Im backed against a wall..?
Im 25, I have a good job in Local Governement in the UK, but I dont have a degree. All my friends are in the same boat, we all work for great employers, who pay us a good salary, we are successful, we have our own flats, we have cars, and I have never been so Bored with my life. I am so tired of the UK, its weather, its people, everything. I have wanted to emmigrate to US, or Austrailia for a while now, and although our three countries are the closest in terms of culture, I have found out it is virtually impossible for me to be able to emmigrate. Friends and Family say at 25 that i should just settle down, start a family, buy a house... I feel like I cant breathe and that if I dont make the move to the USA now I will never live out my dreams, and then after seriously looking into it, I am told it is virtually impossible for british to obtain work permits, unless they are doctors/nurses etc.. I feel so frustrated at this system, and im at a loss. Any advice greatfully recieved...
Other - United States - 5 Answers
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You may not want - at this time - to go back to school, but it may be a way to get you into the country. Check into student visas.
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come on over. you can stay at my place.
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you're right. Nobody gets a good job without at least 1 college degree. The student visa may be a good idea, though. Have you considered Canada?
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I'm sorry I don't have a practical solution to your problem, but I think that what your friends and family are advising you to do is going to make things even WORSE for you. Listen to your heart and your head, NOT to people who apparently don't have a CLUE as to what your thinking, feeling, and going through. Best of luck with whatever you end up doing, and hopefully some of your dreams WILL come true!
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go ahead if you are ready for a change. ask friends, family, get legal advice and stuff for migrating. and before you move, make sure you secured a job there. and in the mean time, you can take courses. there are many part time courses available for working adults and it will be able to help you.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
how to start work as a nurse in USA
how to start work as a nurse in USA?
I have passed a CGFNS test now I am going to pass IELTS test to get CGFNS certificate and is it possible to start working as a nurse in US with CGFNS certificate and with a year working experience as a nurse in Georgia.
Immigration - 1 Answers
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You should contact the human resources offices of hospitals you have an interest in working for. American hospitals need nurses, and I'm sure someone there will help you.
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I have passed a CGFNS test now I am going to pass IELTS test to get CGFNS certificate and is it possible to start working as a nurse in US with CGFNS certificate and with a year working experience as a nurse in Georgia.
Immigration - 1 Answers
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You should contact the human resources offices of hospitals you have an interest in working for. American hospitals need nurses, and I'm sure someone there will help you.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
what is it like in UK ?? what is life there like
what is it like in UK ?? what is life there like ?
for the past few months the thought of moving to UK have been on my mind i would love to move somewhere in the center like to London somewhere where there is lots of people , not to like a boring suburb my family plans on moving back to our country we are from Poland now we live in USA ( NYC ) they are holding on till i finish my college education i wanna get at least an associate degree which usually takes about 2 years i do not know what i wanna study yet its hard for me to make the final decision at first i was kinda sad that they wanna move out from USA but i was a bit happy at the same time for some strange reasons but im not sold on that decision yet like i would just die to stay here in US but move to SoCal so what is UK like ?? as i said im interested in London is it an easily accessible city ?? meaning is there like public transportation or do you need a car in order to move around there ?? im 18 now i do not have anything holding me here in USA other that just the happiness of being here , i think that i will study to become a veterinary nurse , so i think that finding a job with that degree will not be hard
Other - United Kingdom - 3 Answers
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You really won't need a car to get around London. There's underground tubes which seem to come every 10 minutes which go all over London.
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well.. its pretty much like any other country's. we have bad weather though lol. yeah london is accessible (probably better to get trains into london) and don't go near any places that look dodgy because london has high knife and gun crimes but aslong as you don't go into the dodgy areas of london it should be ok. we have tube stations,buses,cars and taxis. you will have to get an oyster card for tube stations(i think). that is just like a passport but on trains. life is as good as you make it here - alot of good people in london which will make you feel welcome if you come over here. right now its 11:15 pm so the times obviously different here in england but it should take that long to get used to. hope you enjoy london if you decide to come :)
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Heaven
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for the past few months the thought of moving to UK have been on my mind i would love to move somewhere in the center like to London somewhere where there is lots of people , not to like a boring suburb my family plans on moving back to our country we are from Poland now we live in USA ( NYC ) they are holding on till i finish my college education i wanna get at least an associate degree which usually takes about 2 years i do not know what i wanna study yet its hard for me to make the final decision at first i was kinda sad that they wanna move out from USA but i was a bit happy at the same time for some strange reasons but im not sold on that decision yet like i would just die to stay here in US but move to SoCal so what is UK like ?? as i said im interested in London is it an easily accessible city ?? meaning is there like public transportation or do you need a car in order to move around there ?? im 18 now i do not have anything holding me here in USA other that just the happiness of being here , i think that i will study to become a veterinary nurse , so i think that finding a job with that degree will not be hard
Other - United Kingdom - 3 Answers
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You really won't need a car to get around London. There's underground tubes which seem to come every 10 minutes which go all over London.
