by gina ivanovic

Updated Oct 04, 2009 at 11:22 PM by gina ivanovic

I am currently a freshman at San Diego State Univerity as a nursing major. I was planning to get my BSN from there but have been thinking to start off and get my ADN first from a community college so I can get work experience as an RN for a couple years and make money. I plan on getting my BSN but wanted to know if getting my ADN first would be better.
Which community colleges have low/no waitlist for the nursing program?and
If I got into a ADN program what would be my chance of finding a job in the near future?

Re: ADN from a community college or BSN from SDSU?

Go for your BSN regardless!

Re: ADN from a community college or BSN from SDSU?

You're going to South Dakota?

I can't speak for there, but here in CO you can get your ADN after 2 yrs of pre reqs then 3.5 yrs on the wait list. Then you can graduate and see lots of ads that say "1 yr experience required or BSN." If you can get into a local community college right away, then go on right away to your BSN then I say save the money and do that. If you're going to wait a few years to start your ADN and then try and work a few years while you get your BSN then just go straight for your BSN if you can in any way afford it/handle it. In my limited experience, you'll also get more support from the faculty with a BSN program when you're struggling. The ADN programs are sink or swim here.

Re: ADN from a community college or BSN from SDSU?

I just got my BSN from SDSU in May. If I had waited for _any_ of the waitlists for community colleges in the San Diego area for an ADN, I might have been starting this fall. The BSN is worth the trouble.

Re: ADN from a community college or BSN from SDSU?

I agree with brighella, the BSN is worth it, and the waiting lists for CC's around San Diego I have heard are brutally long... yikes.

Im currently in my last semester at SDSU and realize now that I am applying for new grad programs that having a BSN is much more preferable on paper for employers.. the competition is brutal out there, having a BSN will give you one leg up, however its not the only leg you should stand on.