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Thanks, GibertDaddy, this perspective does help...much appreciated!

Oh, fabulous, thank you mattsmom64!

Thanks everyone for your responses. I've met with an ASU advisor, so my pre-req path has been geared toward ASU - I don't know the difference between the pre-reqs for the ADN and the BSN. So, I think I'll meet with some advisors re: the ADN and then just see which fits best for me when the time comes (hopefully only 2 semesters after this one). I'm married with no children right now and can afford not to work (although I have a part-time job right now), but my husband and I are also trying to start a family so my life situation may definitely change. Thanks again, I really appreciate everyone taking time to respond and share your experiences!

I'm new to the board - so hi everyone! I tried to do a search on this (to no avail), so forgive me if this has already been addressed...feel free to link me to a thread if it has. My situation is this: I already have a bachelor's degree (psychology), and have been taking nursing pre-req's at Rio, MCC, GCC, and PC. I have about 2 semesters left before I can apply to the BSN program at ASU. The reason I've geared myself toward the BSN is because it would take me about the same time to get my BSN (already having a bachelor's) as it would take me to get my ADN. At the time, it seemed to make sense to me to get the BSN if it took about the same amount of time. Then recently I had a discussion w/ someone at work whose wife just graduated from Gateway (Banner program). He was like, "why do you want to get a bachelor's? my wife had a 3.7 and couldn't get into ASU. ASU offers no practical experience, only simulations." Needless to say, I took all of this in with a grain of salt. But it did spark my interest - I've been so focused down one path that others didn't really occur to me. I guess what I'm wanting to know is if any of you are/were post-bacalaureate, pre-nursing and if so, what route did you take? My goal is to position myself well for both the short-term (by getting a good job, etc) and the long-term (some kind of graduate degree). Any thoughts/insight would be tremendously appreciated! Thanks, Chicken