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Hi guys, I'm sorry if these questions have been asked many times, but I'm completely new to this. I'm currently already in college, a sophomore my credits earned. I came in as a Biology major, but am going to change my major soon. I'm extremely interested in becoming a nurse, but after reading many things, I feel like I'm already behind in the process since I'm not in a BSN program. I know some schools have graduate programs for students who have degrees in majors besides nursing, so that would be what I would have to do, but exactly how does that work? Would I apply to these programs, and if accepted, would I be able to be an RN after those three years? If I choose a specialty (I'm interested in pediatrics and midwifery), would I need to be in school for additional years? Also, I'm assuming that I should be keeping my GPA around a 3.5+? Do you apply to these graduate programs after your junior year or senior year? Is it a similar timeline to the one from high school to college? Also, I've noticed some people mention experience before actually working as an RN. Is this similar to a residency for recent MD graduates? I know that I have to take psych, microbiology w/ lab, anatomy and physiology 1/2 w/ lab, stats, and nutrition. I'm able to fit all of those into my schedule, but is there anything else you guys would recommend? And lastly, what do acceptance rates look like for the average nursing graduate program, in my case an accelerated one/one for non-nursing degree students? Thank you to anyone who answers!