Confused about Adn/Bsn

[boxer248boy]

Ok I have a question that I hope can be answered. I live in Colorado Springs, CO and in here in the city their are only two options for school. One is to obtain an associates degree in nursing through PPCC thus acquiring your ADN, or going the BSN route through UCCS. Now PPCC was my first choice but when i asked about the program I was informed that some people wait 2 years to get in!!!! Also it's very competitive whereas persons with a 3.4 were getting rejected this year. So I thought I just get my BSN through UCCS because my main objective is to become a CRNA anyway. SO I call the school today and talked to a very young nice women who was very informative and told me if you get denied twice from UCCS that's it you can no longer apply ever! And on top of that she informed me of a personal friend of hers who had straight A's and still got denied. This is really hard on me because I dont want to waste years trying to get in to an ADN program because I could have been working on my Bachelors in that time frame ya kno. So I need info on this, if i obtain my Associates in science through PPCC will I be able to goto a 4year nursing program and obtain my BSN, but hypothetically speaking it should only take me 2 years in the nursing program because all of my prereqs would be done with my associates in science? does this sound like a good route. Im highly motivated and am willing to travel to different cities I along with others just don't like to wast time. Im in human anatomy and phy this upcoming semester and have a long road to go but time flies and I just want to b on the right path, not taking classes I dont need. Any advice will be greatly appreciated, Thanks

[mindofmidwifery, ADN]

If you go the ADN route, you can get into an RN to BSN program, which is cool because the ones I've been researching have classes mainly online. But, if you have to wait two years to get into an ADN program that's kind of ridiculous. I would apply for the BSN school and look into other schools as well. There were people that I knew in high school that had grades as good as me, if not even better, and they did not get accepted into OSU. Most four year schools take a holistic approach to accepting students, so think about that too. You never know if you can or can't get in until you try.

[AspiringNurseMW]

Have you started on your pre-requisites at all? For the sake of tuition (if its a factor) start at the ADN, you have to work on prerequisites anyway so make sure that they are transferable between schools and apply to get into the program for both once you have the required pre-req. Thats what Im doing.

Im starting my pre-requisites at my local community college for the ADN program. However since its the ONLY ADN program left in the state (!!!!!!) Its highly competitive. 1,500 applications for 200 spots!

I am doing the required pre-reqs in order to apply by the December deadline for next Fall, if I dont make it in I will then do another semester or two of pre-reqs at the community college and then apply to the BSN program. I made sure to look it up and all of my pre-reqs will transfer so I know I am covered

[PhoenixHke]

Boxer,

Great question as I am a bit in the same boat. This is all so new to me and can be quite confusing. Are you (OP and replies) saying that going straight for a BSN program would have less of a waiting list than going for the ADN at PPCC??? I don't want to waste time either since I have a serious time crunch to get my degree (living off alimony at the moment, but it won't last forever!). I've been working on pre-reqs at PPCC which will transfer to one of the BSN programs locally or semi-locally. Thanks for asking this question.

[dorkypanda]

Phoenix,

not all schools have waiting list, some might though. Schools can also go by a point system. You would spend less time(slightly maybe 1 year) if went directly to a BSN instead of doing adn first then RN to BSN. But BSN programs are competitive you'll need very good grades and test score if needed.