2 :
well.. its pretty much like any other country's. we have bad weather though lol. yeah london is accessible (probably better to get trains into london) and don't go near any places that look dodgy because london has high knife and gun crimes but aslong as you don't go into the dodgy areas of london it should be ok. we have tube stations,buses,cars and taxis. you will have to get an oyster card for tube stations(i think). that is just like a passport but on trains. life is as good as you make it here - alot of good people in london which will make you feel welcome if you come over here. right now its 11:15 pm so the times obviously different here in england but it should take that long to get used to. hope you enjoy london if you decide to come :)
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Heaven
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
HELP! I need some advice: Is community college my only option
HELP! I need some advice: Is community college my only option?!?
I am going to be a junior in high school this fall. I have already taken several AP classes, have taken the PSAT (and got an excellent score), and have an unweighted GPA of 4.0 and weighted GPA of 4.4. My family is really, really poor. My dad never went to college, and he has a degenerate back problem. A few years ago my dad got back surgery, and the surgeon put the screws in the wrong place irrevocably messing up my dad's back. So now he is on disability (which is barely enough for a family of four to survive on). My mom is from Asia, and she has a green card. She went to college, but unfortunately her degree isn't valid in the USA. For a while she was working at a factory, but she was laid off. So now she is unemployed. My parents have always pushed me to do well in school so that I won't have to be poor for the rest of my life. The problem is, I don't think I will even be able to afford college! I have always assumed I would get a full ride scholarship until my school record got completely screwed over last year. We moved to a different place, and my parents enrolled into an online school late. (I've gone to public school all my life, but they enrolled me in an online school for some really stupid reasons.) The administration made me take mostly BASIC classes! Does that make sense?! It's an online school for God's sake!! So now, I have a great GPA, but the colleges will look at my record and see that I took all these fundamental classes! My question is: If I take a bunch of AP classes the next two years, maintain a great average, and get involved in extracurricular activities, is it still possible that I could get a great scholarship from a great school? Another problem is that my parent's AREN'T EVEN SAVING FOR MY COLLEGE!!! They just want me to go to a community college for 2 years and become a nurse or something.....But I want to go to a private liberal arts college and major in psychology to become a psychologist! Is it possible for me to afford to go to a private college??? This has been my dream for as long as I can remember! Please help me!! Thanks in advance, guys. Actually, my "dream college" is New York University. I know it's extremely expensive, and that their financial aid is atrocious, but is there ANY way at all for me to be able to afford to go there? Am I overlooking some grant or scholarship??
Financial Aid - 3 Answers
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yea your gpa is amazing. You can prob get a full scholarship somewhere. don't worry your fine. unlike me i'm about to be a junior and i have a 2.74 unweighted GPA. except my family is probably a lot better off than yours. anyway don't worry your fine, just study REALLY hard and you'll get a good scholarship.
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I know your pain. My mom is single and disabled so I know how it is to live off of only disability. My dad had told me he isn't helping me out at all for college when he has a a decent job and can. But whatever. You're GPA is the major thing. I don't think they look too much at the classes you are taking. Don't worry about that at all. Making sure you take the SAT/ACT. Those scores matter A LOT dealing with scholarships. More than what classes you are taking or extra activities. As long as you have a decent score on that you'll get some type of scholarship. And don't forget about FASFA. I got 5500$ from it which helped me out tons. And going to a community college isn't that bad. Its a great to go to there and get your basics, then you can transfer to a university. Good luck. :)
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If you do the things that you plan to do (involvement in extracurricular activities, earning good grades, and taking some AP classes) then you will have a good chance of getting into NYU. If you can have at least one sport in those extracurricular activities, some volunteer work (e.g. local river cleanups, community fundraisers, 'Walk for Hunger', community service, etc.), and/or at least one school club or group then you will be fine. For a club, I recommend that you try to be part of your school's National Honor Society since your GPA is high and you have a willingness to excel. National Honor Societies host many volunteering events which can save you from searching for volunteer work around your local community. On behalf of your financial worries, you can also apply for private scholarships including any offered by your school, clubs in your school, local companies and clubs, local MLB, NFL, NBA, MLS, and/or NHL team, companies offering scholarships online (e.g. Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, etc.), and rich celebrities (e.g. Bill Gates offering the Gates Millennium scholarship). Also do not forget to apply for financial aid (FAFSA) during your senior year; your school will very, very likely start reminding the seniors to do this during the winter. You do not have to take many AP classes if you think it will be too much stress. It can be very time consuming and it can cause health problems such as bad sleeping habits, eye strain, and stress. But you should still take some AP classes. I took a total of 7 AP classes during my junior and senior year and if i would have just dropped one of the classes i would have been stress-free. So ask other students how a certain AP class is or how a certain AP teacher is. Since you are Asian, poor, and have good grades you will get very good financial aid from your school. So do not stress yourself too much and just do really good in school. Aside from applying for financial aid (FAFSA), applying for private scholarships, taking AP classes, and doing extracurricular activities will help you out a lot. But remember that you do not have to stress yourself too much. Also community college is not a bad option if for any circumstances you have bad financial aid. If you go to the community college just make sure that the credits for the classes you will take are capable of transferring into NYU. Since you want to major in psychology make sure that the community college offers it and take the classes. I doubt that you will get bad financial aid, however. When you apply for college apply for a couple. Make sure you apply for NYU and the community college as well. Also have more schools in thought because life isn't always as planned.
