass the NCLEX. My cc had a 7 + year waitlist.

@MaiYaMoua

4 жыл бұрын

It’s still very competitive even if you’re coughing up money for these private schools. They don’t just automatically let you in.

@kristenquinn5571

3 жыл бұрын

wow. this post is so mean. If people have the means for private school no shame in getting it done! CSU schools are so competitive only a small percentage of people who apply get in and I'm taking in the 4% range... its an accomplishment to get into nursing school PERIOD! also, there aren't many hospitals in CA that will hire ADNs unless they sign a document committing to getting their BSN within 5 years... I had great grades 3.8 pre prereq and 3.7 overall and did not get into a SINGLE CSU!! don't knock people down for no reason...

@livingwithlaurenrae8467

3 жыл бұрын

Lol someone's bitter 😂

@yuriilove7260

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing is easy even if you have the money, WCU doesnt even let you in without taking the TEAS, also if your not aware, nursing school is HARD, its not free, good grades are not given to you. your not paying for a degree to do less work, your paying for the TIME to complete it, it is a accelerated program.