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Thank you! I also agree with the fastest route possible. I just wasn't sure what would be faster, but I guess that depends on the requirements. Once he is med-boarded, we will be back to our home area of NJ/PA. My family is on one side, his is on the other of the bridge. So, we haven't decided where exactly, but in the Philly or Trenton suburbs.

Hello, everyone! So, long story very short, I am a military wife with one child and another on the way. Since 2009, I have followed my husband all over the country. We have lived in Fort Benning, GA, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, and most recently, Fort Leavenworth, KS. For that reason, I have bounced from school to school to school. I have attended four different colleges since 2010. It is a complete pain in the butt! I have to worry about credits transferring, what requirements vary by school, etc. Then, my husband gets stationed at other places and we up and leave. My dream is to become a nurse one day, even if I am old and gray. My husband was hurt while serving and is being med-boarded from the military. It is a long process that we were told would take up to a year. But any way, I have two more classes to take, which I can do so online this summer semester, to earn my Associate of Science (AS)/Liberal Arts & Sciences degree. The classes that I need are College Algebra and a Humanities elective. As of now, these are the courses that I have taken and received credit for... Microbiology Human Anatomy and Lab Nutrition Physiology Physiology Lab Child Development General Biology Intermediated College Algebra Ethics Interpersonal Communications Computer Science Sociology English 101 English 102 Nursing Elective Psychology General Chemistry So, should I finish the last two courses and get my associates degree in what I stated above, then transfer to an ASN/ADN program at a local community college? Or should I transfer to a four year BSN program? Any input is helpful! Thank you all so much!

Also, do you think that this is doable and realistic as a mother and wife, who has to work to help support her family?

Hello, everyone! My ultimate goal is to become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me the route that I could take/should take to reach that goal. I am currently enrolled in a "pre-nursing" associate's level degree that gives you two option upon completion. I have three courses left. 1. You can apply to the community college's nursing program and receive your ASN/ADN. 2. You can apply to a university's BSN program and in most cases, you bypass the first two years. Any way, I just have some additional questions... 1. Are there accredited online programs out that there allow you to go from ASN to MSN, or do you have to get your BSN after your ASN and then apply to a master's program. 2. What route do you think would be best for me to take?

Hello, everyone! :) As of now, I have most of my pre-reqs for different nursing programs in my area. I am currently attending a community college. I have the option of staying at the community college for their nursing program (ASN- RN) or transferring to a university for their nursing program (BSN-RN). There are pros and cons of each.... Pros of ASN 1. Cheaper Cons of ASN 1. Takes same amount of time as BSN (two years) Pros of BSN 1. Preferred by more employers over the ASN Cons of BSN 1. More expensive Each program will take approximately two years. The BSN is a lot more money than the ASN. Credits at the community college are $78 a piece. Credits at the university are $410 a piece. Of course, this is all before financial aid. Any other additional pros or cons, please add! :) Which route do you think is best? Thank you all so much!

