I'm currently doing my pre-req's for an ADN program and in speaking to my adviser I found out that in the same amount of time it will take me to get into the program and complete it I could go ahead and get in a four year program this fall and have my BSN in the same amount of time. Sounds great right?!? Well I talked to the school with the BSN program and was accepted immediately. When we started talking finances I just about jumped out of my chair. Apparently my EFC is too high and I will have to pay over 7K a year and do not qualify for any type of assistance. (I find that hard to believe given that I work in an entry level position and make just enough money to live month to month.) Anyways, my option is to continue with my pre-req's and get into the ADN program in the Fall of 2011 and not graduate until 2013, or go this fall to the BSN program and possibly not know how to pay my tuition and my bills.
So the question is...is a Bachelor's worth the financial headache? Or should I just do the ADN and see where I'm at when I'm done with that and THEN decide if I want to continue with the BSN?
I'm leaning towards the later, but I wanted to hear some feedback.
Specializes in Urgent Care NP, Emergency Nursing, Camp Nursing.
Get the BSN, especially if you're in the "traditional" college demographic of late-teens/early-twenties with no family to provide for. You'll make more than enough money on the other end to pay off your loans and, while the BSN will most likely not give you any financial benefit to start off with, it will set you up for further career development and advancement farther down the line.
TheSquire, DNP, APRN, NP
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Get the BSN, especially if you're in the "traditional" college demographic of late-teens/early-twenties with no family to provide for. You'll make more than enough money on the other end to pay off your loans and, while the BSN will most likely not give you any financial benefit to start off with, it will set you up for further career development and advancement farther down the line.