wittyname

Alright here's the story about the hole I've dug myself into and how I'm trying to get out. I got my BA from the University of California Santa Barbara about 5 years ago and let the college life get the better of me. (It's so hard to go to class or do your work when you're 20 yards from the beach.) I ended up graduating with a GPA of 2.51. I have since gotten my head on straight and I take school very seriously. I have completed all my nursing prerequisites and have a prereq GPA of 3.6 (now overall 2.6 GPA). I have also completed an EMT course and passed the national EMT certification testing, but I'm still finishing up a couple more state and local requirements. My objective is to obtain my BSN and I am willing to move anywhere to get that done. However, because of my, let's say "less than stellar" cumulative GPA, I'm not necessarily a great candidate for many of the programs out there. Most of the schools I have looked into require you to be a student of the school before you can even apply to the nursing program. If I'm going to move across the country to get into a nursing program I need it to be almost a sure thing. So faithful reader I ask you for you're sage advice. What would you recommend for me to do? Anyone know of any schools that are good to apply to if you're in a situation like mine? Schools with nursing programs with high acceptance rates? Colleges that you can apply directly to the program without having to be a student of it beforehand? Whatever anybody can help me with would be greatly appreciated. THANKS!