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Me too! Would be down to meet up with anyone before school starts! My orientation is August 6th.

I am starting the BSN program (daytime). at Resurrection this Fall. Anyone else starting with me?

Hello! I hope you are doing well! I've lurked on this website forever and I finally just made an account! I would love some advice. I graduated college this past June with a degree in Communication. I recently moved to Chicago and really want to pursue nursing. My end goal would be to become an NP. I just finished taking CNA training (taking the state exam tomorrow) and hope to start working ASAP while taking pre-requisites for nursing school all next year. I have basically 0 prerequisites done, and to to take Anat & Phys and Gen Chem at City Colleges of Chicago, I need to first take a basic intro bio/chem prereq for the prereq (putting me one semester even more behind). I'm wondering, if my end goal is to be an NP, what the fastest option would be for me. I'm thinking about direct entry MSN programs at Rush, DePaul, UIC, or Elmhurst. Also, I could move back home to Los Angeles and complete a direct entry MSN program there, but they seem to have a lot more prereqs. I know if I get my MSN from Rush or the other schools, I still could not become an APRN without a DNP or further education. Now I'm wondering if it will be faster to apply to accelerated BSN programs right now - or will that take me just as long because I have no pre-reqs done? Sorry for the novel but I hope somebody can help! Even if you're not from Chicago or LA, any suggestions would be very much appreciated! I just don't want to waste time or money and I am so excited to become a nurse. I'm trying to take all the right steps!

Hello! I hope you are doing well! I've lurked on this website forever and I finally just made an account! I would love some advice. I graduated college this past June with a degree in Communication. I recently moved to Chicago and really want to pursue nursing. My end goal would be to become an NP. I just finished taking CNA training (taking the state exam tomorrow) and hope to start working ASAP while taking pre-requisites for nursing school all next year. I have basically 0 prerequisites done, and to to take Anat & Phys and Gen Chem at City Colleges of Chicago, I need to first take a basic intro bio/chem prereq for the prereq (putting me one semester even more behind). I'm wondering, if my end goal is to be an NP, what the fastest option would be for me. I'm thinking about direct entry MSN programs at Rush, DePaul, UIC, or Elmhurst. Also, I could move back home to Los Angeles and complete a direct entry MSN program there, but they seem to have a lot more prereqs. I know if I get my MSN from Rush or the other schools, I still could not become an APRN without a DNP or further education. Now I'm wondering if it will be faster to apply to accelerated BSN programs right now - or will that take me just as long because I have no pre-reqs done? Sorry for the novel but I hope somebody can help! Even if you're not from Chicago or LA, any suggestions would be very much appreciated!