Pre-Nursing at a University transfer to a Community College?

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QUESTION: What are your opinions on me taking a year of the Nursing Prerequisites at a University and transferring to a community college to finish the rest of the year and getting my ASN? What looks better when wanting to get into a Nursing School?I live in Oregon and there is this "Oregon Promise" for the High School class of 2016 which can give students two years of Community College free. Anyways, I didn't even think about this opportunity and decided to go straight to a University.. I am enrolled to do Pre-Nursing at WOU this fall. I am now just realizing that after finishing the Pre-Nursing prerequisites I would need to apply to a nursing school which from what I've read is really hard to get accepted into. I think I now regret my choice of possibly getting my BSN than a guaranteed ASN.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Even though the process may be shorter, I think you may discover that the CC ADN programs are also based on a two-step model... 1. complete pre-requisites THEN 2. apply to nursing program. Admission to the nursing program is not automatic. So I doubt whether any ADN program would fit into the 'guaranteed' category.... but it's a very cool thing that OR is doing.

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Can you save the free two years of school until you finish your prereqs at a CC?

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Specializes in ER.

To be honest, most associate degree programs are just like the BSN programs and require you to apply for nursing school and compete with other applicants on a point system.

Also, most CC schools for nursing are actually 3 years long. They have 1 year of pre-reqs and then the nursing classes. In theory, if people took 22-24 credits each semester and could magically fit the classes together, they could graduate in 2 years but it's a points system with some points coming from the micro and anatomy grades.

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Specializes in GENERAL.
To be honest, most associate degree programs are just like the BSN programs and require you to apply for nursing school and compete with other applicants on a point system.

Also, most CC schools for nursing are actually 3 years long. They have 1 year of pre-reqs and then the nursing classes. In theory, if people took 22-24 credits each semester and could magically fit the classes together, they could graduate in 2 years but it's a points system with some points coming from the micro and anatomy grades.

Solid observations. The only thing I would add is stay away from the for-profit schools. They will destroy your will to live.

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I was pretty much in the same boat as you. I went to a university and did my prerequisites but my grades were not competitive enough. So I applied to a local community College and I was accepted there. In my area, as long as you meet the requirements, your accepted and put on a wait-list. My schools requirements was a gpa of 2.5 or higher, and teas test result. Fortunately for me the wait-list wasn't too long either. Also my new school is just as good as the university I was planning to attend. Good luck on what you decide.

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