mabforlife

hey all, i have a couple of questions that i must ascertain for the near future. i know that after asking these questions, i am going to get flamed for not "searching". but before anyone does, these questions and statements are tied into one another, and can ultimately affect my opportunities into getting into a school. with that being said, i will try to keep these simple. let me give you my bio first 25 hispanic male (jewish, but latino on my birth certificate) graduated: bach. business administration from florida atlantic university gpa: 2.8 pre-reqs for nursing completed: psychology (b), sociology (b), chem (b), chem lab (a), nutrition (b), anatomy (b), anatomy lab (b) pre-reqs for nursing this semester: micro bio, micro bio lab, anatomy 2, anatomy 2 lab the problem is this. there is way too much competition in south florida and/or all of the state of florida for nursing. not to mention at almost every school they require a net, teas, or some type of their own entrance exam that is not transferable with one another. the nln is only now accepted at 2 schools (pbcc, and nwfl cc), the hesi (a1) is usually used for a ccne school (4 year degree programs), and some community colleges are trying to finally phase into the hesi (a2). the major issue for me is that i do not want to waste any time and not to mention money (application fees) with applying to schools i have a less chance at getting into. i have spent my time doing a lot of research by actually talking to advisers at the universities, and calling them about requirements, the spots that are available, and how many people apply per year at each school. it seems that 4 year degree programs have less spots available, and double or triple the amount of applicants. for an example, fau has approximately 70 spots per academic year. they have received more than 2500 applications. barry university has about 120 spots per academic year, and they received more than 1500 applications, university of miami is approximately the same. my point of question and statements are this. i do not care where i go (in-state, out of state, private school, public school), i do not care how much the program costs, and i do not care if it is a adn, asn, bsn, or accelerated msn (np) program. i want to know if there is a school that just simply takes the hesi (a1, a2), or no entrance exams and is quite simple to get in (anywhere!). it has to be accredited, and should be able to transfer to grad programs and/or out of state by the time i am done. i was also wondering if "diploma" (not an a.s. or bsn) rn programs are good enough to be able to transfer to grad programs right afterward since i already do have a 4 year degree. (yes most grad programs have "bridge programs" for their np programs.) i know these questions are all over the place, but at this point the competition is fierce for simple nursing programs. if anyone can help steer me to the right place, it would greatly be appreciated!!!! :) -michael