I am a pre-nursing student trying to gather as much information and opinions as I can. I have already taken my HESI, submitted transcripts and GPA to a school that is a 3 year, pre-reqs included Accelerated BSN that costs $87K.
About me: 27 YOF, single, self-reliant. I have been a medical esthetician for 10 years in Southern CA and burnt out on my career and lack of advancement opportunities. My current company may also be acquired in the next few years and I am concerned about job opportunities in the future as I was laid off in Aug. 2013 and it took me 8+ months to find full time work in my industry that would pay me what I could survive on in Southern CA. My school is located in NV - so I would be relocating alone, for cheaper cost of living.
So my question is... is it worth it to take out $87K+ in loans for a quick way to obtain my BSN and start working sooner rather than later? I am concerned about this financially however my future is uncertain in my industry if I were to decide to take 2-3 years for my pre-reqs at a community college, get on a wait list for other programs and then take 2 years to complete those nursing programs.
I'm sorry that I'm just now seeing this. I go to Southeastern Louisiana University. It's about 45 minutes from New Orleans. LSU also has a nursing school in New Orleans. Look it up under LSUHSC New Orleans. Louisiana has excellent nursing programs. You really can't go wrong in a nursing program here.
are they super competitive to get into? Out of state tuition tuition is really high. If have to figure out away to become a resident.
are they super competitive to get into? Out of state tuition tuition is really high. If have to figure out away to become a resident.
I got into both programs on my first try. SLU is known to be a bit more difficult because they only go off of GPA, but it was around a 3.25 cutoff for my class. LSU will factor in all of your previous experience, an essay, a pretty laid back interview, and the of course your grades. People usually at least get into one. I know you can appeal to SLU to have your out of state fees waived. I went there for my bio degree and they had people that were able to get that. I'm not sure about LSU as I ended up not going to their accelerated program. Also, neither school require an entrance exam.
I got into both programs on my first try. SLU is known to be a bit more difficult because they only go off of GPA, but it was around a 3.25 cutoff for my class. LSU will factor in all of your previous experience, an essay, a pretty laid back interview, and the of course your grades. People usually at least get into one. I know you can appeal to SLU to have your out of state fees waived. I went there for my bio degree and they had people that were able to get that. I'm not sure about LSU as I ended up not going to their accelerated program. Also, neither school require an entrance exam.
Thanks again! I will look into both.I prefer accelerated, but I have no problem doing traditional as long as I don't have to keep paying out of state tuition. I'm going to research the tuition waivers and requirements for both. Hopefully, my gpa can make the cut! THANK YOU!!!!!!
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