What's the plan?

I guess my first goal of 2013 has changed to get over this damn sinus infection. It's been almost a week and a half, and I probably could have easily been over this by going to the doctor and getting some antibiotics. Too bad I'm stubborn and hate how they just ruin all the good stuff in your system.  If it's not gone tomorrow, I'm caving and going to the doctor. blah.

So my major goals of 2013 of getting into a nursing program and leaving this cubicle. Applications are due by February 5th. Nothing is changing with what I'm turning in, since I can't retake the entrance exam due to a 6 month time period between tests.  So I'm reapplying with my 92. Fingers crossed that does the trick this time!  I should find out by mid to late March, if I'm accepted into the program. If so, I would start in August. This program would cost me about $8k

If not, I'll be taking a different exam for the other program I'm looking at.  Along with some other exams to hopefully test out of some unnecessary classes. If I end up having to go this route, I would start in May. Only downfall is this route costs $22k. That's just to get an LPN, to bridge to RN would be an additional $22k. But I would be able to make more money as an LPN while bridging over.

So my current and well continuous debate is when do I quit this job and try to get a tech job at a hospital? What's the hold up? Well, the type of stress I want to deal with... Do I want to stick with my current job for another 4.5-6.5 months (depending on which program) and save up $20-30k? Or do I just take a major pay cut and go for a hospital job? So do I deal with the same stress I've been living in for the last two years or do I change it to a different stress of making less money and being worried about paying for bills and tuition?

Right now, unfortunately, my instinct is to stay where I'm at and save up money. If I stay here and have to go to the second program, I could basically pay for the tuition out of my pocket. If I stay here and get into the first program, I'll still have more money and feel more comfortable about paying for bills with that added money. As much as it sucks and I hate it here, I guess I would rather deal with this stress for the time being, instead of adding another 1/2 year to the 2 years I'll already have with the pay cut.

I believe everything will work out in the end. There was a reason why I didn't get into the program to start in 20 days. I don't know what that is and I may never know, but there is a reason. There's a reason for everything and I know with my hard work and determination I will get there one day. Just taking a little longer than planned...which goes to one of my resolutions of accepting when things don't go as planned. SO hard, but working on it...