Nursing School Choice Advice

[peachshan, BSN, RN]

I am still taking prereqs but I wanted to get some opinions. Background: I am a teacher and that's how I am paying my bills. The two options I am considering:

A) apply to a BSN program that is part time. I would be able to go to class two nights a week with clinicals on the weekends. I could still work full time. However, the school is an hour away from my city, its a private college (very expensive), and the NCLEX scores haven't been the best for past three years. I talked to someone at the school that promise me that the school had gotten full accreditation from conditional approval.

B) apply to this BSN program that I wouldn't be able to work fulltime. I would have to find someway to supplement my income with my husband. The school is 15 minutes away, its a public school, and the NCLEX scores have been great.

I have a son who would be 3 by the time I would start school and a husband who is a teacher. What would you choose?

[Halcyonn]

I think this is a pretty personal decision. If you can make either situation work, then it's really just a matter of prioritizing what is most important to you at this point in your life. It's a delicate balancing act trying to make time for work, school and family.

That said, I would be wary of a school with low NCLEX percentages. And, are you saying that this school with low NCLEX scores is also not accredited? For me, those are two red flags.

[peachshan, BSN, RN]

Hi Halcyonn! The school has full accreditation but the nursing program was put on conditional approval. My heart wants option B but option A is the realistic choice.