Hi Everyone! Advice Needed for School!

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Hi everyone!

I currently have a BA and after years of dragging my feet have finally decided to get my BSN.

I know I need to go back to school to for my prerequisites (currently I only have statistics), but I don't even know where to start. :-/

I live in Southern California and truthfully since 2014 have tried to get into the prerequisite courses at Chaffey College, but they are ALWAYS full.

I've then been told I could take courses instead at LAC instead?

It just seems I hear different information constantly and honestly...its a bit confusing.

My first goal is to receive my BSN...but where do I start?

I may need online courses because I work full time...but evening could work as well.

I appreciate any tips/help that anyone could offer. Thank you so much. :-)

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I worked with someone who had a non nursing bachelors and went to LAC.

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Thanks for your response! And wow, really? Did they have all the prerequisites?

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She actually got her associates degree in nursing from there after getting her BA... It was at a time when the differences between BSNs vs. ADNs were not that big of a deal... Especially if someone already had a degree. She went on to do a masters degree in health care administration (I think) in NYU in NY. I worked at USC University Hospital/Keck when I lived in SoCal and a lot of people went to LAC... If you want to do a primary entry BSN you could probably do your prerequisites there depending on which ever program you want to enter and then go for it. Or, since you have a bachelors, you could do a primary entry masters degree as an RN! All the best! Keep us posted. p.s. I am back in NYC now and miss California sooooo much!

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Hi again :) Just in case I am misunderstanding, are you already a nurse with a BA or are you going to become a nurse for the first time after having a BA? I now realize I should have asked that question first, prior to giving my last answer...

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Wow thank you! And wow really, funny you say that. I'm a little sick of CA and want to move to NY badly. lol! :-)

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Sorry! :)

I have a BA already, but I want to become a nurse for the first time. But I need prerequisites first, before I apply to schools I believe. It's just frustrating because it seems all the community college science classes are always full every semester. :-(

I was thinking maybe I could apply to LAC's ADN program instead...but I think I need all prerequisites for that too.

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Maybe check out the Masters primary entry nursing programs... Believe it or not, sometimes they are easier to get into and have a "bridge" element which includes all prerequisites..

and and good luck if you decide to move to NY :)

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Wow thank you! And wow really, funny you say that. I'm a little sick of CA and want to move to NY badly. lol! :-)

So, move from one extremely saturated state to another. In both Cal. and NY new grads have difficulty finding jobs.

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So, move from one extremely saturated state to another. In both Cal. and NY new grads have difficulty finding jobs.

Hi Thanks for your response. When I replied, truthfully I wasn't thinking of that. I just meant for a change and I love NY and the people there. But thanks for the info, this is good to know. :-)

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Maybe check out the Masters primary entry nursing programs... Believe it or not, sometimes they are easier to get into and have a "bridge" element which includes all prerequisites..

and and good luck if you decide to move to NY :)

Thank you so much! I will look into it! :-)

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