daita

Recently I have decided to become a nurse. Please excuse my lack of knowledge, but I'm trying to find the best plan for me and it feels like I'm running in circles. I'm a 23 year old who is a junior at Devry university, I work full time and get free school. I could obtain pre reqs to go into an accelerated BSN program next Aug, or get my Bachelors in healthcare management in about 2 years, and then transfer into a BA-BSN program or possibly Rush's BA - MSN program. My first option is to attend Resurrection University, they don't require a BA for admission, but offer a BSN in 16 months with prerequisites that I could complete at Devry and another community college. This is about $47,000. I own a condo, so I would also need about $1000 a month for mortgage, utilities, etc. I can apply for this program April '14 and start in August '14. My other option would be to finish my degree at Devry and apply to Rush, where they offer a BA to MSN program. I would be able to apply Aug 2016, but not sure if I would be accepted. Right now I have a 3.65 GPA. The BA to MSN program is $60,000 but a lot of doctorate credits are included, so if I wanted to go back to school it would be much quicker and less expensive. When applying to Rush, I thought I'd also apply to Loyola, who offers a BA to BSN program for about $48,000. So my questions are basically - does it matter what school I go to? Will this affect my pay, and will I be a better candidate from Loyola or Rush for a RN position? Also, my funds are pretty limited so much of this would be from loans, is it worth it to get the MSN or should I start with the BSN and move up from there so I can get my degree started and start making a better income?