rbk8926

Hello to all the nurses/pros on the subject out there: Wanted to give a little background on myself. I am 26 years old and have decided to go back to school for nursing. I have a BS degree in Marine Environmental Science with a Marine Bio minor. I currently have 156 credits (many science, bio and chem credits included) under my belt with an over 2.72 GPA. On top of that, I am a Naval Reservist and have had two year of sales experience. I will be taking community college classes over the next year to meet the pre-reqs of most programs out there (A&P I & II, Microbio, Nutrition, Lifespan Dev., etc). Are there any programs that would accept under a 3.0 and that won't necessarily break the bank (I'd rather not go 80K in the hole)? Would I be better off doing an RN program? Are there accelerated RN programs similar to the ABSN programs out there? I'm starting to think it may be best for me to volunteer for a deployment with the Navy for financial purposes and take classes online while deployed. If anyone could offer some input, that would be great. Thank you