nathanhr

Hey Guys! This is my first post so bare with me..... I'm currently a high school senior who has been accepted into the pre-nursing program at Cleveland State. I attended my college orientation this past Thursday and discovered that if I wanted to complete my BSN in 4 years, I would have to take A&P plus lab ontop of Chem plus lab during my freshman year and additionally I would have to take Microbiology during the summer between my freshman & sophomore year. My academic advisor informed me that the nursing program at Cleveland State is very difficult to get into and only accepts about 50% of applicants with the average g.p.a of prereq's being a 3.6 She advised me to go with the 5 year plan due to the fact that it would provide me an easier transition into college life and give me the opportunity to ensure a higher g.p.a by being able to focus on one difficult class (Chem) during the year rather than both A&P and Chem together. Her key phrase was: "The goal is to get into the nursing program, not to graduate in 4 years" What input do you guys have? Is the 5 year program unnecessarily long? Is A&P and Chem manageable to take at the same time? Any insight would be helpful! I feel very overwhelmed and confused by the amount of options, information, and decisions being thrown at me.