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First, congratulations on your acceptance into not one but two nursing schools! This is just my two cents as I live in Virginia Beach and don't have experience with either of those schools. I would go to Germanna and get the RN. Then get a job and go back for the BSN and hopefully find a place to work that has tuition reimbursement for the BSN. Of course, it's ultimately up to you and I hope whatever you decide works out well for you.
Know that Bon Secours was ranked #1 NCLEX-RN pass rate for 2010-11. The hospital system is consistently rated as tops in the nation for working mothers and as a top employer. http://www.bonsecours.com/assets/pdfs/news/BSHR-1086_Bon_Secours_NCLEX_Release_3.pdf
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Hey everyone! I got accepted into Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing in Richmond Va, and Germanna community college in Va.
But which school should I choose?
I also applied to UVA, but I won't know if I got in until May 1.
Pros: to Germanna is it's cheeper,and I am already familiar with it because that's where I did all of my prerequisites
Cons: I would only have an associates degree, two more years one class a semester
then I will have to transfer somewhere to get a bachelors degree/ BSN
Pros to Bon Secours: I will get my BSN in 3 more years
Cons: I will have to get an apartment, and it's more expensive
Some feed back from anyone would be appreciated, but especially from anyone attending these schools!!!