Need opinions as to which is a better plan

[AHeartLikeHis]

i am currently a sophomore at vsu mahoring in psychology... after i graduate in july of 2011 i wanted to go directly into our advanced standing bsn program, but it starts in may so i would have to wait a year...

should i wait that year before starting the bsn program or should i just do the adn program at southwest georgia technical college??? i could essentially almost be done with it by the time the bsn started... ideas? opinions?

should i wait and find a job in the psych field for that year break and then do the bachelors program? and as my electives for my psych degree i am taking the required anatomy 1 and 2 and chemistry 1 and 2... if you think i should wait a year, would you wait and take those after i was my bs degree--- so there is no possibility of it lowering my gpa for that degree? and just take 2 classes in the fall and 2 in the spring before the program starts in may of 2012?

i am at a loss as to what to do and opinions and advice are more than welcomed!!!

[Perpetual Student]

What is your long term goal in nursing? If you're going to eventually get a master's in nursing you might want to just do the ADN program right away, then use the ADN and your Pysch BS to get into a master's program whenever you're ready. Either way, be sure to talk to people at both nursing programs you're interested to ensure that you'd be able to enroll when you want to. You might find out that you won't be able to get into one or both in the time frame you have in mind.

Good luck.

[wih02906]

From what I've heard it's difficult to get a psych position with "only" a bachelors degree (especially if it's a BA). Might be different in your area though. If I was in your position I would go w/ the cheapest program (as long as they're comparable).