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Hi all! I just graduated high school this past June, I'm 18 years old and I live in Dallas, TX . I'm taking a year off to do a 9 month intensive Arabic program and I just recently decided that I want to be a Nurse Practitioner. After reading a lot about the steps to get there, I still have some questions that might be very specific to my situation, but I'm still hoping I could get some help! I really need to stay in Dallas (for family reasons, though if I had to I could go as far as Denton) so for my BSN I'm hoping to do the first two years, the pre-reqs at UTD and then transfer to either Baylor or Texas Womans University for their nursing programs (they have Dallas centers). I'm also hoping to become a CNA next summer then work as one during the first two years of college for experience. It seems like I would have to work for at least a year as an RN before I can go on to get my MSN or DNP, but I'm more focused on the BSN for now. I'm really wondering if there's any big things I'm missing, if anyone has opinions on the schools, if transferring is a good idea, any things I could do to get ahead?? Thank you!