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LadyFree, thank you for the comment. I'm not really concerned much about time. But, the more time will take to graduate, the more expensive it will be. I will have to accommodate the cost of living, mostly renting since the school is out of state. It is a BSN program.

Thank you for the comment Milley. yes, I'm willing to move anywhere. I will check out the university. Did you study there or you know someone who was/ is student there?

GrnTea, yes it is an accredited program. It is expensive though. It costs about 700 per credit.

Vintagemother, I found a nursing school that is willing to accept me as a transfer student. They said I can apply now and start in the spring.This is the good part. The worst part of the school is they will have me start nursing school almost as a freshmen student. I will have to finish 7 out of 8 semesters to graduate. I'm now wondering if I should wait and take pre-requisites. Then I apply for accelerated programs. But, they are so competitive as many claim.

Thank you for the list. Yes, I also think accelerated programs are the way to go, but I have a low GPA as I stated in my first post.

Hello Tela, I know it has been long since you posted this information. I also have a bachelor , and I'm trying to get a second bachelor in nursing. I did some research about d'youville college. I also called them . I only have a 3.0 GPA in my first bachelor. and they said that I have a very good chance of being admitted into school. I was happy but then my happiness didn't last long until I knew that I have to spend 4 years in school to graduate. It would be quite expensive to spend another 4 years. Is my understanding of the school correct?.

I liked your comments a lot. It left me with hope. Regarding attending nursing in community colleges, I have heard about this option. I'm also glad to be reminded of this option again. My concerns about this option is that I don't want to wait a long time, maybe years. I'm already getting old. I'm 25. I want to start the career faster but with good education to be a good nurse. The other concern is that I always hear that employers are not really fan of nurses holding only associate degree. I keep hearing that employers want nurses with a bachelor degree in nursing. I'm still not sure if this information is true. That being said, I can go to to private school that offers ASN with no waiting list. Then, I would bridge from RN to BSN. I still think this is a good option, but the cost would be very high to pursue ASN in a private school. So, If I wanted to pursue this route, then why wouldn't I go to a private school for BSN?. What do you think? I also liked your statement" you just have to keep reaching out". Yes, I will keep reaching out. By the way, I also live in Northern California. Thank you,

My first language is Arabic. I went to university in the states.

I just don't want to give up my dream regardless of my reasons. I know I'm passionate about helping and interacting with patients.

Yes, I live in California. It is very competitive.But , I still don't want to give up my dream.

Thank you so much jadelin for your wise comments. I will definitely to try to watch more of the American TV. Yes, I know 2.85 is not horrible. I think it is close to average GPA. On the other hand, nursing schools require GPAs above average. Regarding my English, I'm trying to enhance my writing by reading books, articles, etc.

Thank you for the reply ocrn3. it is a good advice to start from the bottom. However, I'm already 25 with bachelor of science in biology from american university in the states. I don't want to start from scratch. that is why I have been looking into accelerated bachelor of nursing or traditional bachelor of nursing. I have not taken the pre-requisites yet, so I'm concentrating now on these classes hoping to get better grades. I also think your advice about going the private Lvn route is pretty good. But, don't you think it would too expensive to reach bsn from lvn?. It would probably cost me about 25 k and above in California to finish Lvn. Then I have to bridge from LVN to BSN, then that it would also take about 25 or more. Then the total would 50 k or more. While, I could just go to a private school and pay 50 to get admitted into one or two year program that lead to bachelor of nursing right a way. How about you, did you bridge from LVN to BSN? if that was the case, what was the requirement to do it. Do they also look at your GPA when you do the bridge program?

Thank you so much for the reply. I'm worried because I keep hearing that students with 3.5 GPA are not getting in and I only have a 3.1 cumulative GPA, let alone my science 2.85 GPA. But , I will try my best to excel on anatomy and physiology and other pre-requisite classes. Hopefully I didn't take the pre-requisites yet. That will be to my benefit. Thank you again,

Dear nurses, students, and prospective nursing students, Please bear with me. It is a long paragraph, but I would appreciate it if you read all of it. I'm a recent graduate (2013) with biology major from american university. I have been thinking days and nights before posting in this forum because I didn't think earlier that I may receive useful help through this forum. I apologize in advance for my negative opinion. I was trying to reach out to people for help and advice in real life but I couldn't reach out someone. The latter was due to many reasons. Some of them are : 1_because I'm not American( moved to the states 4 years ago). 2-most of my friends are not american. They are my fellow citizens who are most of them not interested in education. So, they know a bit about education, colleges,etc. 3- Even though, my English has improved a lot during college, I still don't know the meaning of many formal and slang English words. This reduced my chances of meeting and reaching out to American students who can help. 4- It is hard to meet really passionate people in real life who are willing to offer advice and help to people who have the same background of mine. I firmly decided this year to complete nursing prerequisites to hopefully be admitted into nursing programs later. However, I have concerns about GPA and pre-requisites fulfillment. I have 3.1 cumulative GPA, 2.85 science GPA. I know this issue has been raised by many on this forum, but I feel my case is different. I need more help because of my special background. I have read many questions on this forum on how to resolve a low GPA requirement, but I still feel I need to start a topic for myself because of the reasons that I mentioned above. I have been looking lately for private nursing school that accept students with lower GPA requirement as Denver school of nursing and Remington college of nursing. The cost is very high, but I was thinking this my might be my only solution to be accepted into a nursing school. But, could I enhance my application by any means to be competitive for public schools?. I'm asking this question because I'm not comfortable going for my degree in a private school. I always think that they are scam. I also would like to mention why I didn't do better in my academic study in school. It was mostly because of two reasons. They are: 1- My English language quality: When I moved to the states, my English was very limited. I only knew few words. however, I didn't wait to learn English well before I apply for University. I was learning English as I was learning college material at a time. Can you imagine learning a totally different language than your home language and learning science materials written and spoken in this language at the same time?. Yes, it was very hard. It wasn't the best wise decision to apply for college before learning the language well. But, my ambition for college and science couldn't stop me from learning both at a time. 2- the second reason is that I was home sick. I was thinking of my friends and family that I left back home specially when it is unsafe country. 3- It took me sometime to adapt to the American culture because I entered college right after I moved to the states. 4- These three reason have also affected my studying habit. I didn't study hard for two or three courses. Thus, I don't feel my GPA reflects my academic ability and critical thinking. Someone can imagine that he may know the material well, but he doesn't understand the question on the exam. If he didn't receive a good grade, does it mean that he didn't know the material well?. He might didn't even understand the question because of his limited English. now, most of the reasons have been removed because My English has improved. Also, I feel united states is my home country now. any advice on how to enhance my application to apply for public nursing schools?. If I volunteer in a hospital and do well in my prerequisite science courses, will it improve my admission competitiveness? Any help, advice is welcomed. Can I write a personal letter to nursing schools that I apply for mentioning the reasons that I did above? will that help? I'm mostly looking for a second traditional bsn or accelerated bsn. I also need advice on how to apply to multiple nursing schools. Since every school has its own pre-requisites and requirements, how do you fulfill all of these requirements to apply to multiple schools. I want to apply to multiple schools because that will increase my chances of being accepted somewhere in the states. I'm really desperate for help. Feel free to give any help you can afford. Also, if someone has the same GPA concern, feel free to write and become friend with me. Also guys feel free to even correct my writing if you notice any mistakes, haha. I'm a very friendly guy. I just really need help! My regards to all potential readers.