MatteyIce

Move to LA... No matter what profession you're in if its rush hour, it's about a hour for a 15 min drive... My friends that live in Ohio think driving 30 minutes to work is too long and won't work THAT far... LOL... One of them didn't have a job and said that I almost lost it!!!! Haha... Good stuff to the people who does it everyday... Anything over a hour better bring in a great deal of money though!!!

So you mean to tell me that if you catch someone tweeting or texting on THEIR cell phone you will discipline them??? Ouch... That's harsh... I'm a gadget junky, I couldn't imagine not being able to send out a text when I'm doing absolutely nothing... Now doing that on company equipment yea... I see the problem there... But my own stuff??? Nah... Pushing the evelope...

Wow... That's helpful... I might have to take a year and a half worth of pre-reqs/classes outside of the Nursing program because they only offer (to my knowledge or what I see on their website) admission in the Fall and the App need to be submitted by Feb 15... ... I guess that will help me take all the electives or such things like A & P before I actually get into the program though...

Yea I have a lot community service things outside of the Military, I also joined a frat so hopefully that helps as well... In the meantime what should I do??? Should I volunteer at a local hospital??? Talk to some RN's about what steps I should take???

Cool, cool thanks!!!

Ok... Cool... Have you heard about Pace???

Every Private Institution is for profit... No?? From NYU and Columbia to Howard University and Georgetown... Pace is an actual traditional unversity though... Ranked in US News rankings... Or were you replying to my OP asking about those programs with no wait lists??? The 2 years joints that may or may not have accreditation??? The 50% off of tuition is exclusively for Veterans so it isn't a sale tatic (maybe the school is probably getting some type of federal funding for it idk...) Since you are a Nursing Educator, my cousin felt the need to go to one of these nursing schools without a accreditation... Her reason RN's at her job went there (a Nursing Home) and they had no problem finding a job... What you think??? I think is pointless if you plan on leaving the area... Thanks for the information though!!!

Thank you so much... I don't think you understand how much this helped me and mean to me... I took your advice went to the New York section and did a little more research found out that Pace University (which has a top 80 Nursing school) has late admission (December 1) for Spring 2013... Veterans have their application fee waived... AND 50% off of tuition... I almost had a heart attack looking at all this... LOL... Thanks so much... Of course taking pre-req's is going to be much easier now, I don't have to rush to try to get into Nursing School... Plus it's in NYC!!!

Thank-you... I will look this up shortly...

But isn't this exclusive to certain jobs and companies???

Yea I know... But I have to set up an phone appointment which is extremely hard when you don't live in the city where the college is... Add that to the fact it's a NYC school and they aren't really "helpful" for lack of a better word... I know I put a lot of information in my original post, but basically I just want to know what people think the easiest route to take without a lot of risk... Also, there seems to be Nursing Programs outside of the regular Community Colleges and 4 year Institutions... Do you recommend these type of programs???

Hello everyone, Even though it says I recently joined, I have been a regular on this site for the past 3 months or so... I wanted to make sure Nursing is something I really wanted to do before I took that next step to no social life... Now I have a bunch of questions and people don't want to answer in-person or over the phone (too busy I guess)... BTW I'm 27, Black, Male, and Single... As much as I want be a nurse... I have a few obstacles in my way... I have a cum GPA of 2.8... The only prereq's I have is Eng 1 & 2 (C and B)... Pysch 1 ©... Bio ©... Chem(A)... Calculus (B)... As you can see I don't have a strong GPA (not that it was tough, but because I didn't take school serious when I was 19)... Where I stay all the ADN programs have a 3 year wait list or I can choose from a shady nursing program?? BSN is also an option, but more on this later... I was thinking about going to school in NYC... It's where I really want to be and I'm also a veteran with around 2 semesters left of my Post 9/11 GI Bill, which not only pays 100% tuition, but also books and a monthly stipend (in NYC its $2,900)... Not bad aye??? My problem is I talked to a couple CUNY programs to inquire about their ADN programs... They said I would need around a 3.3 on the pre req courses... I could retake one course and my math wouldn't transfer since it's only a 3 credit course from my previous school... So, in theory I need to get an A in A&P, an A in a Math Course, retake Psych and get an A... To round out my GPA to a 3.5... Sounds good, but putting a lot of stock into something that's NOT guarenteed has never been my thing... I don't mind going into a BSN program as long as I know I can get in and pay for it passed a full year... I would need a least 7 semesters to finish my BSN (or 6 if I don't need to retake those pre req's)... So my questions to you guys and gals are... What route seems the most reasonable??? What are my options?? As a black male are there scholarships out there for me??? How likely is it that I can get into a program within the next semester I attend school??? Is NYC a good option for school?? For ADN or BSN?? Does it matter what school I attend if an ADN is an ADN and a BSN is a BSN??? FYI: I can even attend NYU (especially this Spring 13), but how likely is it that I'll be able to pay for 2 extra years?? Or even get into the Nursing Program with such a terrible GPA??? Please help... Everyone I've talked to in the career field hasn't been helpful (as far as the people I personally know)... Any advice is good advice... I have thick skin... Thanks!!!