BSN program suggestion

[William2]

Initially just wanted to be done with school as fast as possible and never return hence 2 year RN program that i am now regretting in some aspects for progressive education and advancement opportunities.

I feel i need to pursue or at least start doing some serious thinking and financial planning towards at BSN program. I work FT strictly nights. I have a goal of paying off my student loan 9k (currently as of dec) in 7 months or less. I do not want to add thousands and thousands more, but the options i've seen i.e chamberlain is like 20k+. Heck no. What's out there? I hear WGU is great, but will there grading system screw me out of seeking further education at the graduate level?

Not sure totally where i'd like to advance yet in nursing. I have some interests in CRNA, but have a more "gut" feeling to go the PA route for the medical model and less years to complete.Did i mention i dislike school... Different areas that I am not sure on yet. But know i want more soon.

[Nibbles1]

If you mean PA as in Physician Assistant that is a masters degree. I looked at three PA programs before deciding that I would stick with nursing. Each of them were over 40k. I am currently enrolled with Excelsior College. My rn is costing me less than 8k. My LPN prgram was 10k. I'm going to enroll with WGU because they are affordable. Good luck with your decision.

[klone, MSN, RN]

Although WGU's pass/fail grading system seems to be a theoretical concern with regards to matriculation into competitive graduate programs, I've never heard of it actually being a barrier in reality. I've heard of a lot of people who have been accepted into NP and CRNA programs after getting their BSN at WGU.

[William2]

@Nibbles: Yes I mean PA. I have a friend from nursing school who is like a brother now to me that has stated "we" should look past our RN's and seek further education because we both like the medical field from more of a diagnostic approach and the challenges it provides. He'd has the same feelings as I and has brought this up which is why i had been giving it thought.

@Klone: That was my concern. I didn't want to be "screwed" after getting a BSN and then not being able to go further because of a grading system.

Can you give me more information on what type of classes are in the WGU program (and required) and what is it a person does for these classes? Is it a bunch of research papers and alike? I have not taken statistics.. which i know i will need most likely. Anything else