Help Senior In High School

[whoagreg]

hello everyone, i'm new to this.

And i have a couple of questions.

i want to become an RN and i'm unsure on which direction to take.

im currently a senior in high school my average g.p.a is a 3.03

and i'm also currently taking a CNA class.

i wanted to know what route to to take after graduation.

university? community college?

thank you

[Katie.S]

hello everyone, i'm new to this.

And i have a couple of questions.

i want to become an RN and i'm unsure on which direction to take.

im currently a senior in high school my average g.p.a is a 3.03

and i'm also currently taking a CNA class.

i wanted to know what route to to take after graduation.

university? community college?

thank you

I am not kidding, this is my life too. I have also thought about the military and my gpa is a 2.9.. I am so worried. In my city, I have heard the specialty is cancer but I want to go into surgery. I am so terrified of the future:nurse::sofahider

[Scooby-Dooby-Doo]

hello! i hope you have you AP courses with you! pass those AP exams and there will be a HUGE reward for you in college. also take your CLEP exams too. they help grant you college credit! hmm, what else...Oh yea, I would suggest that you start off at a community college. that way, you can expand your options to other nursing schools when you are done with your prereqs and saved you a bunch of money with other great community college benefits, such as less competition for classes, smaller sizes of classes, and you will not be overshadowed so the professor can know you better!

[JoblessRN]

i would do the pre-req's at a jc (saves some $$) and then try to transfer to a university. bsn's are looked upon very favorably for certain medical centers. do lots of volunteer work...this really shows that you have an interest. nursing school has become very competitive, so make sure you do really well in your pre-req's. being a cna will give you good prep for nursing school too.

good luck!

[Coffee Nurse, BSN, RN]

In my city, I have heard the specialty is cancer but I want to go into surgery.

What are you talking about? How can one specialty dominate an entire city? One facility, perhaps, yes -- if we're talking about Dana Farber or Sloan Kettering, for instance -- but any city big enough to have such specialized facilities is also going to have other hospitals that provide the full spectrum of services.