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I am going to be a junior in high school this fall. I have already taken several AP classes, have taken the PSAT (and got an excellent score), and have an unweighted GPA of 4.0 and weighted GPA of 4.4. My family is really, really poor. My dad never went to college, and he has a degenerate back problem. A few years ago my dad got back surgery, and the surgeon put the screws in the wrong place irrevocably messing up my dad's back. So now he is on disability (which is barely enough for a family of four to survive on). My mom is from Asia, and she has a green card. She went to college, but unfortunately her degree isn't valid in the USA. For a while she was working at a factory, but she was laid off. So now she is unemployed. My parents have always pushed me to do well in school so that I won't have to be poor for the rest of my life. The problem is, I don't think I will even be able to afford college! I have always assumed I would get a full ride scholarship until my school record got completely screwed over last year. We moved to a different place, and my parents enrolled into an online school late. (I've gone to public school all my life, but they enrolled me in an online school for some really stupid reasons.) The administration made me take mostly BASIC classes! Does that make sense?! It's an online school for God's sake!! So now, I have a great GPA, but the colleges will look at my record and see that I took all these fundamental classes! My question is: If I take a bunch of AP classes the next two years, maintain a great average, and get involved in extracurricular activities, is it still possible that I could get a great scholarship from a great school? Another problem is that my parent's AREN'T EVEN SAVING FOR MY COLLEGE!!! They just want me to go to a community college for 2 years and become a nurse or something.....But I want to go to a private liberal arts college and major in psychology to become a psychologist! Is it possible for me to afford to go to a private college??? This has been my dream for as long as I can remember! Please help me!! Thanks in advance, guys. Actually, my "dream college" is New York University. I know it's extremely expensive, and that their financial aid is atrocious, but is there ANY way at all for me to be able to afford to go there? Am I overlooking some grant or scholarship??
Financial Aid - 3 Answers
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yea your gpa is amazing. You can prob get a full scholarship somewhere. don't worry your fine. unlike me i'm about to be a junior and i have a 2.74 unweighted GPA. except my family is probably a lot better off than yours. anyway don't worry your fine, just study REALLY hard and you'll get a good scholarship.
2 :
I know your pain. My mom is single and disabled so I know how it is to live off of only disability. My dad had told me he isn't helping me out at all for college when he has a a decent job and can. But whatever. You're GPA is the major thing. I don't think they look too much at the classes you are taking. Don't worry about that at all. Making sure you take the SAT/ACT. Those scores matter A LOT dealing with scholarships. More than what classes you are taking or extra activities. As long as you have a decent score on that you'll get some type of scholarship. And don't forget about FASFA. I got 5500$ from it which helped me out tons. And going to a community college isn't that bad. Its a great to go to there and get your basics, then you can transfer to a university. Good luck. :)
3 :
If you do the things that you plan to do (involvement in extracurricular activities, earning good grades, and taking some AP classes) then you will have a good chance of getting into NYU. If you can have at least one sport in those extracurricular activities, some volunteer work (e.g. local river cleanups, community fundraisers, 'Walk for Hunger', community service, etc.), and/or at least one school club or group then you will be fine. For a club, I recommend that you try to be part of your school's National Honor Society since your GPA is high and you have a willingness to excel. National Honor Societies host many volunteering events which can save you from searching for volunteer work around your local community. On behalf of your financial worries, you can also apply for private scholarships including any offered by your school, clubs in your school, local companies and clubs, local MLB, NFL, NBA, MLS, and/or NHL team, companies offering scholarships online (e.g. Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, etc.), and rich celebrities (e.g. Bill Gates offering the Gates Millennium scholarship). Also do not forget to apply for financial aid (FAFSA) during your senior year; your school will very, very likely start reminding the seniors to do this during the winter. You do not have to take many AP classes if you think it will be too much stress. It can be very time consuming and it can cause health problems such as bad sleeping habits, eye strain, and stress. But you should still take some AP classes. I took a total of 7 AP classes during my junior and senior year and if i would have just dropped one of the classes i would have been stress-free. So ask other students how a certain AP class is or how a certain AP teacher is. Since you are Asian, poor, and have good grades you will get very good financial aid from your school. So do not stress yourself too much and just do really good in school. Aside from applying for financial aid (FAFSA), applying for private scholarships, taking AP classes, and doing extracurricular activities will help you out a lot. But remember that you do not have to stress yourself too much. Also community college is not a bad option if for any circumstances you have bad financial aid. If you go to the community college just make sure that the credits for the classes you will take are capable of transferring into NYU. Since you want to major in psychology make sure that the community college offers it and take the classes. I doubt that you will get bad financial aid, however. When you apply for college apply for a couple. Make sure you apply for NYU and the community college as well. Also have more schools in thought because life isn't always as planned.
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