I always had dreams of attending a professional school (medical, dental, law, business, future studies in Nursing etc.) so I had decided to select the BSN route rather than the ADN. However, some students from my community college are criticizing my decision as they state that I am paying too much for a Nursing Degree in contrast with with them. Financially, I have no problems paying, I have the Montgomery G.I. bill, financial aid, savings, and won every scholarship offered for my major. I begin at UC Irvine this fall in September. They keep calling me an idiot by pursuing a BSN.
I have recently discovered that ADN nurses have their Bachelor's paid for by the hospital while they work. However, my parents (both physicians) have said since the state of California is in the brink of a financial meltdown and are deeply broke, hospital administration staff are cutting back on funds and are no longer paying it. Is there some truth to that at all or are my parents just using that as a scare tactic to woo me towards a higher degree level?
I want to attend graduate school of some kind and I was scared that the hospitals were no longer financially assisting nurses in their pursuit for a Bachelor's, were these good reasons in pursuing the BSN rather than the ADN?
P.S.: I also wanted to live the "college life," instead of just commuting back and forth to my CC.
