Jaz2angel

Thanks everyone for your honest answers. Someone asked what state do I live in. Im from Florida but I moved to Utah a year ago and have been working as a full time CNA here. I do plan on claiming residency. The University of Utah had an ABSN with a 2.8 minimum. So as many of you have advised me, my only real choice is to get my GPA up as high as possible. So, that being said I appreciate your answers and will be sure to post my progress.

Im sure you guys get this question alot. But ive been back and forth for about 6 months now and always end up back in the same place. Extremely confused. My problem is that im 25, Im in my last semester of Undergrad. Ill have a Bachelors of Science in Public Health. Im currently working as a CNA and honestly, really enjoy the more clinical side. So id like go go back and get a Nursing or a PA degree. But to be honest, my GPA isn't that great. Ive already crunched the numbers. Even if I finished the few pre reqs and classes I have left with a 3.5, it'd still only bring me up to around a 2.8. Which is hardly competitive for any accelerated BSN or MSN program or even PA school. I spent my entire freshman year slacking off, so there is a definite upward trend. Last 60 credits are about a 3.5. So anyway, I can spend another year retaking courses, trying to redeem my GPA to get into an accerated program. Or I can get on a waiting list for an ADN program. But how desirable job wise, is someone with a B.S Public Health and Associates Nursing. This is the route that attracts me the most, but im afraid it would be a waste of time, I hear many current working nurses saying I wouldn't get hired without a BSN. Please, any advice would be helpful at this point.