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So...I've been at a JC for almost three years. Not because I'm dumb or anything, but because I never really knew which career to go with.

I've chose nursing :nurse: :yeah: and the JC I've attended has a nursing program. The school supposedly has no waiting list, either you get into the program or not, sounds so simple...My thing is, since I've been here so long, I would love to continue to stay here and complete my ADN. I have yet to complete my prerequisites, so I estimate about a year or so to APPLY. I think it would only take one more semester to complete the requirements, and they all have to be done before I can apply.

By the way, I go to El Camino College in Torrance, CA, so if anyone has recently applied and could give me more information, I would greatly appreciate it:lol2:

Okay so here's my dilemma: Should I only be interested in one school and completing the requirements for ONE school. or should I look into other schools as well? I know the prereq's vary in the CSU, so I'm very undecided.

By the way, I have the option of transferring out for Spring '12 as a Social Work major. What's driving me crazy is that it seems that in all the time it's going to take me to complete the prereq's and the program I could get my bachelors and then apply to an advanded BSN program....ahhhh! :rolleyes:

Thank you for reading ALL of this, any advice/criticism/info is greatly appreciated :heartbeat

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I've got a similar situation… I went to University of Delaware years ago and have a decent amount of credits from there (but they're mostly social science classes- I was a Criminal Justice major). I only had about 12 credits transfer to the nursing program that I'm in now… As I'm finishing off my prerequisites, I'm starting to realize it'll take me just as much time to get my BSN at a University as it will to get my ADN if I stay at the community college I'm in.

I've decided to put my application in to a few places and see how it turns out. If I can, I'd now prefer to go for my BSN. If not, I'll be satisfied with the nursing program at my current school and just complete an RN-BSN bridge while I'm working.

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I will caution you on one thing. If you receive Pell Grants, you will NOT want to complete a Bachelor’s degree in another field then do an accelerated BSN. Once you earn a Bachelor’s degree, you will lose Pell Grant eligibility. If that doesn’t matter, then the doors are open. I don’t think it is a bad idea to research your options. Look at a few schools in your area. Then compare and contrast the benefits of each school and make your decisions accordingly. Another thing I will caution you on is the maximum number of attempted credit hours for financial aid. You are permitted to attempt 150% of the required credit hours for your major. For example, if your degree major is Social Work and it requires 63 semester hours, you are permitted to attempt 94 semester hours (regardless if you pass the courses and earned credits or not). Your financial aid will stop unless you appeal the decision and granted the appeal (This includes federal student loans). This requirement may start over when you transfer to a different school depending upon which credits the new school is willing to transfer. Most generally if you transfer to a university, you are given some breathing room (if you Bachelor’s degree requires 124 semester hours, you are permitted to attempt a total of 186 semester hour).

I only bring this information up because you mentioned that you have been taking courses at the JC for three years. Good luck to you.

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I've got a similar situation... I went to University of Delaware years ago and have a decent amount of credits from there (but they're mostly social science classes- I was a Criminal Justice major). I only had about 12 credits transfer to the nursing program that I'm in now... As I'm finishing off my prerequisites, I'm starting to realize it'll take me just as much time to get my BSN at a University as it will to get my ADN if I stay at the community college I'm in.

I've decided to put my application in to a few places and see how it turns out. If I can, I'd now prefer to go for my BSN. If not, I'll be satisfied with the nursing program at my current school and just complete an RN-BSN bridge while I'm working.

If everything were easy, then we wouldn't be in such dilemmas! lol

I keep making time-lines to see how long everything will take me, and now I don't know what to do!

If I get accepted into other schools I might try to just go for Social Work due to my attempted units and what now.

Good luck! Hopefully we'll both figure out which path to take :)

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I will caution you on one thing. If you receive Pell Grants, you will NOT want to complete a Bachelor's degree in another field then do an accelerated BSN. Once you earn a Bachelor's degree, you will lose Pell Grant eligibility. If that doesn't matter, then the doors are open. I don't think it is a bad idea to research your options. Look at a few schools in your area. Then compare and contrast the benefits of each school and make your decisions accordingly. Another thing I will caution you on is the maximum number of attempted credit hours for financial aid. You are permitted to attempt 150% of the required credit hours for your major. For example, if your degree major is Social Work and it requires 63 semester hours, you are permitted to attempt 94 semester hours (regardless if you pass the courses and earned credits or not). Your financial aid will stop unless you appeal the decision and granted the appeal (This includes federal student loans). This requirement may start over when you transfer to a different school depending upon which credits the new school is willing to transfer. Most generally if you transfer to a university, you are given some breathing room (if you Bachelor's degree requires 124 semester hours, you are permitted to attempt a total of 186 semester hour).

I only bring this information up because you mentioned that you have been taking courses at the JC for three years. Good luck to you.

Oh yes! This is another factor that's driving me crazy! I do receive Pell Grants. My school has this thing, I don't know if other schools do too, but after 90 attempted units we are put on lock list. Once on lock list we're only allowed to take courses approved by a counselor. I have 85 attempted units, after the fall semester I think I will be put on lock list if I decide to stay and complete my ADN.

Which terrifies me because if I don't get accepted into the nursing program at my school, I feel it will have been time wasted. I would love the breathing room, but at the same time, I do not want to make such a huge mistake in my life.

I'm trying to take in all these factors at once, and I think this is one of the most important ones I forgot all about.

Thank you for the reminder and advice.

:)

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