@alibean, I say go for the BSN. You can apply to a preceptorship/ externship that is outside of your school. For example I applied to the UCSD preceptorship on my own and got it, then it just had to...
The interview was intense. There were lots of clinical scenario questions testing nursing knowledge and I do worse on those questions. Serena said that we would hear back around the 1st or 2nd week...