Hello, everyone! I have been an Army wife for a few years now, bouncing from duty station to duty station. Without thinking about the long-term consequences, I put my husband's military career before my schooling. For that reason, I went to three different schools during the last four years. At my first school, I was faced with my husband's first deployment. I was working, raising our daughter, going to school, and trying to keep our lives together with my husband fighting a war. It was hard. My freshman year at Drexel University was horrible. I left with a 1.59 GPA. After my husband came home, we received his first duty station in Fort Benning, GA. I attended a community college in Georgia for one semester. We expected to be there for a while, but it didn't work out that way. We stayed just four months. One week before finals, the Army moved us to Fort Riley, KS. I was taking four classes at the community college in Georgia at the time. Two of my professors let me take the final early. I got an A in both of those courses. The other two professors wanted me to wait until the rest of the class took the final to take it. I couldn't want. The Army was moving our household goods and I had to go. So, I never took the final. I got an F in both of those classes and left that school after one semester with a 1.85 GPA. After getting to our duty station at Fort Riley, KS, I started to go to another community college there. With working and my family, I took 28 credits as a part-time student. I got an A in every class and left there with a 4.0 GPA. I retook some classes that I failed at both Drexel and the community college in Georgia. Then, I took additional classes that would follow a pre-nursing curriculum, such as Anatomy and Physiology I and II, English 101, Sociology 101, etc. My accumulative GPA from the three schools that I attended is a 2.48. Horrible, I know. My husband is now retiring and we are going back home to Montgomery County, in Conshohocken. I am having such a difficult time trying to find either an ASN/ADN or BSN program that would accept me with such a frightening GPA. Our community college is Montco. I was on their website and if I am not mistaken, they accept people into their nursing program based on a point scale. If people have the same amount of points and there are still spots open, then they resort to your GPA. The student with the higher GPA has priority. I was on Montco's website and it said that for admission to the Fall of 2010 ADN Program, students who were accepted had a total of points varying from 58.75 to 84.75. I wish that it were more recent than three years, but it is better than nothing. Montco gives points based on three categories... 1. If you took the course at Montco, itself, you get 0.25 points. 2. If you completed the course on the first try and never had to retake it, then you get either 1 or 2 points. It is different for different courses/subjects. 3. Then, you get points for your grades. This varies by course/subject too. For example, if you got an A in A & P I, then you get 8 points. If you got a B in Eng 101, then you get 3 points. Etc. If I were to try to get into Montco, I would need to take additional classes before applying to their nursing program. I need Nur 106, Bio 140, Core Goal 7, and Psy 136. Without having ANY of those courses complete and without getting any points for any of them, I already have 49.50 points. That leaves me only 9 points away from those who were accepted in 2010. With the four additional courses that I need to take, I can get a total of 3.75 points just for taking the courses at Montco and passing on the first try. Then, I would get even more points for getting an A, B, or C in each of those courses. For example, if I get an A in Bio 140, that adds 8 points to my score! I got very luck that GPA only plays a factor after this point system. However, I am not sure if the point-scale is still the same and if students between 58.75-84.75 points are still accepted. I know that that scale is three years old and things may have changed. So, does anyone have any updated information on Montco's point system and their nursing program, in general? Thank you for any feedback that you may provide!

Hello, everyone. I hope that you are all doing well. Some of you might have seen some of my "desperate" posts lately to find a nursing program that works with my crazy lifestyle. I am an Army wife who has done a lot of traveling during my husband's time in the military. With that said, I have the hardest time transferring my credits, being able to find a program that fits, and become an RN. I am currently finishing up my "pre-nursing" degree at a community college near my husband's duty station. However, we will not live here (Fort Leavenworth, KS) long enough for me to go onto the ASN/ADN program that the school offers. The pre-nursing degree consists of all of the pre-req classes such as A&P, microbiology, nutrition, statistics, chemistry, etc. It sets the foundation for me to either go to an ASN/ADN program that would take approximately two years. Or it creates the option for me to go onto a BSN program, with the idea of having approximately the first two years completed. My husband's contract is up in the spring of 2015. It is at that time that we will be moving back home to Pennsylvania. I have two semesters left of the pre-nursing degree. There are approximately 20 months in between the completion of my pre-nursing degree and our move back to PA. With that said, I do not want to wait 20 months to continue my education and become closer to being an RN. I was wondering if there are any schools that will let me begin the last two years of their BSN program online and then finish the rest of the credits that are required in the classroom when my family and I move back to PA? I am praying that there is a program like this out there somewhere in Pennsylvania. It will truly be a miracle. Thank you for all of your help. :)

Thank you both for your advice. :) JustBeachyNurse, the community college that I am at now has you do the pre-nursing program first before you are even considered for the ASN/ADN program. It is exactly what you thought though: A&P, Microbiology, Nutrition, etc. Do you suggest that I take the LPN route and then do an LPN-RN bridge program? PRICHARILLAisMISSED, that is something that I have looked into, but unfortunately, every school that we have ever been around only makes that option available for the actual active-duty military member and not the spouse. That is why I have an issue actually having my credits transferred and accepted. Then, it is so hard to get your foot in the door of nursing online. It seems impossible. Thank you both again though. I truly appreciate your feedback.

