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Breuklen, Very helpful input, thanks! Yes, I would be enrolling as a non-degree student being that I already have a BA. I've been out of the education system for so long that I had this naive perception that I would just walk up to any community college and say, "I want to pay for these classes and start tomorrow, thank you." The madness at Baruch's registration and bursar's office is now coming back to me! In any case, I was naive thinking that I could take all of those classes this Fall/Spring and have most of them done by March 2013, guess that's a long shot. I just learned that CUNY's Fall registration deadline was this past Feb, and now looking into late registration. Thanks again.

Nylady07 and Breukeln....thanks for the feedback. I see that taking the pre-reqs at a community college might be the wiser choice and that some people are still in the midst of taking those prereqs when they submit their application. But my main concern was that let's say I take the classes this Summer/Fall...When I apply in Feb 2013 there's still a chance(for whatever reason) that I still might not get accepted, right? Meaning I will have "wasted" my time and money on taking the pre-req classes. I realize that this might be the gamble I need to make, but I justt want to be sure that I'm seeing this clearly. Also, there seems to be about 7 pre-reqs needed, I gather I can try to take them this Fall and Spring, but must community college deadlines for Fall application has already passed....any advice!!! I really want to have all lined up so i can submit my application by March 2013. Am I already too behind? Thanks, Alan

Question about Beth Israel Nursing program that I hope some can help me with... According to the website ATOP and Evening tracks are open only to those who have completed the liberal arts and science co-requisites. Being that these are not offered in the Evening and ATOP tracks, where can I get these 8 classes fulfilled? I assume most get these out of the way at their community college prior to applying, right? If so, let's say I take these classes this Summer/Fall and pass will a 4.0 GPA (and ace the PAX exam) there's still a chance that I wont get accepted to the program once I apply in March 2013, right? I already have a non-nursing degree that is over 10 years old so I'm pretty certain I will need to take the prereqs again(which I dont mind) but I just want confirmation that my taking these classes again may prove pointless. Whereas if I apply for the traditional track i will get either accepted or rejected without having taken the prereqs yet. So with that said it would seem more logical to apply for the Traditional track that has the liberals arts and science courses offered through Best Israel. Isn't this more or less the case? your two cents is appreciated!

This is a little off topic (and lengthy!) but nonetheless about PBISON's requirements - so I'm hoping those who are already familiar with the program can clarify: According to the website ATOP and Evening tracks are open only to those who have completed the liberal arts and science co-requisites. Being that these are not offered in the Evening and ATOP tracks, where can I get these 8 classes fulfilled? I assume most applicants get these out of the way at their community college prior to applying to PBISON, right? Here's what I'm really interested in.... Let's say I take these classes this Summer/Fall and pass will a 4.0 GPA (and ace the PAX exam) there's still a chance that I wont get accepted to the program once I apply in March 2013, right? I already have a non-nursing degree that is over 10 years old so I'm pretty certain I will need to take the prereqs again(which I dont mind) but I just want confirmation that my taking these classes again may prove pointless. Whereas if I apply for the traditional track i will get either accepted or rejected without having taken the prereqs yet. Is this more or less the case? your two cents is appreciated!

Dear All, Need advice. I already have a BA and am interested in Nursing as a second career. I'm torn between pursuing a ADN or BSN. Many have suggested an accelerated BSN program being that I already have a BA. However, my BA is close to 10 years-old and my GPA was only 2.5. Seeing that many BSN programs are extremely competitive, I doubt I would be accepted, so would pursuing a ADN be the logical choice? And if so, would I be able to take the prerequisite courses again if my previous grade for those classes were under C+? In other words, if I pursued an ADN would I be able to start from scratch? I might add that I'm in NYC if that makes any difference. Thanks in advance for any pointers!