jjohnson548

Hello everyone. This is going to be kind of a long question/ discussion about the military, nursing careers, and my personal situation. I hope I can find someone who's been where I am or can give me some good advice. So to start things off. Ive desired to become a nurse for a very long time ever since I was a teenager. I never had much support or insight into the education options for nursing though. I am at a crossroads right now between trying to pursue a B.S.N. or joining the military to get my education. I am almost finished with my prerequisite courses for nursing school and I have around a 3.1-3.2 GPA (not very good I know). My big dilemma with the BSN route is the fact that even if I by some miracle get into a program I will have no time for a job which will subsequently lead to me most likely being kicked out of my home by my parents and I will not have enough funds to pay for my car Insurence. So transportation and housing are going to be shot with that route. So I figured doing the military would be a great idea but I would really like to join as an officer (which requires a BSN). So it's either I join and be a nurse and miss out on all the benifits of being an officer and have to take **** and claw my way up the ranks or have nowhere to live or go during BSN school. My ultimate goal is to have my RN and become an Air Force officer but it's looking like it's never going to happen in my current state. Sorry for the long post I'm just having a panic attack and don't know what to really do with my life at the moment. I really hope someone can help me. Thanks for reading.

I'll definitely keep those science courses up as best I can and study for the TEAS. I met with a UIW advisor today and she said I qualify for 10K in scholarship every year so that will actually take the cost down a lot.

How's it going everyone I'm new to the website but have been reading articles from here for a long time. I'm looking to apply for some schools in San Antonio, Texas fairly soon and just wanted to give you guys my GPA and general info and if y'all think I have a chance of getting into a program. My overall GPA as of July 2017 is 3.11 and I am just begging for my Science courses right now. I have yet to take my TEAS yet. I'm looking at applying to UTHSC and UIW. I am unsure of SAC has a BSN program but those are my two options as of now. I am scared because I don't think my overall GPA or Science GPA will be good enough. But let me know what yalls GPAs and stuff was when you applied or if you've had experiences with these schools before. Thanks.