Easier program entrance: BSN or ADN

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

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Hmmm. I don't know if it's that easy to answer this question. If it's a private school with a BSN program and it is not academically competitive, it may be easy to get in (basically because there aren't that many students who can afford it). On the other hand, if it is an inexpensive community college it may be difficult to get in -- difficult meaning academically competitive and/or few spots with a lottery system.

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This depends what you mean "easier"

Most BSN programs look at over all GPA, pre-req GPA, medical experience, residency, TEAS score, or if you have a foreign language or not (at least this is what my school looks at)

MOST ADN/ASN programs only care if you passed your pre-requs with a 2.0-2.5. Thats it. This is why so many have long waiting lists.

So if you mean "easier" to get into as far as waiting list and you have a good GPA then I would say BSN (less change of waiting..). But if you mean "easier" to get into as in 'standards' I would say ASN/ADN....get what I mean?

(you should also consider that it takes more pre-requs to get into a BSN....I had to have more chemistry, more psychology, more math...not including the stuff I needed just to transfer to a four year)

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

This all depends on many, many things.

BSN-easier to get into if you have a high GPA. I would guess that they also value previous health care ex. or a preivious bachelors (although if you have that maybe you should look at an excelerated program). Less chance of a wait list. More likely to have an interview process.

ADN-Easier to get into if you are not a student with a high GPA. You may have to deal with a very long wait list, but you *may* get in. You also have a better chance if this school receives funding/tax break from your county. This often means that they have to accept a certain % from that particular county. I have heard that some programs like to accept students that are self-pay, although I don't know that for sure.

I am only speaking for the programs near me and I am sure that others will have more to add:)

Good luck

T

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GPA and waitlist wise

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Yeah easier as far as waitlist goes and GPA. I have a bachelors degree in another field but i but my GPA is ony 3.0 overall

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In this area BSN is easier to get into other than the UW. All of the cc's go off of factoring scores based on GPA and additional experience or just strict GPA. You pretty much need a 4.0 to get into a community college. The BSN programs don't require that high of a GPA and they look at other factors such as life experience. By easier I have to clarify that you would probably need a 3.5 at least in pre-reqs and that is for the student that has proven they have changed from a formerly not so good student, or who has some sort of life experience the program sees as adding to their strengths.

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In this area BSN is easier to get into other than the UW. All of the cc's go off of factoring scores based on GPA and additional experience or just strict GPA. You pretty much need a 4.0 to get into a community college. The BSN programs don't require that high of a GPA and they look at other factors such as life experience. By easier I have to clarify that you would probably need a 3.5 at least in pre-reqs and that is for the student that has proven they have changed from a formerly not so good student, or who has some sort of life experience the program sees as adding to their strengths.

This is so not true in my area.....GPA totally matters for BSN. Community college only requires a 2.0 GPA and a 2.5 GPA for pre-reqs.....community colleges do not even look if you have medical experience... nearly any one can get into a community college nursing program (but will be on a waiting list) but BSN programs are harder to get into intellectually...are you sure you did not get the two confused? This is how it is in California.

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HeartsOpenWide:

I am in southern california and it can be more academically competitive to get into some community college ADN programs than some BSN university programs.

It's strictly a matter of economics. The community college programs are so ridiculously inexpensive they are barraged with applications from all kinds of students and can pick and choose. Some universities, on the other hand, have to actively recruit nursing students and take what they can get.

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HeartsOpenWide:

I am in southern california and it can be more academically competitive to get into some community college ADN programs than some BSN university programs.

It's strictly a matter of economics. The community college programs are so ridiculously inexpensive they are barraged with applications from all kinds of students and can pick and choose. Some universities, on the other hand, have to actively recruit nursing students and take what they can get.

I did not mean that CC are not hard to get into, I relize that, but the person before me was saying that CC require a 4.0 and look at medical experience and the BSN do not care about GPA.......at my CC they use to go by GPA but then some one threatened to sue over discrimination and because they are a "community college" they had to comply. The main reason CC are hard to get into into is because so many people apply!!! I know! I was 72 on a waiting list.....a 2 year wait. At my CC they do not pick and choose, the put you in a hat with the rest of them. They do pick and choose at the UC I applied to.

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Although this is a little repetitive....Here, the Community college is much easier to get into GPA-wise, and there is not too much of a waiting list. The BSN program is more competitive with GPA, and you also have a lot more prereqs...atleast two years worth.

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Let's not all forget that once you get into the nursing program, at either a BSN level or ADN level, it's ALL the same. So you might have an easier time getting into the nursing program at a community college, once the courses start, you need to be able to perform.

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