Hi. I am a male from Missouri and it has ALWAYS been my dream to become a nurse. The thing is, my parents separated when I was young. Living with my mom and little brother, has been tough seeing that she is supporting us on one income. We had to move to a poor community because of it. All throughout middle school, I was pulling a's and b's until high school. Freshman and Sophomore year, I started hanging with wrong crowd and started to become a rebel and my grades came way down. At the end of sophomore year, my counselor talked to me and told me that if I did not pick up my grades junior and senior year that I would not graduate. It hit me hard. Junior and senior year, my grades improved much and I actually started to study. Now I am about to start my second senior year just to graduate. Looking back at how I started high school, I am happy I am able to graduate. I guess I just partied a little to much. No university will accept me so I have thought of going to a community college then transferring to a university. My questions are: Should I complete an ADN then go for BSN? If I don't complete an ADN first and just take regs at a cc, then transfer to a University for BSN, would it make my time at a University shorter since the first 2 years at a university are just regs? I greatly appreciate any help you can offer! Thanks! :)