Runner02

Hi, Just wanted to add my input. I also had a BA before deciding to pursue nursing. I've worked in healthcare for over 10 years and I am currently at UH. I initially set out to get the ADN because I felt it was the quickest route. At the time I was looking there were no accelerated BSN programs that were nights/weekends in order to continue working full time. I am currently attending Chamberlain College of Nursing in Cleveland and it's one of the best decisions I've ever made. I was all set up to go to a community college when I found out about CCN. I was a student in their very first night/weekend offering (Sept.'13). I did my science based courses at cc and saved about $14k doing it that way. Everything I took transferred into CCN. Yes, it's expensive but it's well worth the $. It's personalized attention and you'll work with the best faculty. They legitimately care about your success and understanding of the material. There are so many resources available to the student and they will work with you to make sure you're doing your best. The admissions people are awesome. They give you the info you need without putting any pressure on you to commit to them. I highly recommend coming to an open house. You'll talk with current students to get honest feedback. I went this route because it's my overall goal to become an NP. Shaving 2 years off that process was very important to me. Also, having a bachelors, I felt it was important to progress my education and get the BSN. I know you mentioned you'd be wasting time having to do all your sciences but you'd still be doing that either way. I did mine at cc and now at CCN I'll have the BSN in 2yrs 8wks. You do have the option of doing all your core general courses at CCN and you'll graduate in 3 yrs. I was able to take 8wk classes with tri c to speed that up. Good luck to you and I hope you check into CCN Cleveland a little more. I'm working full time and taking full time classes. I feel it's the support of the faculty and staff that is helping me make this manageable. Many of the evening/wkend students work full time and have children and we're making it work. I'm also pretty motivated having figured out what I want to do with my life.

I currently attend the Cleveland campus. I was all set to go to Tri C but when they had a scare regarding accreditation, I started looking elsewhere. Picking Chamberlain is one of the best decisions I have ever made. I started in Sept when their first evening/weekend session began being offered. I can work full time and go to school full time. Everyone at the campus is super nice and supportive. I had a previous bachelor's degree and was able to transfer in a lot of credit. I'll be done with the BSN program in a total of 2yrs and 8 weeks. They do offer financial aid but unfortunately I had to take out private loans due to maxing out my federal loans for my first undergrad. All the resources are there for you at Chamberlain to succeed. You just have to utilize them. I was able to get a 4.0 last session and I should make the dean's list for the semester as long as I make it out of my statistics class unscathed (Stats is not easy for me). If you're interested, call up the admission reps with your additional questions. They're great. Good luck to you and hope to see you around campus!

Good! I think you have a well thought out plan. I'm just about done with the first 8 week session at the Cleveland campus. I couldn't be happier with the school. They have all the resources for you to succeed, you just have to tap into them.

I just received my acceptance letter for Fall 2013 for the Metro eve/wkend program. Swilmink, I hope you got your application since your last post and you got good news too. I'm taking A&P 1 and Micro right now and will just have to take A&P 2 in the summer and I will only have the nursing courses to take. Congratulations on getting one step closer to our ultimate goals!