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MA to RN ?

I'm a medical assisting student who is confused....

I attend Bryant & stratton college here in Milwaukee.

I chose this school because their MA program is 62 credits & their Nursing program is 72 credits. They guranteed me that by the time I graduated from the MA program I would have a nursing degree almost finished as well.

I have goals to be a nurse practitioner so I dont want to be wasting time & financial aid money to end up being ripped off.

Does this sound correct or has anyone done it this way?

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    Hello Breia and welcome to allnurses! Not being personally familiar with your school I can't answer to your specific question except to say that Medical Assisting and Nursing are two very different jobs in almost every way I can think of, so I would be especially wary of someone telling me that finishing an MA course would be equivalent to having a nursing degree almost finished. Also generally speaking it's a good idea to be especially cautious when dealing with a for-profit school. I'm not bashing those, in fact I attended one long ago, it's just that you need to be more careful and research them really well.

    I would suggest you check out the Wisconsin Nursing forum where you will also find the a link to Wisconsin State Nursing Programs and/or our Nursing Student Forums - do some reading and/or keyword searches or post questions to the members there.

    If you are having nagging questions it is best to get them answered now as you are attempting to do! Best wishes as you pursue your goal of graduating from nursing school!

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    Same here , i started out as a CNA now ill be finishing up MA in Aug then right back to school for my RN ,

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    Hi there,

    I'm an RN who started out as an MA. If I had to do it all over again, I would save the money it takes to attend the ridiculously expensive for-profit schools and go straight for a degree in registered nursing. If you plan to be a nurse, the MA doesn't prep you for a career in nursing. I would be more inclined to recommend that you go for CNA, which is more in alignment with the steps of progressioin in the nursing field. I hope this helps. Best wishes! :)

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