Please help, transferring into a nursing program?

Jason

You might want to check the schools in your area to see what the pre-reqs are for admission. In my neck of the woods, just about every program required at least 5-8 credits in anatomy, 4 credits Microbiology, developmental psych, chemistry, college algebra to name a few. If you don't have them now, you will have to go back and finish them before you get accepted in. I'm not sure what you have already done between your high school work and college, but usually the schools are pretty specific.

You seem to be shooting pretty high, looking at getting into a grad program, after finishing up a BSN. And if you are looking for less competitive schools, keep in mind that will effect your chances getting into one of those advanced programs.

Since you asked for advice, I'm going to give you some. For starters, tell us why you want to go into nursing. Its a pretty demanding profession, lots of rewards, but it takes a special person to want to do it, and I haven't seen you say why you want to do it. It will also take better grades than you have been getting so you will need to up the ante there. And to get into any program, you are going to have to have all the pre-reqs done with whatever minimum grade the school requires. In my case it was a C, but other schools are requiring a B. And with the current economy, most programs are getting plenty of applicants.

If you are serious about it, focus on getting through a program and passing the nclex first. Whether its a a diploma program, associates or bachelors program doesn't matter, that will get you into the field and from there you can decide how high you want to go with it. Lots of folks re-think their plans for school after they have been going for several years. Nothing wrong with that, you have to regenerate your level of motivation.