This gives me such inspiration. I graduated as a psych major with a B.A. and a low GPA. During my last semester I really developed my love for nursing but at that point it was too late to improve my GPA significantly or take pre-reqs for a BSN program. I decided to do a certificate RN program after graduation and I am starting that in a few days. I should graduate June 2017 and take the NCLEX shortly after. My plan is to do well in this program so I could go on to the BSN and MSN levels. I decided to go a certificate program instead of just taking the pre-reqs for the BSN level because 1) it would take the same amount of time, so I figured it would be better to at least be able to work as an RN while I do further study 2) the certificate program felt like a clean-slate to me in terms of GPA; just taking the pre-reqs would just add to my already low GPA 3) the program I am going to is actually very rigorous and more than 93% of people who graduate from this program pass the NCLEX. They also have 2 full days a week of clinical which helps a lot in this field. 4) I will be taking all the pre-reqs I need for the BSN program while I do the certificate program