Need some advice ABSN vs ADN

[pre-nurse1989]

Hello everyone, I need some much needed advice on routes I can take to become a nurse.

I have a bachelors in Science and have most of my pre-reqs done for an ABSN program in the Cincinnati area. I also decided to go to Optometry school after I did my undergrad and unfortunately was dismissed due to poor academic performance. This led to a denial of admission from one of the accelerated programs I applied to. I know that my denial of admission was because of the dismissal on my record, I am waiting to hear back from another school that I got an interview with and I am nervous that I may be denied from there as well for the same reason.

I know that I want to do nursing, in the experience of Optometry school I realized I wanted to be a nurse instead of an Optometrist (I was debating between the 2 fields before I entered Optometry school).

Any advice on this matter? The fact that I got kicked out of Optometry school is unfortunately a red flag on my record even though I have learned a lot from my experiences and know that I can succeed and how to do things differently. I was looking into getting an associates then doing an RN-BSN program. However I think that will take a lot of time since many ADN programs take 2-3 years. I do not want to spend the next 4 years getting a bachelors degree but I do not know what to do if I get denied from the accelerated program I am waiting to hear on.

I did go to Fortis College today and they said that I can get through the program quicker if my credits from my bachelor's degree transfer which I am confident most will. However, I have seen plenty of review online that Fortis is not a school you want to go to if you want to get hired .

Thank you all for your advice in advance and I look forward to hearing more from you all!

[Uncle Rico]

You should avoid Fortis imo, it is a for-profit school and their priority is milking as much money out of you and the US government as possible. I havn't heard too many success stories of friends that have attended schools like Fortis, ECPI, etc. If i were in your shoes i would attempt to enroll in the ABSN program since you currently have a bachelors in science being that several hospitals in my area require nurses to have a BSN just for an interview,

[pre-nurse1989]

I have applied to ABSN programs in my area and I am waiting on a response from one. I am just trying to find out another route if that does not happen to work out.

[unionnurse12]

Union University in Nashville, Jackson, and Memphis TN only counts your last 60 hrs of course work and I believe that as long as you were not dismissed from a school of nursing I don't believe it would be held against you