KDeeds

Hi everyone! Last week I applied for Mansfield University in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. I live 3 1/2 hours away from this campus in Mohrsville, Pennsylvania. I've seen this campus plenty of times due to the fact I have a hunting cabin in Potter County Pennsylvania, 30-40 minutes away from the Mansfield Campus and I pass it every time I go to my cabin. I applied for their BSN program and have read online that they have a 93% acceptance rate and there selectivity is a less selective campus making it easier to be accepted. I'm just wondering if any of you guys went to this University and liked it? Or how many of you guys went right for your BSN first instead of achieving your Associates Degree in Nursing then doing a bridge program for your BSN? I'm very hopeful that I get accepted at this college as I'm 110% dedicated to giving this 4-year BSN program my all! The reason behind me going right for my BSN is because I want to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, and I feel as if its easier to go right for my BSN then waste time and money getting my ASN just to spend more money on a accelerated bridge program. Also, after I get my BSN I will probably do the accelerated bridge program for my MSN. Any tips, tricks, or advice in my future nursing school plans? All comments, positive, negative, or just simply good-luck comments are appreciated, thank you!!!

Hello everyone! I am new to AllNurses.com and have a few questions for the fellow pre-nursing students out there. I am currently enrolled for pre-nursing at Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pennsylvania and my first semester starts January 20th. I plan on only taking my prerequisites there and then transferring out to another school to complete the actual nursing classes/clinicals. Can anybody, preferably from Pennsylvania tell me what prerequisites they had to take before entering nursing school and how long it took to complete them? I have an interview on Monday for a 4 week paid CNA course at a long-term facility and after the 4 weeks I can sit for the CNA examination and then they'll offer me a full-time position that I will of course accept. So while I'm most likely going to be working full-time, I plan on only attending the CC part-time. I need advice, I already know working full-time and going to school full-time throughout nursing school is almost completely impossible, so I choose to work full-time as my husband and I need the extra money. Any advice would be lovely! Can't wait to get to know the AllNurses community better!!