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Hi, my name is Carolyn and I am a 2nd year at UC Irvine in California. I am Undecided/Undeclared bio-unaffiliated, which means I'm taking bio classes so I can eventually major in Bio. Recently I decided I want to be a Nurse! I did a little research and I'm a little confused. Question #1: Once I graduate UCI with whatever major, Bio or Psych or whatever, do I have to get another bachelor's degree in Nursing in order to be a nurse? Or are there programs/grad school I can take after UCI? My friend told me I would have to get another Nursing Bachelor's on top of my Bachelors at UCI. I would major in Nursing at UCI but it's way too competitive. They only accept 25 applicants a year! My GPA is awful, below a 3.0. I know many of you wouldn't recommend nursing with such a low gpa, but I'll be honest. I've been dumb and I wasted my first year and a half having pointless fun. I'm inspired. And I believe in myself I can do well. But I don't know what to do now! I guess I can transfer to another school with a nursing program. But they want you to have a good GPA! And plus the deadline is in January which is way too close! And So I wouldn't be able to transfer until my fourth year. If so, should I just graduate with my first bachelor's degree and then get my nursing bachelor's degree? Seems like a waste of time. I don't know what to do Sorry this is so incredibly long. Somebody please help!