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At this point, I'm definitely not counting out out of state schools. Of course, 1 yr programs would be best because I don't want to be away from home for too long. It's nice to know someone who was in the same situation as me made it! Congrats by the way. I also found out one of the private in SoCal take the highest grade class if I've taken two courses that could fulfill a prerequisite requirement, so this definitely helps.

Hi! So I have a question about the nursing pre-requisites. Some programs will accept the healthcare chemistry or one course of general chemistry. I've taken both because I used to be a pre-nursing major but I had to take general chemistry when I switched my major to Bio. My question is: Which one will admissions use for my pre-requisite requirement if I've taken both? Do they take the one with the better grade? Do the take the most recent one or the one I took first? Same goes for the oral communication class. Some schools will accept interpersonal communication or public speaking. I already took interpersonal speaking. If I take public speaking next semester, will these schools that accept both take the one that I took first, the one with the Better grade, or my most recent one? i hope this makes sense.

Very comforting to know that I have some chance of getting into a school that is nearby and possibly commute-able (it's >1hr). Just got to dominate the TEAS. Any advice on that? If I apply for the spring, I'll have a gap semester that I can use to study m.

What are your thoughts on going to ADN rouge then bridging to BSN? I've asked many of the nurses at my hospital who did this and they all told me not to go this route because its a waste of my time

I am a bio major, so I have so many science classes under my belt, like virology, upper division human/mammal physiology (not considered a pre req at my CSU), immunology, and more, all of which I did well in. Aced nutrition (one of the only pre-reqs at my school I got an A in). And yea I am definitely considering privates (as long as the tuition isn't 100,000$ a year.)

I would of course go to an out of state school if I had no choice, but I would love to stay in CA. I kind of already accepted that I'll be spending 12-24 months across the country. I shouldn't be complaining though. Not bad compared to 4 years of med school plus probably 4-7 years of residency out of CA on the bright side.

Hi! To cut to the chase, I am a fourth year student at a CSU and am majoring in Biology with a minor in chemistry. I am concerned that I won't get into a nursing program (absn, elmsn, adn, second bachelors...) I feel like my story is quite different. I actually started my bachelor's degree as a pre-nursing major. I was fresh out of high school, knew I wanted to go into healthcare, but honestly I don't know why I specifically decided to become a nurse at the time. I had bad study habits and no motivation to do well in school. Long story short, I got B's in all of my science pre-reqs (except I didn't take micro yet bc I knew I wasn't getting into the program) and mostly B's and a couple of A's in my non science pre-reqs. My pre-req GPA is probably a 3.2 without micro. I switched my major to biology 1.5 semesters into college. This is also the time where I started volunteering at a hospital and talking/shadowing many nurses and doctors. I finally found my passion for healthcare. I contemplated the different professions in healthcare and after shadowing different people and getting an idea of what kind of life each profession lives and what each profession does, I knew I wanted to become a nurse. I got straight A's with an exception of a B after switching my major and up to this point I was able to raise my GPA to 3.65. If I keep this up, my overall GPA should be about 3.75. Sorry this was was a long explanation, but I felt like it's necessary to explain why I'm so worried. It hasn't been very long since I've taken my pre-reqs so those are the grades I will have to use for my applications. I'm worried that I ruined my chances of getting into a nursing program with such a low pre-req GPA. It sucks that I didn't have my stuff together when I entered into college. I still have microbiology to take but if I did get an A it would probably only raise my pre-req GPA to 3.25-3.3. I feel like this will really hurt my chances at universities that do the point system. I would preferably like to get into an ABSN program or second bachelor's rather than an ELMSN or an ADN program. I don't want to go to ELMSN because I would like the option to go to CRNA or NP School and I read that you need a BSN to apply. Many nurses that I've talked to regret going to ADN programs and bridging to BSN and tell me that it is a waste of time. And one last small note, I would really prefer to go to a school in California but I know that my pre-req GPA will limit me. Any thoughts and advice would be much appreciated! Again, sorry for the very long post!

Hi Everyone! While looking at the BSN programs in California, I saw that West Coast University has a BSN program. I just have a few questions about the school... Am I able to apply to MSN programs or maybe CRNA programs if I get my BSN from WCU? If I am able to apply to these, this might be a silly question but, will attending WCU in any way negatively impact my chances of getting into an MSN program or CRNA program? Or would my chances of getting into these MSN programs only depend on my experience and GPA? Job wise: I recently told my mom about West Coast University and she was concerned that a BSN from this university isn't as good as a BSN from, let's say, CSULB, therefore making it harder for me to find a job after school. Does it really matter which undergrad you go to to get your BSN? Or would it just matter on whether or not I passed the NCLEX-RN? Another silly question... Would employers prefer if I went to another school instead of going to WCU? Would it be harder to get a job if I were to go to WCU? I guess basically what I'm looking for is: What are the cons of going to WCU besides the expensive price? I'm sorry if I've asked too many questions...