Val A.

Good Evening Everyone, I am currently a Hunter College Undergrad in my third year. My initial plan was to take all nursing pre-requisites (a & p I & II, organic chem, microbiology, etc), take the pre-nursing exam, and apply to hunter's nursing program. However, I was told the program is highly competitive, accepting only 100 students a year. In addition, the average GPA is a a 3.8 and there is currently a 2 year waiting list. Unfortunately, I am not willing to wait around for 2 years so I decided to look at other options. I finally settled on SUNY downstate as the college I would obtain my bachelors of science in nursing from. To my surprise, I come to find out that SUNY downstate requires that you be a RN before applying to their bachelors of science program in nursing. Hunter college does not require an RN degree in order for students to enter the BSN program. I assumed most BSN programs would be the same, but was disappointed when I found out otherwise. For those who have attended the SUNY downstate BSN program, did I misunderstand the admission requirements and can I actually apply without an RN degree? Does anyone know of any college (preferably CUNY/SUNY) that accept students without an RN degree into the BSN program? Everyone's help is greatly appreciated! - Val