haileyp

Hello! I haven't been on in years--and since my first post, I have nearly finished an entire UG degree (but I have been lurking all this time!) I am hoping to gain some guidance from current/past Michigan students that have knowledge about the ABSN degree options. (to spare you some reading, I am focusing more on MSU and Wayne but open to anywhere) Heres the situation- I have a year left after this last semester of my UG, which is a humanities degree, no science courses. I am a bit ahead on my degree but still need some credits to graduate and can take any class I want, so I am going to take two nursing pre-recs my final year. This summer I start a CNA course and plan on working as CNA for the next 1.5-2 years (until I can get into a nursing program). I also, assuming I am accepted into the program, plan on starting hospital volunteer work this summer as well. So far my college experience has had nothing to do with nursing. Despite knowing it was my calling since high school, I was discouraged by the family and took a different path. So I am starting from scratch in regards to building a solid application/work experience. I had a very rough start to college, with no valid excuse. I simply wasnt focused. My UG GPA is not good and even though I have gotten my act together and plan on keeping it that way until graduation, in theory my GPA will only come out to be around a 3.2-3ish , though best case scenario it could end up closer to a 3.45 if I mostly 4.0 the rest of college (not likely, Arabic is my focus and it is HARD) Then I'll have more pre-recs to take, which of course I'd love to say will be a 4.0 but realistically knowing myself and my abilities, I'll throw an estimate of about 3.7 (science is actually my thing, so had I picked a stem field as my major my UG gpa would probably not have suffered so harshly) So by the time I want to begin applying to ASBN programs I will have around 3.25 cumulative GPA 3.7 Pre rec GPA (God willing!) 1.5 + years CNA experience 1.5+ years hospital volunteer experience This will all be taken at Western Michigan, except for some pre-recs which will be taken at a CC. I have done individual research on all the state schools programs but their "minimum" for everything doesn't seem to compare to the truth, from what I see on these and other boards. So I am hoping someone can tell me what schools are out of reach with my (possible) final GPAS. As I am trying to make solid plan right now, and I've noticed most of the schools different pre-rec requirments, I dont wanna wastes my time on pre-recs I wont need (one school I saw required cultural anthro/sociology when none of the others did for example) Ideally I would want to live with one of my parents or family members, so I'd like to stay close to Lansing. Michigan State is my first choice. I have read they like very high GPA but I have read two post on this site about people with pretty average GPA's getting in, so I'm hoping for some insight on this program? This is number one for me because I'd save SO much money AND have a guaranteed job working for the family store where I could pick and choose my hours without repercussion...cant find that really anywhere else. Wayne is also ideal, because in the long run I want to be a Midwife and they have a solid Midwife program + and Detroit is the only city in MI I would consider settling in permanently. Its also not so far away that I couldnt commute from Lansing. BUT seeing as I am not a competitive student with my GPA's, I will go ANYWHERE without complaint! Those are just my preferences. I really dont want to do the two year program at a CC, then try for ASBN. I want to at least try for ASBN from the start. I am ready to be done with school! I want to note, I have read every all nurses post on these schools I could get my hands on but most are very old! So I know a lot of this info has been covered, but stats from 2008 aren't very helpful /: If you got this far, thanks for reading, I appreciate any feedback!

I am currently a senior in high school and I am 99% sure that nursing is my calling. I am certain it is what I will do with my life. That being said, I'm also a very bookish person with a passion for politics, history and literature. I have every intention on going to nursing school but if it's wise, I'd like to get my BA in an unrelated field first. What exactly that would be yet, I'm unsure. I will be attending community college first so I have extra time before declaring a major is necessary. But I do know it will be a field related to the topics I listed above. Likely, English or something equally as un-nursey. Or possibly something slightly related such as community health. I could use the four years to get my pre-reqs for nursing out of the way, along with taking classes in subjects I love (it's not that I don't love science, I just happen to love everything!) then do an accelerated track for Nursing afterwards. Part of me thinks this will help me be well rounded and maybe even make me more competitive- is this correct? Will my first BA help or hinder me with getting into nursing school/finding jobs after? Is it safer to just go straight into Nursing school? And are there any Nursing jobs with any use for outside skills such as English/culture studies? Thank you! **I'm very blessed with the finances aren't a worry. I understand this route could be a bit pricier.