Advice for a pre Nursing student?!

Zyprexa_Ho · May 19, 2016

I would do the ASN route and then bridge. It is generally cheaper and you earn a year's salary extra.

For your prereqs, get As and put school as your top priority.

gere7404, BSN, RN · May 19, 2016

I didn't start college until I was 29, I'm 32 and just got accepted into a BSN program and am completing the second part of my language requirements now before the nursing program starts, and this summer I'll finish the non-nursing upper division requirements and have enough psych credits to apply for a minor in psychology when I finish the BSN program. So you're not too late to start school, and yeah, pretty much any bachelors program has a language requirement (but that could be satisfied by high school if you took two years worth there).

In your shoes, I would probably select my school based on how close I am to the campuses -- logistics can be a nightmare, especially if you have to drive to school for three years. Second would be how much the option would cost, then I would compare acceptance rates of the schools because how far or how expensive it is doesn't matter if you can't get a slot.

HedgieMama · May 19, 2016

I think both sound like good options and I agree with Gere. For option 2 are you wanting to finish with UW Seattle's BSN program? Because oh my goodness, it is extremely hard to get in to. I was just accepted into the program as one of 92 students out of 540 qualified applicants. You have to have an excellent GPA in addition to excellent experience and references. A lot of students have to apply multiple times to get in. I'm assuming UW Tacoma is quite a bit easier to get into, which would make option 1 the safer option, but not necessarily the best option. Good luck wherever you go!

Sunshine-Curry · May 20, 2016

I currently working/ finishing my pre- nursing classes. I choose the community college route because it was cheaper.