Go for ADN?

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Oct 18, 2014

Your choices don't have to be so black and white, really. If you are trying to get into a BSN program but cannot because of waitlisting being too long, you have nothing to lose by taking coursework that is appropriate at a community college that can later be transferred to another school.

Have you completed pre-requisite courses already? If not, you'd need to have them done prior to getting a seat in ANY program, so make sure you have all that out of the way.

If you cannot get into a BSN program because of a poor previous academic history, that's also a reason to start coursework in an ADN program with the ability to transfer later down the road.

What is your story?

seekingadvice023 · Oct 18, 2014

I have already completed the pre-requisites for entry into the majority of programs in Texas that offer BSN two year traditional or accelerated tracks. I currently have a 3.76 overall GPA from my degree, and a 3.8 pre-nursing GPA and 3.8 science GPA. I have also taken the HESI and TEAS, respectively, scoring a 94 and an 86.

According to statistics on average GPA, exam score, and so on, for the majority of the universities it seems I am a competitive applicant, if not highly competitive. However, I was recently rejected from a highly competitive university (University of Texas Health Science Center), so now I am worrying that perhaps I should also aim for ADN schools. I fear that I might be "wasting" my time waiting for admission into BSN programs when I could have started an ADN program, and perhaps finish it half-way by the time I receive notice of admission statuses.

I am not entirely sure what to do, but I feel like I have wasted my time completing all these other pre-requisites for the BSN programs, working very hard to do well in those courses and on my nursing entrance exams IF I go into an ADN program. Now worst comes to worse, yeah, I rather be in an ADN program so I can actually go become a RN. I am not sure if it would be the best decision though, if I can go work as a CNA and save up while gaining experience and valuable contacts in the medical field until I get admitted into a BSN program.

What do you think I might want to consider to make the "best" decision?