nursing school 4 me...?

maybe i should add wife is a profesional

homemaker, thus need to stay working

on nights for my employer...

You might want to look at how each school breaks down there points awarded. I know some give points for a prior degree but I've been out of the game for a few years so it could have changed. I didn't have the GPA to get into the OCNE schools a few years back d/t working FT nocs, 2 kids, and taking a full load of classes each term. I guess you have to ask yourself is nursing really for you? I knew that was what I wanted to do and one way or another I was going to achieve it.

:typingThere is an RN program at OHSU that takes nursing students with previous degrees, it might not be as competitive. Your GPA could potentially be a problem, but dont give up hope. I know some people that have been able to get through with less than that. Now I will tell what I made regarding getting to my RN. I had GPA problems as well, and I kept hearing people who had much higher GPA's not getting in and waiting three to five years, someone suggested to me getting my LPN first and then going to an LPN to RN program which from what I hear is easier to get into then the RN programs that are saturated everywhere. I just finished my LPN program at Pioneer Pacific COllege and I am hopeing to get into the LPN to RN program at Lower Columbia College. Now I dont have a previous degree so you have one major ball in your court that I dont. So OHSU is an option for you. Just research, research your options and make the right decision for you and your family, everybody situation is different!!!

I don't know that I would say the accelerated program at OHSU is any easier than other programs to get into, but yes, w/a prior degree you can go that route. I know that U of P also has an accelerated program for those w/prior degrees.

Your best bet is to go to informational meetings/contact the SON and ask!

You need to look at each schools point breakdown. PCC, is doing a lottery entry one more year then they are doing a point system. CCC, gives points for A&P 1, then more points for having the entire sequence down, points for all of your pre-reqs and GPA, plus points for having a existing bachelors degree.

It really comes down to how competitive the completion is for that application year. Last year I missed CCC by 2.4 points, so I was able to add 6 points to my application, I was thinking that I would have a good chance of getting in this year I wasn't even close because the applicant pool had higher overall points.

I would defiantly take A&P by itself so you can focus on getting an A in the class because it is those classes that the colleges really seem to be looking the most at. Good luck

so i pose the question then, is it fairly feasible

to consider workin full-time on nights and

nursing school?

mortgage, utilities, car, food, diapers, etc, etc, etc...

if i could only turn back the hands of time, i would of invested

my couple yrs elsewhere while earning my garbage degree

piece of paper @ ptld state

I am just starting nursing school and my school (PCC) said to plan on at least 25-30 hours a week dedicated to nursing school, plus study time. I plan on working 10 hours a week on the weekends. I know that there are some who have worked full time and nursing school, if you go to the student forums and do a search there are a couple threads on working full time and going to school.

I saw your post said that you just graduated from ppc and you are applying to Lower Columbia. I was just wondering if you were able to get in? I am currently attending ppc and hope to apply to LCC when I am done. Any advice? I have already taken all my nursing prereqs from community colleges so that will all transfer to LCC. Let me know. Thanks

I have not reached the point of applying to LLC yet. I am scheduled to take my boards in early October and then I need to finish up two prereqs for LLC program. I will follow up with LLC after I get the NCLEX out of my life, then see what all I need to do to get in, I am interested in the online version so I know I also need to work 1000 hrs. SO it will be atleast 6 months for that. I will repost once I get to that point.

so i pose the question then, is it fairly feasible

to consider workin full-time on nights and

nursing school?

While it is possible I wouldn't suggest it, mainly for sanity reasons. I have a classmate that has two little ones under the age of 3, his wife works full time, he works 36 hrs/wk, and he is at the very top of the class. Granted he has a HUGE melon that is packed with brains. The material in nursing school is not that difficult, there is just soooooo much work that has to be done, it takes a lot of time.

Scheduling your work can be difficult, you must be very flexible. Your class and clinical schedule can/will change often. You may have day shift clinical one term and the next term you are on evenings.