gunnerpup

Alright so I'm still finishing my prerequisites to get into a nursing program. I've looked into accelerated programs like the one at CSUN, which is the school I'm closest to, yet they only accept 36 students each year and receive about 700 applicants. I already have a Bachelor's Degree in Education, so spending another 4-5 years in school seems to be another dim light at the end of a very long tunnel for me. Secondly my GPA unfortunately is only 2.9 and they require a 3.0! So my second option, which seems to be more realistic, is to apply to a 2 year RN program at some of the nearby Community Colleges in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area. It may take me just a bit longer than the 15 months of intensive work, if I'm even accepted to an ABSN program, but I figured that I can complete the 2 year program, obtain a job at any hospital in the Los Angeles area, and then complete a BSN program at a nearby university also. Alright, so that was my plan. But now I hear that most hospitals nationwide are only hiring nurses with a BSN?? Yikes! is this true? Or can I still be hired to work in a hospital with an AS Degree in Nursing and a BA degree in Education. My teaching degree has to work for something, it sure isn't helping at all getting a permanent job as a teacher nowadays. Please tell me life doesn't suck that much?!!