Need advice on where to go for Nursing School

[acel0777]

Presently, I am a nomad of some sort. I am a Hawaii resident who moved to Seattle, Washington in January. While I was there I found out about the University of Washington and it's nursing program. If I had stayed and gotten residency there I would have applied for it. But in June my husband and I moved to California to help my sister-in-law through her pregnancy. In a couple more months we are moving again...where, we don't know yet. We have different options, each with it's ups and downs. What I need advice on is where to start into looking for a school that'll cater to my needs. I have two years of college under my belt and I want to go to a University. Location would be ideal, but the quality of education is what's most important to me. Also the length of the program and if I can finish it in less than three years from now. I am a 25 yr. old newlywed with no kids. I plan to apply for the Pell Grant, but the problem right now is where to apply it to. Any advice anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated!

[TazziRN, RN]

You probably won't be able to finish within 3 years unless you have most or all of your pre-reqs done. And once you start at a school it would be best to finish at that school, would you be able to do that? Are you after an ADN or BSN? Doubtful you'd be able to get your BSN if you only have 3 years to devote to school. There are several very good ADN programs on the central coast of CA, and San Jose State and UCSF have excellent BSN programs.

[suzy253, RN]

Try using this link:

http://www.allnursingschools.com/

best of luck to you

[LoveMyBugs, BSN, CNA, RN]

If you have your pre-requites finished, and you are not tied to any one location, you should consider any nursing program. Because as competitive that the entry process is, I would apply to all the nursing programs in any State in which you may want to live in and then move to school that accepts you. Then if you only want to be in school for three years you could go the ADN route and then work while you get your BSN