I sent in my application today to my #1 nursing school choice (Kennesaw). It is really MUCH MORE convenient to me than my 2nd choice (GPC) which has already accepted me. For one, we are soon going to be about 30 minutes away from Kennesaw whereas due to distance and traffic we will be 1 1/2-2 hours away in one direction from GPC. Second of all, Kennesaw is a Bachelor degree whereas GPC is an Associate and I will graduate at essentially the same time so I might as well do the Bachelor degree.
Here is my dillema:
I just found out that I will not get an acceptance (or rejection) letter from Kennesaw until I am already 1 week into classes at GPC. If I go on to GPC and then get an acceptance from Kennesaw it will be too late for me to drop/add the classes, I will have to withdraw and lose like $1000 not including the money I will have spent for GPC nursing uniforms (which are specific to the school) and all of the books I will then have to sell back b/c the 2 schools have a totally different book list. AND by me leaving 1 week into the semester I leave my spot open too late for it to be filled by another nursing student.
SOOOOO............ Should I gamble and toss my GPC acceptance and just reapply for the fall IF I don't get in at Kennesaw? OR should I accept the spot at GPC and go and just drop out IF I get in at Kennesaw? The commute time and degree differences are so major that if I got in at Kennesaw I would not want to continue at GPC since I would have only put one week into the program so staying at GPC at that point wouldn't happen.
It is a complete gamble b/c I am borderline with my grades (Kennesaw's standards) and it really could go either way. If I turn down GPC I think I would still get in the following fall, I don't think they would hold any harsh feelings towards me or anything like that. I think I would get in again. The drawback being if I reject my GPC January admission acceptance and then I DON'T get in at Kennesaw .... I will have to reapply for GPC for the fall- and then I've missed 8 months which is almost half of the length of the program. This is a big deal b/c my husband is in the housing industry and his company recently went under. I need to graduate as quickly as possible!
I am sorry this is long and wordy. I really do appreciate it if anyone makes it through this and can offer me some advice.
Don't turn down the offer you have now (bird in hand theory). Is there any way that you can hold off on uniforms? If they are for clinical you may be able to wait a couple weeks into the semester thus saving that money if you do get the second offer and decide to switch....
The $1,000 may be worth the time and gas savings to you. I know I turned down a full scholarship with a stipend right thru to get my BSN (BHPR program) at a school an hours drive away (more with traffic) to be at a school less than five miles from my home. I only have my ADN but it worked out- my gram had to move in with me and was very sick and I needed to be closer to home and those hours of commuting to me were precious minutes I was able to spend with my gram until her death last October. Time can mean a lot when you think about it......
Best wishes with your education and future career!
Well as it turns out it is more complicated (LOL of course). I can't take the classes this fall I still have left as pre-reqs to Kennesaw and I have to take them in the spring. So I have to choose b/t Kennesaw (BSN) and GPC (ADN). I am meeting with my adviser in a couple of hours to see what she thinks my chances are of getting in at Kennesaw. I don't want to turn down a superior offer b/c I already locked into my 2nd choice school. I also spoke to my second choice school today and asked them if I chose to defer to the fall would it be okay and they said yes it would not be a problem. It is true I would have to go through the application process over but I think I would get chosen again because they accept more than double what they accept in the spring (which is the term I was accepted for). I certainly hope I won't be shooting myself in the foot if I defer! I hope my adviser will play it straight with me today and tell me if she thinks I should accept the offer or wait on Kennesaw.
kukukajoo, LPN
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Don't turn down the offer you have now (bird in hand theory). Is there any way that you can hold off on uniforms? If they are for clinical you may be able to wait a couple weeks into the semester thus saving that money if you do get the second offer and decide to switch....
The $1,000 may be worth the time and gas savings to you. I know I turned down a full scholarship with a stipend right thru to get my BSN (BHPR program) at a school an hours drive away (more with traffic) to be at a school less than five miles from my home. I only have my ADN but it worked out- my gram had to move in with me and was very sick and I needed to be closer to home and those hours of commuting to me were precious minutes I was able to spend with my gram until her death last October. Time can mean a lot when you think about it......
Best wishes with your education and future career!