I need advice. PLEASE ANY INPUT!!!

[Prettyladie]

Okay I have a H U G E dilemma. I have lets say ohhh 100+ hours. No degree. No associates. No bachelors. The reason I have so many hours is because I've taken all the prerequisites for multiple schools. They all want this..and they all want that. I have a 3.45 and most of my schools, and a 3.39 at one school due to the different prereqs. I'm torn between waiting a semseter to try to get into BSN programs for the Spring or going ahead and starting an Associate program. I don't want to know the differences between having an associate or bachelors, I just want to know what would you do. I have A's and mostly B's in all my prereqs. I R E A L L Y don't want to retake things like english, psy and soc etc classes over just to raise my gpa. Also there is no guarantee that I will get into those programs regardless if I retake those classes. Besides I have 12 Bs. So I would spend all summer and partly fall retaking those courses, which doesn't make sense for me to take them in the fall when the deadlines are in september and october. They would still go off of my current grades. There is no way for me to retake all those classes in the summer. I could only take a few, and with those only being 3 hours classes, it wouldn't raise my gpa up that much anyways. On the associate part.. like I said I have 100 hours. I feel like I would be going backwards. I feel like all the hours I have would be going to "waste". But on the pros. I could start in the fall. The deadline isn't until June 9. I've been talking with the advisor and she says I have a really good chance. They select students by points. I have 9 out of 12. And if you have 8 and above points you are called to take the HESI test and if you have one of the 36 highest composite scores you are in the program. Seeing how I've taken the HESI before and scored relatively high on it, I'm not too worried about it. I'm just torn between these two decisions. I think maybe I'm being stubborn because I really want a BSN, but I'm 22 and I'm not getting any younger lol. So any input and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

-Prettyladie.

[MammaNurse2Be]

Each school has a different course curriculum. The best thing is to go to each school website and look at the requirements. They are all listed. You can look at your transcripts and compare what you have to what you need. you can see the course name. You can then decide if you should meet with an advisor. Then you decide.

[TuTonka]

:smokin:In the long run you would be better off going for your BSN to begin with...that is if management, education or clinical pathways are what you are wanting. Job market wise If you are on the west coast a BSN is your best bet.

Good Luck!

TuTonka

[LovingNurse, BSN, RN]

You could get your ADN, start working and do an immediate bridge. The high-stress "nursing" classes and clinicals will be out of the way... no worries of getting kicked out if you get sick or break an arm, etc. (

Like you, I have a ton more credits than I needed for my ADN, but I wanted to spend more time with my family before going back, like when my kids are out of the house (won't be long -sniff) I am thinking of doing the ADN to MSN program. The counselor I met with said I will be able to shave off &/or test out of a few classes by going directly to MSN.

Apply to several programs and see which you get accepted to --- that might make the decision for you.

Good luck.

[Prettyladie]

a lot of ppl keep saying do the bsn. i want a BSN regardless if i do straight bsn or adn first. my only real dilemma was should i keep trying to get into a bsn program or go with a adn program that im pretty sure i can get in. i just dont want to wast excessive time.

[tfleuter, BSN, RN]

so do some schools offer courses with extra clinical portions?

I believe so. From what I've been told, for my school, you are in clinicals the whole time, whether BSN or ADN. Not sure what those extra clinicals are though.

[Prettyladie]

i was just trying to figure out what the whole Rn-BSN was. I didn't know if it was just regular lecture type classes, or if they clinicals to go along with it.

[LovingNurse, BSN, RN]

I haven't heard of any situations where one would need any more clincal. The type of classes I need yet are a Humanities class, statistics, and nursing theory etc., boring/ nothing exciting.