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Thank you both for your quick responses! I did notice that Emory has various deadlines, with the third one (not priority) being in January, so I would have grades for this semester at least). Not sure how much more difficult it would be to get in non-priority, but I guess I don't really have a choice. I will keep looking for more programs that accept applications later. I was very worried about community college being looked down upon, so it's good to hear that it shouldn't negatively affect my application. I just checked and virtually none of the prerequisites are being offered at my university for the fall (and the ones that are are full) so it looks like CC it will be. Again, I appreciate your input.

Hello, first time poster here! Hopefully you all are willing to share your expertise :) I am about to enter my senior year of college, in a non-science major (economics and accounting double major). The only college science course I have taken is basic biology. I have also taken statistics. I have recently (within the last few months) decided I want to apply to nursing school. Likely a BSN, possibly an alternate-entry MSN program. Herein lies the problem... Most of these programs have deadlines that are November 1 of this year for admission in the fall of next year 2018. I can take most of the prerequisites (microbiology, A & P, human development, chemistry) this semester and the remaining ones next semester, but I won't have grades for any of them by the time of the deadline, obviously. What are my chances of getting into a decent nursing program with no track-record, so to speak, in science courses? I will be enrolled, but won't have grades. My GPA for my economics and accounting degrees is high (3.95), but that is probably irrelevant. If I have to wait until next November to apply, to be enrolled in 2019, I just don't think it's worth it. It's basically an idle 2 years between my graduation from high school and when I start school again, and I'd be far behind (age-wise), which is not appealing considering I will likely be pursuing an advanced practice degree in the future. Another question - will it hurt me to take some (or most all) of the prerequisites at a community college? Many of them are full or not offered during the fall at my university (public state flagship) and I clearly can't afford to wait and put them off. I could take all of them at the CC, but not sure if that would hurt me when applying to respected programs (Emory, etc.).