Frontier's ADN-MSN bridge program - too good to be true?

[muslimahmidwife]

Hi, all! I'm a working adult who recently realized I was meant to be a midwife and decided to go the route of the CNM. I'm currently a pre-nursing student enrolled in an accredited local program and on track for my ADN, and I'm really looking forward to the nursing aspect of my career education.

Because I'm working and schooling simultaneously and money is going to be tight, the best way for me to proceed is quickly and intensively, so I can start gaining experience and earning a paycheck in my field as soon as I'm able. Because of that, when I learned that FNU (where I was hoping to apply for my Master's down the road anyway) had a bridge program from an Associate's to a Master's, I nearly fainted.

I know it's super early in my path to start thinking about my Master's, but this option would be a total game-changer. Being able to start a quality distance program right out of my Associate's would give my fiancee and I the freedom to breathe and give me the chance for more flexible working hours, plus it would significantly cut down to total cost of my education.

There are a lot of benefits for me personally, but is this program worth setting my sights on? Does anyone have experience in their ADN-MSN bridge program? Did it feel like a manageable step to take? Did you feel prepared for the career that came after? Did having a Bachelors absent from your credentials give you any trouble finding work?

And all that aside - could I even get in? I intend to be a ferocious and dedicated student, so I feel confident I could apply with strong credentials, but it seems to me like it would be a hugely competitive program.

I'll be keeping my options open regardless, but I can't shake the feeling that this is too good to be true. Any opinion or advice would be deeply appreciated!

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

A friend of mine from our ADN program attended Frontier for the FNP, she has been an FNP for at least 6 or 7 years now. She loved it!