nursing students with degrees in other areas

[theuer]

Hi everyone I'm new to the forum and boy do I have some questions as well as insight into the world of nursing. I'm currently have my Bachelor's degree in another field of stidy, but is interested in going back for nursing. Is there anyone else in this position and how has your experience been, with having a degree in another field. I am interested in a number schools here and Georgia but had my heart set on Georgia State, until I discovered they want you to have an almost perfect 4.0 to get in. I'm now struggling to find a school this is half way as decent as Georgia State. I looked into Kennesaw and North Georgia's program, they are ok, in the end does it matter what you school you attend.

I want to hear from all pre-nursing and nursing students.

[Atl-Murse]

You need almost 4.0 GPA for most school in the ATL metro

[verene, MSN]

I am a pre-nursing student and have a BA in another field. I've taken fewer pre-reqs going back because requirements for a few courses were met with the first degree. That being said I'm some what worried that my prior degree will hold me back as I graduated with a 3.4GPA. It's been several years and going back for my pre-reqs I now have a 3.8GPA. I hope admissions committees will realized that I've grown up over the years and am a more focused student now.

I'm putting in my applications this week for a couple of BSN programs, so I should know with in a couple of months if the prior degree has helped or hurt me.

[KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN]

Good things about it:

- you probably will take less, if any, electives/pre-reqs. Program-dependent, but it usually happens and saves you time and money once you are in. Nobody cares what your humanities are from and that your A+ in advanced basketweaving has nothing to do with nursing.

- if your GPA is good, it stays good

- you will be better prepared for rigorous studies. No questions like "can i just open my book for only one second during proctored test?" expected.

Bad things about it:

- if your GPA is bad, it is difficult and expensive to improve.

- if your degree has anything to do with nursing at all, you very well may know more than anybody else in class, including professor. As the best outcome, it is very boring. As the worst, you can be marked as "know it all jerk" with all the results.

- if you were a top-of-the-class in your previous degree, you may feel VERYdiscouraged in nursing school due to hard studies and, saying it politically correct way, unusual social relationships and stratifications in nursing world.