I am becoming extremely discouraged and upset. I am an Army wife and a mother. With all of the traveling that we do in the Military life style, it seems impossible for me to graduate from college and finally become an RN. I have issues with my credits transferring and the requirements of different schools being different. :/ Due to us moving from state to state (duty station to duty station), I have attended three different colleges in four years. I am 29 credits away from graduating with my "pre-nursing degree" and I know that we will be at our current duty station long enough for me to obtain that degree. We just won't be here long enough for me to go beyond that. However, I also know that that particular degree only sets the foundation for a BSN program. My issue is that we never stay any where long enough for me to complete one and credits do not easily transfer. I end up wasting my time, money, and effort. I am trying to explore every option and every school out there for me. After I graduate with the pre-nursing degree, I can obtain my CNA here in Kansas. However, we will not be here long enough for me to continue onto anything higher than that: LPN, ASN/ADN, or BSN. Are there any bridge programs for CNA to RN that I can complete online? I just feel like I am at a dead end. I want to be able to finally obtain my career and work my dream job, but my dream just seems like it will never become my reality. Advice, opinions, suggested routes to becoming an RN, etc? Sorry if I seem like such a "downer," but after four years of school and nothing yet, I just feel blah. :/

As you may have seen in some of my other posts, I am a current "pre-nursing" student at a community college in Kansas. My husband is in the Army and we are stationed at Fort Leavenworth. I am 29 credits away from graduating with my pre-nursing degree, 15 of those credits, I begin on Wednesday. So, just two more semesters left for me there. Unfortunately, my husband and I will not be in Kansas long enough for me to continue onto the ASN program that the school offers. There is a waiting list, the program runs about 1.5 to 2 years, etc. We are set to move back home in April of 2015, when his contract is up. Any way, I don't want to have to wait to finish my schooling and become a nurse.I am doing the summer semester, so I don't want to be out of school from August 2013 to April 2015. I have student loans and a family to help support. Therefore, I was exploring other options. That is how I came across Excelsior and their ADN program online and Indiana Wesleyan University and their BSN program online. I did do some research on both schools. Excelsior: Some people based the school, saying that it is too expensive for exam fees, too much traveling for exams, not accepted everywhere, etc. However, other people praised the school saying that it only cost $6,000, they never had a problem getting a job, it worked around their schedule since it is online, etc. I just need to hear more and get more information. I tried calling the school and couldn't get past their automated system this late at night. I will try again tomorrow. Until then, I will keep research. IWU: There wasn't much information on the BSN program that I thought matched my needs. Unless I am wrong and there is only an RN-BSN route. I just thought that there was a BSN online program as well. Is that right? Just like Excelsior, I will call IWU tomorrow. Any way, what is your opinion on the school/s? Did you go there, did you consider going there and changed your mind, do you know someone who went there, etc.? I am a mother and an Army wife. With that said, life can get tough between the traveling, time away, etc. Therefore, I am trying to make ends meet and finally get my career. I appreciate any feedback! Thank you so much!

As you may have seen in some of my other posts, I am a current "pre-nursing" student at a community college in Kansas. My husband is in the Army and we are stationed at Fort Leavenworth. I am 29 credits away from graduating with my pre-nursing degree, 15 of those credits, I begin on Wednesday. So, just two more semesters left for me there. Unfortunately, my husband and I will not be in Kansas long enough for me to continue onto the ASN program that the school offers. There is a waiting list, the program runs about 1.5 to 2 years, etc. We are set to move back home in April of 2015, when his contract is up. Any way, I don't want to have to wait to finish my schooling and become a nurse. I am doing the summer semester, so I don't want to be out of school from August 2013 to April 2015. Therefore, I was exploring other options. That is how I came across Excelsior and their ADN program online. I did do some research. Some people based the school, saying that it is too expensive for exam fees, too much traveling for exams, not accepted everywhere, etc. However, other people praised the school saying that it only cost $6,000, they never had a problem getting a job, it worked around their schedule since it is online, etc. I just need to hear more and get more information. I tried calling the school and couldn't get past their automated system this late at night. I will try again tomorrow. Until then, I will keep research. What is your opinion on the school? Did you go there, did you consider going there and changed your mind, etc. I am a mother and an Army wife. With that said, life can get tough between the traveling, time away, etc. Therefore, I am trying to make ends meet and finally get my career. I appreciate any feedback! Thank you so much!

