Easier program entrance: BSN or ADN

[chioma829]

Opinions on which programs people have a better chance of getting into: BSN or ADN. Please give reason for ur answers.

[smilin_gp]

I don't want to complicate issues here, but I believe there are some BSN nursing programs that don't require you to have pre-reqs. (I saw someone here mention that the pre-reqs were longer and more involved for BSN than ADN programs).

I don't know if it's still the case, but years ago Georgetown University in D.C. accepted nursing students straight out of high school without any classes. Although they sometimes had problems with this, one being that the admissions standards were lower for the nursing program than the rest of the university so students would apply to the university under the pretense of pursuing nursing with every intention of switching majors after the first semester. It drove the administration nuts but there was nothing they could do about it.

From what I've heard, these traditional, non-transfer BSN programs are becoming rare due to all of the transfer student competition. They used to have a 4-year route in the BSN program that I went to, but discontinued it to become transfer-only a year or so ago.

[ladybugsea]

My CC was very hard to get into. They just don't have the seats for the demand. Last year they had over 500 applicants and only 80 seats, 40 of which can be filled with last year's wait list. I was the only person in my A&P I and II classes that got in (not every single person was applying for nursing, but still... most were). But the BSN programs are also tough around here.

[sunnyjohn]

Sunnyjohn says- "The easiest program to get into is the one that accepts you."

[Fun2, BSN, RN]

Sunnyjohn says- "The easiest program to get into is the one what accepts you."

I second that!