This is going to be quite lengthy, please read and answer as I am desperate need of advice.
I'm 19 years old. I started college at 18 at a community college for the first year (took three semesters). I did this because I didn't know what I wanted to do yet, and my local CC offers 2 years free tuition for persons with a decent high school GPA. Anyhow,I took 50 credits during this time I courses such as biology, college algebra, statistics, sociology, psychology, English comp 1 and 2, literature, history, government, business and acoounting, public speaking, etc etc. I finished alk 50 credits with a 4.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. During this time I went through several things I wanted to do... teaching, social work, and nursing.
I was shut down on teaching and social work because of pay and job opportunity. I always have sought my parents approval, so I decided to pursue nursing.
Fast-forward to now, I am currently at a private university that I commute to (I got a free tuition scholarship) but they require 4 years total for their bsn program, even if you're taking mindless electives some semesters. So I'm currently taking anatomy and physiology, chemistry, and economics, and theology. I'm making all As. And doing fine. But I hate it here. I dislike the school so so much.
My dad thinks it's my major and I should switch majors. I think it's the school. It's a Catholic school and while I am religious, I am not catholic. And I detest having to take courses in religion in order to obtain my BSN. Also, I don't really think changing my major is the issue either.
I want to transfer back to my local cc for spring to take micro biology and then enter my local diploma program that lasts 2 years. I would later bridge to BSN online. The local diploma program hires 98% of their new grads, guaranteed. I have friends in this program and friends who went through this program and were hired before graduation.
However my older brother and parents view this as a huge step down.
My brother said doing rn-BSN online would be so sketchy because it would say online. And transferring back to cc will hurt my future! I feel like I'm stuck!
I hate my school, and find it depressing. I didn't view going back to cc and the diploma program as a step down... this diploma program has a consistently high nclex pass rate...
I think my parents would view it as I don't want to "hack it out" at my current school, but they chose this school for me. I don't want to stay in school 4 years when I could finish the diploma in 2. If I switched my major to anything else I could finish my bachelor's in 2 years. And go to grad if I want to stay in for 4 years!
I'm just so frustrated because in my heart, I think the diploma program is for me. But everyone is looking down on the whole idea of having to go back to CC, then go to diploma program, start working, and then bridge online.
Please give me advice?
Thank you all. And God bless you if you got through all of my rant!
Ps: are online bridge program really that sketchy? I thought if they were a brick and mortar institution and accredited that all was okay?
