Looking for BSN program after my ADN in Southern California

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Hello, I am curious about the BSN programs available in Southern California/Orange County area after I complete my ADN. I do not want any information about online courses!!! I have been looking at UCI and Loma Linda...what others are out there?

Dawn

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I have been looking at these: CSUF has RN-BSN both online and on campus; CSULA, UCLA, CSULB, Azusa Pacific University have RN-BSN programs. UCI doesn't have an RN-BSN program, it has an LVN-BSN, RN option. The BRN lists additional programs.

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After careful consideration I have decided to just go straight to the BSN program after I meet my pre-reqs instead of getting my RN first. I have narrowed it down to UCI and Loma Linda. Over the next year I will attend the seminars there go learn more about it and the good thing is that I am a UC graduate so I am guaranteed admition there but I am really swaying toward Loma Linda.

Dawn

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If you already have a BS in something, IMHO going to an ABSN or MSN program is the smart thing. If I had a BS in something I'd do it too. Good luck.

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... the good thing is that I am a UC graduate so I am guaranteed admition there...

Did someone tell you this, or is this featured in writing in a policy you've reviewed? A previous UC graduate does not have an explicit guarantee to be admitted into further programs at the same (or other) UC institutions. The same application criteria and performance apply to all candidates, regardless of their previous history.

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CBU in San Bernardino also has a BSN program.

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I am a legacy admit. from both parents at UC (meaning both attended and graduated from a UC school), I am a graduate and my father is a retired professor of 38 years from UCSD...trust me, I am guaranteed admission. It is just one of those unspoken things that goes on the the UC system. Trust me, I still have to meet all admit requirements to get in but if I meet all (and I do) I get in to any UC school. As for the nursing program, I need to get in on my own merit and I am not being arrogant however I know I will get in as my grades are 3.8, I have a B.S. in Biology and after fall I will have all pre-reqs.

My dream is to get my education at a University Medical Center and the nearest ones to me are UCI and Loma Linda. UC is easier to get into than Loma Linda as their application requirements are stringent. I have to write an entrance essay, get three letters of recommendations and I am sure I need some very prestigeous ones, I need to take three exams and go in front of a panel for an interview. I am very intimidated but I am going to go for it!

Dawn

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