BA + LOW GPA...Career change advice?

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    Tela

    Tela

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HI! First and foremost, thanks for reading (and if applicable) responding to my first post! I'll make this as short as possible. yeah.gif

Education/Experience:

Graduated 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. Worked within a school district until June '09 as a Case Manager.

Goal:

To become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. I would like to earn my BSN and/or MSN in the shortest amount of time/schooling because I am anxious to start working (for experience and financial reasons)

P.S.: By working I mean as an RN, not CRNA....I am looking to get approx. 2 yrs of acute care experience before attempting my CRNA dreams.

Problem:

My undergrad gpa is 2.5. (Not bad, but not anything to boost about either) The only science course I took I withdrew from because I realized I didnt have the focus to pursue nursing... I switched majors, did everything but go to school, but managed to graduate. I love nursing, I intended to become one...got a little distracted and discouraged, however, now I'm focused, I'm determined, and I'm screwed...but how much?

Possible Solutions:

1. My first idea is to: Apply to a LPN/LVN program.

  • Get certified as an LPN/LVN. Start working

  • Continue education via a LPN to RN OR LPN to BSN program?

  • Would it be more simple to go straight from LPN to BSN? I would have a degree and be an RN...right?

  • However, there are RN to BSN and MSN programs, if I choose the LPN to RN path.

  • Which route makes the most sense?

2. My second idea AKA: my back up plan is to attend a local community college & take prereq's to improve my gpa.

  • I could then get on a waitlist for a ASN program (which I heard can take 1-2 yrs just to get into) sniff.gif

  • Or I could re-apply to 2nd career/bachelor programs and hope that I get accepted.frown.gif

I am completely open to other suggestions/alternatives to become a liscensed RN.

If it makes any difference I'm looking for schools in the Bay Area CA and willing to relocate to the triangle area of Raleigh/Durham NC and possibly NYC.

Thanks again.

Tela

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can you re-post your message? it's kinda hard to read with all the control chars, et al

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Specializes in M/S, MICU, CVICU, SICU, ER, Trauma, NICU.

Please repost.

It is difficult to read. Thanks!

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That is really weird! When I read this post for the first time it did not look like that! I think that allnurses might have had a glitch?

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It is difficult to read. Thanks!

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