MSMITH11

Hello, I'm new to this site. I have been reading for a while now a lot of the posts and it's all VERY informative :) Anyways, it's obvious the nursing field is VERY competative right now, which is scaring me!!! My dream is to become a nurse, I've started pre-reqs and already have a Bachelors in Business....so needless to say I'm a nontraditional student going through a huge career change. I'm also a mom & wife with 2 small kids. If only I realized I wanted to be a nurse when I was younger..lol. Oh well. To cut to the chase....GPA seems to be the biggie with admissions. When it's all said and done I'll have a 3.52 overall (including prior bachelor's) and hopefully 4.0 with all the pre-req's required. I've been voluterring at a local hospital working directly with patients and nurses, which has been AMAZING!!! I also work full-time in a non-health related position. I have a while to go to be done with re-req's, & more voluteering experience. If you were me (and please be honest) would you apply for an Accelerated Nursing program or become perhaps a LPN then work towards a BSN? Considering I have little ones, and work, I'm currently not able to volunteer much more than a few hours a week...and to clarify, I would quit working my current job if I were to start an Nursing program. Am I even a competative candidate for an Accelerated or a Traditional Nursing program??? Any advise will be appreciated!