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Also, It is not more impressive to hospitals etc. when you are looking for a nursing job to have 2 degrees.. What IS impressive to them is experience as EMT or CNA. They're impressed with experience in a hospital setting etc.

I'm in the same boat... I have 24 credits left to take and I'm considering not finishing it. I am scared that I won't have enough loan money etc. to get me through an adn or bsn program let alone an Absn because I have heard those are FAR more expensive. I'm 24 years old and poor so the main question to ask myself is "what is the quickest, less costly way to get to where I want to be in life?" I want to be a nurse and I want to start working as soon as possible so that I can go on to a masters in nursing. All the nursing schools require different pre-reqs that are not required in my biology undergrad. I think I'll be attending a community college this year to finish up pre-reqs, possibly certify in EMT for experience and a means of work, and then applying to nursing school!

I'm in the same boat about to graduate with a degree in biology from the University of Mississippi and After this year I don't think I'll be able to get anymore student loans. From what I hear absn is more expensive than getting a bsn and the cheapest route is an adn program. I am going to go the adn route for that reason and because I want to start working as soon as possible. Plus I'm tired of taking pre-reqs and like someone said before me an adn program requires less pre-reqs. Also there are a lot of rn-msn bridge programs that I could do online.

Thank you all! very encouraging! I'm going to try my best to receive A's in the last classes I have to take, apply to a few programs, and if that doesn't work I'll take some time off to gain experience (EMT) and try again.

C average in chemistry 1&2 and B in biology 1&2 and i got a C in AP1 and a B in AP2. Granted, the human AP classes were taken along with the biology classes both a 1 month accelerated class. i haven't taken any other pre-reqs yet because they vary from school to school. Thinking about applying to an adn programs and accelerated bsn programs. However, the schools i have looked at in Michigan the adn program's average gpa for acceptance was a lot closer to a 4.0 than the absn programs.

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Graduating with a degree in biology and my current gpa is 2.2 with only 24 more credits to take. I have had a lot of trouble deciding what degree to get and what to do with my life. I changed my major from biochemistry to chemistry (where i received most of my bad grades) and now im at biology. I have been getting great grades compared to a year ago but my gpa is so low and i have so many credits i don't think i can raise it that much even if i earn an A in every class i have left to take. The good news is i can replace a D and a F that i received in two different classes with B's which will bring my gpa up. I want to apply to an accelerated BSN program in Michigan and i will be applying to everyone that i qualify for but what if i get rejected (it's likely that i will)? Should i apply again the following year or is it game over on the nursing career path?

I'll be graduating with a bachelors in biology in the spring and i am trying to decide which program and school i would like to attend to become a RN. My ultimate goal is to get my masters in nursing. I just read that i can get an adn and go right into a masters program rather than getting a bsn and then go into a masters program. but im confused as to why there is even a bsn program if you can just get an associates degree which is cheaper and requires less pre-reqs. Can anyone tell me what the difference is (if any) because right now i'm thinking the adn route is the best choice for me.

I will be graduating with a bachelors degree in Biology in the state of MS in spring 2013. I am trying to make a list of nursing schools to apply to but i am having trouble finding schools that i am qualified to apply to. I am wondering if anyone else in the South has had this problem and if anyone can recommend a great accelerated bsn program. I am planning on applying to UMC in Jackson but i need some back up programs also.