Other degree besides nursing

[lynn_702]

I just want to know if it's a good idea. My whole life I have been off and on with what I want to do with my medical career. As of right now I am pursing an associates degree for nursing at my community college. I'm also going to be applying at other colleges. Although, sometimes the wait list may take forever to accept me because I have seen many others struggling to get in. I had one friend who had already obtained a bachelors in something else and got accepted into a program right away. Would it be stupid to get a bachelors degree in biological sciences? Or should I just keep waiting until I get into the program.

[AceOfHearts<3]

If you get a bachelors degree in something else you will likely use up all your allotted federal funding which means you would have to use pricey private loans or fund it out of your own pocket or find scholarships (which are hard to find for second degree nurses).

Just something to think about...

[ukjenn231]

If you have a bachelor's in another science, then you could possibly be admitted to an accelerated BSN program for people that already have a bachelor's in another field. I'm not sure how competitive those programs are in comparison. I had trouble getting into nursing school for a couple of years, so I made sure I completed all my pre-reqs and then worked as a nursing assistant in a hospital to gain experience and network. I think it just depends on what you prefer to do.