Need advice on match for Nursing program/city to relocate to

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Hey everyone!

I am currently an undergrad student at the UW in Seattle and I will graduate at the end of this year with a BA.

I wanted to do Nursing for a couple years now but never tried it because I thought programs are too competitive and I wouldn't have a chance and I also was not quite sure about what I should in general be majoring in/what career to pick.

It's been almost three years now and I am still thinking about Nursing. I decided to give it a try.

My parents just very recently moved to Nevada and I've been looking at a program there, however, they have only two public schools nearby and it's competitive to get prerequisites done, etc. I don't want to go to a private school and pay OOS tuition so I am giving WA a chance.

I have almost all prerequisites completed, all with a 4.0, except for the Sciences (Anatomy & Physiology, Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry, and Microbiology). I've registered for CHEM 121 - the prerequisite for Anatomy & Physiology at North Seattle CC for Fall so I can start with Anatomy & Physiology after UW, in Winter quarter.

My goal is to try and get into a Nursing program as soon as possible, preferably for Fall 2014. I looked at WSU's BSN programs at the Yakima and Tri-Cities campus but they only have 20 spots for their program ... I'm afraid I won't make the cut.

The other schools that seem like a good option are Yakima Valley CC in Yakima (esp because they have on-campus housing), and Whatcom CC in Bellingham.

It seems that both schools are ranking their applicants in form of a point system but I can't really check out Yakima Valley CC's Nursing requirements because their website is down.

If anyone can give me any advice or recommend a Nursing program that will give points for holding a previous degree or that doesn't require a CNA license (I'm willing to do that for Whatcom or Yakima Valley but it just takes more time/money), it'd be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much!

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[Jenngirl34RN]

I am going to be at Bellevue College, they have a good ADN program. They don't require a NAC license, but you do have to take an NAC course at a college or technical school. If you take it somewhere else you have to have a license. They rank by TEAS score.

Since you already have a Bachelors you may want to check out the ABSN program at UW. All of the good programs in the area are pretty competitive, but you should apply to few programs that interest you once you get the pre-reqs done. If you like the WSU program you should go for it.

[ruralnurse84]

I am going to Columbia Basin College in Tri-Cities, they go by a points system and don't require the CNA. I applied to several schools throughout the state and CBC and Big Bend in Moses Lake were the only two that accepted me. Just apply all over and there are a lot of CNA courses in the Seattle area that are only 4-6 weeks long. Mine was 5 weeks long and there was a choice of doing day or night class. Good luck!