Hello, everyone! :) I am a current "pre-nursing" student at Kansas City Kansas Community College. I am 29 credits away from graduating with my "pre-nursing" degree. I know that that only sets the foundation, so to speak, for me to go to a four year university and get my BSN. However, I am an Army Wife and will not be in Kansas long enough to stay at KCKCC and go for my ADN/ASN or to transfer to a four year university and get my BSN. I will be here approximately six months too short. Therefore, I am looking for ways for me to stay in school after I get those 29 credits and become closer to becoming an RN once my family and I move back to our home state. :) I just have some questions, if anyone has the answers to them. 1. Aside from KCKCC, what other LPN programs are there in the area? I live on post at Fort Leavenworth. 2. If I get my LPN in Kansas or Missouri, does that mean that I can only work as an LPN in those two states? 3. If I get my LPN in Kansas or Missouri, will I be eligible for an LPN-RN Bridge program back home? My husband and I are from Pennsylvania. 4. How long is an LPN program? 5. How long is an LPN-RN bridge program? Thank you all so much! :)

Thank you both for your replies! I truly appreciate it! :) ph94, the community college that I am currently attending does offer an ADN/ASN degree. The only thing is that I am an Army Wife and I will not be in Kansas, at that school, long enough to complete the program. umbdude, I am definitely going to look into that. I looked into the CNA program that they offer, but that only makes you eligible to be a CNA in Kansas. I will look into the LPN program and see if I could get that in Kansas and then use it to do an LPN-RN bridge program in Pennsylvania or New Jersey. Thanks, again! I do feel a little better!

Hello, everyone! (: I am feeling very discouraged lately and I just need some advice about where to go from here from other students and/or nurses who have been in my shoes. I am a 23 year old Army wife with a one year old child. My husband joined the Army two years ago and we have been living in Fort Leavenworth, KS since April of 2012. Before moving here, I was attending a very expensive four year university in order to get my BSN as a part time student because I was also working full time. After just two years there, I was already $22,000 in debt with student loans. :/ Therefore, when we moved to Kansas, I decided to attend a community college. Not many of my credits from my four-year program transferred, but I didn't let that stop me. I didn't know this then, but the four-year university didn't have regional accreditation and wasn't a school that was any where near worthy of its cost. Now, I am set to graduate from the community college with my degree in "pre-nursing" at the end of this summer, July of 2013. My husband's contract with the Army isn't up until April of 2015. Also, after talking to five different representatives of different ASN/ADN programs here, I learned that I will not be here long enough after getting my pre-nursing degree to pursue my ASN/ADN in Kansas. I would have to wait until we move back home, which is the Pennsylvania/New Jersey area. I just didn't want to go a whole 20 months without being in school, when maybe I could be moving forward and closer to graduation and becoming an RN. I hope that that makes sense. I just feel like I am already a 23 year mother and wife. If I didn't move to Kansas and would have done more research on colleges before graduating from high school, then I could have had my BSN at 22 years old. I have so much debt to pay that I rather graduate as fast as possible to truly start supporting my family and start paying that debt off. Is there anything that I can do? I wasn't sure if there was a BSN program from any school back in PA/NJ that is partially online that I can start before we move back home in April of 2015. I just feel like I am at a dead end and I need help. Here is a list of all of the classes that I have already completed or will complete once I get my pre-nursing degree... 1. English 101 2. English 102 3. Sociology 101 4. Psychology 101 5. Anatomy & Physiology 101 6. Anatomy & Physiology 102 7. Intermediate Algebra 8. Microbiology (with its lab component) 9. Interpersonal Communication 10. Ethics 11. Child Development 12. General Biology 13. General Chemistry 14. Nutrition or Statistics (we can take either or and I haven't decided which to take during the summer of 2013 semester yet) Thank you for all of your answers and feed back! I truly appreciate it! :)

I know that every school is different, but are there "general credits" that I will need for my BSN at almost any school. Right now, I am attending a community college. I cannot go to a four year university for another year, simply because the means (money, transportation, etc.) isn't there. Also, my community college doesn't have a program where I can get my RN through an ADN/ASN. They only have a Pre-Nursing degree. I already have all of the creidts for the Pre-Nursing degree though. That's why I now want to focus on credits that will be needed once I transfer to a BSN program to save time and money. I am not your typical nursing student. I didn't just graduate from college. I already have a family and therefore have to wait to start my BSN. But any way, these are the credits that I accumulated from my community college... 1. Comp 101 2. Comp 102 3. Public Speaking 4. Ethics 5. Child Development 6. Intermediate Algebra 7. Anatomy & Physiology 8. Microbiology 9. Psychology 10. Sociology 11. General Biology 12. Nutrition 13. Statistics Can you recommend any other courses that I will need to take? Thank you so much! :)