Re: I need advice. PLEASE ANY INPUT!!!
Prettyladie:
As far as what to choose BSN or ADN it should depend on your goals. Do you need to make $$ soon or can it wait? Do you put more value in a bachelor's degree vs. an associates? I can tell you when it comes right down to it, it's a piece of paper that acknowledges your commitment to your studies. Expierence is what matters more. I can honestly speek my opinion because I have a bachelor's degree already in management information systems (computers) and in the end it's just a piece of paper that sits in a pretty frame. I graduated with this degree in 2001 and I have not had to retake any course. Plus, if I had to and it was a general course I would see if I could CLEP out of it.
My personal decision came to follow the ADN route because it's shorter in a sense that I don't have to take the extra classes (chem and nutrition) and if I decide to further my education, I'll do the bridge program (I believe it's only 1 - 2 more years). My issue is that I don't want to invest more time in school than what is needed. Every person is different though. Try to make a pro-con list for ADN vs. BSN, you might be able to then tell what you are leaning toward.
As far as your age, you are still very young, don't let that be a factor in your decision to pursue a higher degree. I'm in a pharmacology course right now with a bunch of 30 somethings and a couple of 40 somethings and these are people going for an ADN program.
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