Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

OH! and good luck on the TEAS!!! If you have any questions about THAT you can PM me too! I took it twice--uugH!

Sorry, I figured since I mentioned in a previous post to this thread that I was waiting on SMU you'd realize that was the same school I was referring to.

This is why you ought to consider moving for the ADN, not a BSN. ADN = community college = MUCH MUCH cheaper. Even state schools that are very cheap for in-state students get expensive for non-residents. And once you're done with the ASN, you could apply for residency in the state (make sure you change your driver's license address and register to vote in the state and everything as soon as you move!) and you can take an RN-BSN or RN-MSN bridge program with resident tuition.

You could also check this out: http://wue.wiche.edu/

Many regions have established tuition programs like this (for my state, Michigan, we get reduced tuition at schools in Kansas, Minnesota, Indiana, Nebraska, Missouri and South Dakota through MSEP) and California appears to be part of your region's tuition exchange program.

Also, HSU is the only school in CA still accepting applications at the state level, but they do go by merit and when I got in the GPAs of those accepted was pretty high.

I just wanted to tell you that a 3.3 GPA is AWESOME...I am convinced that not every single 4.0 aspiring nurse out there holds the compassion it takes to be a GREAT nurse. Don't be depressed...

Yes, I know what you mean but you'll be VERY hard-pressed to find a BSN program out of state that isn't pretty expensive for nonresidents, whereas community colleges (I am talking in other states, not California) still have reasonable tuition for those who are not residents of the state

I guess I must have misunderstood your intentions, though...are you looking to do a traditional BSN or an accelerated BSN, i.e. one for those who already have a bachelor's degree? If you aren't looking to do an ABSN, then getting your ASN and doing an ASN-BSN bridge (a plethora of those exist) isn't really any slower than getting a BSN...most RN-BSN bridges are a year long, and nursing school is about 3 years from prereqs to NCLEX, so in the end you have a 4 year degree either day.

I think you're stressing yourself out by planning WAY too far in advance.....focus on getting into an ABSN or BSN program, then work your way up.....there are many MSN students well into their 40's....my BSN program has a 54 year old in it.....One of my clinical instructors was 60 when she started her MSN program.....baby steps girlie....gotta walk before u can run......

CSU-San Marcos has a ABSN program that's supposedly easier to get into than their generic BSN program. I wouldn't know exactly because I'm in the generic BSN program....I believe it's 18-20 months long, and costs around $32k when it's all said n done.....You did well on the TEAS so that'll help.....Look into their program....