I am not sure if I can go to University in September 2020

I have this all planned out.

I accepted the offer for a BSc in Nursing (Mental Health) at a local university, but I am not sure I can take the experience of studying again, as last time it broke me.

Because of my Autism and Schizophrenia, I get support through Disabled Students Allowance, where they have agreed to giving me specialist software, recording equipment and specialist mentor for 45 hours a year, and 25 study skills hours a year.

I am not sure I even need the support, but it’s there if I choose to accept the offer of help, and it’s all funded and I don’t have to pay it back.

Even though I will have a mentor, I am afraid there is just so much uncertainty with this course my head feels like it’s about to explode.

Just not sure if it’s going to be possible to push to this.

It’s something I am passionate about doing, but it would put me in £65k debt, for a starting salary of £25k.

My feeling is shifting towards trying to get another job again, as it seems like the most sensible option.

Help me make sense of this and whether it’s worth it, as I have no idea. I don’t feel excited by much these days to know what I want

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I will start my second year now in September, no problem. It´s hard, you need to make 3x the effort but if you are passionate it doesn´t matter.

My advice would be to study everyday, at least 30 min if you can´t more. Force yourself to do that.

Humm 65k seems like a lot, can´t you study in the Netherlands/nordic countries? I bet the price is much cheaper. I payed 1.000€ for the first year and 2k for this one.

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Nurses make a lot more where I live. That’s a lot of debt. But if you’re passionate about it I’ll think you’ll be able to get your degree and work. You’ll be paying on it for quit a while, but it may be worth it if it’s what you want to do with your life. Do you live on your own or with family? Sharing the bills with someone else would help you live more comfortably while paying it off

Damn. Do you plan on staying in the UK? Are you passionate about nursing? Can you get your doctors opinion?

Here in the states, high demand for RN, high wages, low debt. You could move here afterwards but you’ll probably hate it. Some RNs make 80k here with experience. Nurse practicioners make even more. We even have PAs, which are physician assistants. They work with doctors, only need a masters degree, less stress, and make like 90k+ I think. We have less benefits than you guys and if you fell through the cracks it would suck.

Personally, I can’t hack school right now. Maybe never. I really want to do it but I’m just too sick and disabled. Im afraid of any and all debt more than 1k because I’m poor and nobody will pay for it.

I even had to pay back grants/free money because I dropped out in college…

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I live alone in a one bedroom flat that’s approximately 15 miles from campus. What I pay for living space here is 41% cheaper than the student accommodation they emailed me about

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Oh so that should help. Can you live there after you’re done with your degree?

I plan to stay in my home town. I guess the wage should be in the context of my commute being non-existent once I am working, when I used to commute 1 hour each way to my old job.

That sucks. I hope that one day you’ll feel strong enough to go for training in whatever field you choose. I have been a mature student before, and I think you get more out of the experience than the 18 year olds getting drunk all the time

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If I can get registered as a Nurse after I graduate I should be able to by getting into employment.

My specialisms so far is IT data analysis and Landscape gardening. These things are so different. I honestly don’t know what to do

I think it depends on how passionate you are about being a nurse. If it’s something you would find very rewarding I say go for it. It’s ok if it’s different from what you’ve done before.

I think now we’re leaving the EU things might be more difficult, and not sure about the language

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Dont you not think uni will be a lot more demanding than a data analysis job? You found that pretty demanding, and they say to get through uni you need to be passionate about what you are studying, you seem pretty uncertain about it.

I am not sure. The data work I can do has won awards. I don’t know how demanding the Nursing will be or if I can even cope with it, whilst at the same time managing my own problems.

I am really uncertain, as I have options and I want to make sure I pick the right one.

Hell I could even try and get my old job back with some adjustments made, but even that has the issues.

I tried to write a pros and cons list, but I think this is something I need more help with.

There is an employment specialist I am in contact with at the moment. I might see if we can have a chat next week to resolve this issue, as I really am getting myself tied up in knots about what the best thing to do is

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Well ultimately it is up to you, but if you want a career path less demanding, I would be pretty careful about nursing.

Studying is much easier than working for me.
I got A’s and finished my BSc major in physiotherapy but I can’t work and can’t volunteer, I can’t even live alone on disability, I need to live with my parents.

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Nursing school and most nursing jobs are demanding to the extreme. I would not recommend it to any sz/sza person. I am a former RN.

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Man, sz pretty much gets harder over time. If it broke you the first time, second time is pretty much guaranteed.

The lessons are usually in english. The cost for a non-eu student is still not 65k. For the Netherlands, next year will be transitory ,like part of the EEA. I think later they can cost you instead of 2k maybe 6k… No clue about Denmark etc.
Worth checking.

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I barely made it out alive through undergrad with a degree in Psychology. Then I attempted an accelerated BSN/MSN nursing program in Boston with 20 credit hours per semester with one lab and clinical and I landed in a psych ward within 30 days. I tried 2 more times after taking a medical leave. They wouldn’t accommodate my disabilities and let me take a reduced course load. I never went back. Now I’m applying for an RN/ASN program at the community college level. Omg the course load is two nursing courses per semester with summers off. Super easy. Perhaps reconsider where you begin your nursing studies. Community college may be for you and then once you have your RN you can get your BSN and or MSN in an online program of your choosing, which is also cheaper. That’s my best advice. Good luck

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