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Good point! Thank you for the clarification! I graduated Suma Cum Laude with the Academic Excellent Award for graduating top of my cohort in my ADN program. I'm hoping to be able to continue my streak. I don't know if it will actually lead to anything in the end, but so far it has helped me land a job in a competitive critical care residency program in my area. I figure it certainly can't hurt my prospects if I can continue on the path of honors as I get my BSN. I know most people say it doesn't matter as long as you have that BSN behind your name and that experience is what matters most, and in most situations that's probably true, but I just never know what kind of situation I could end up in the future or who I may be compared to when applying to a job. So since I'm just at the beginning of my nursing career, I want to give myself every advantage I can in case I need it in the future.

Nice! Good to know that they are still recognized by Honors programs. Good luck in your last hurrah before retirement!

These 2 particular programs and a few similar ones I've looked into are both regionally and CCNE accredited. As far as my schedule goes, I expect things to change eventually when my kids are no longer doing virtual school due to COVID and are on campus. I realize that CRNA school will require a ton of time and dedication, but I'm not in CRNA school right now. The future is a different story from my current situation.

I like the flexibility that these online programs offer. They charge a blanket sum for a certain time period and you can take as many courses as you want within that time frame. This would allow me to work as quickly or as slowly as life allows which sounds perfect for what I need right now. With COVID going on, I've found it difficult to manage life at home with 2 little ones doing virtual school and working full time in critical care orientation as a new nurse with very limited social support. We've been making it through just fine so far, but adding school into the mix will only make things more difficult. So finding a program that I can easily fit into the cracks of my schedule would be ideal right now. It may not end up being what I choose in the end, but the idea certainly seems enticing. I just don't want it to screw up my future choices.

I actually just went over to their website and they had a nice little chat feature that I don't remember from the last time I was on there. Anyway, I asked about this and the rep told me that they do the transcript "translation" in order to explain to other schools/employers what their grading system means in the more traditional sense, but that it's only an "unofficial" transcript and any "official" transcript will still show their grading scale. However, he was unable to tell me if this could affect the ability to transfer their credits anywhere.

I am currently looking into my options for my RN to BSN and think that the competency-based programs would be my best option with my current schedule and home life given that they are so flexible. My nursing union gives us a discount to go to Western Governor's University, but they work on a type of pass/fail system that results in a 3.0 GPA to transfer out. I am considering CRNA school after getting my BSN, so I think the default 3.0 GPA would hinder my chances of getting in. Then I found Capella University which has a bit of a different grading system, but they will give an UNofficial "translated" transcript to show how their grading system translates into traditional letter grades and overall GPA. I poured my heart and soul into keeping my 4.0 GPA through ADN school thinking, that it would help me get into CRNA school in the future, so I'm afraid of going through a school like Capella or WGU and having it make all that hard work become basically worthless. Does anyone know if CRNA schools respect degrees from competency-based programs like these? In the here and now, they would absolutely be my first choice of options, but I don't want to hinder my chances at a future as a CRNA either! Also, if anyone knows of any RN to BSN programs that allow the flexibility of these types of programs but use a traditional GPA/grading system, PLEASE bring them to my attention! I want to have every advantage possible when I go to apply for CRNA school.

Can you explain what the GPA difference is here? I had the understanding that both programs operated on a pass/fail system....or maybe that they could possibly transfer as a 3.0 GPA??? I've been a little confused. I had a 4.0 GPA in ADN school that I worked extremely hard for. I love the idea of flexible programs like WGU or Capella, but given that they don't use the traditional grading system, I pretty much disregarded them, feeling like it would basically make all my hard work of keeping my 4.0 worthless.

I have started to work through my ATI TEAS VI study guide to prepare for my test that I will be taking in August. I have not yet purchased the online practice tests. My question is this: How do the quiz sections at the end of each subject compare to the online practice tests and real test? If I do well on them, should I even bother with purchasing the practice tests? Those of you that have taken the TEAS 6 already, did you find that the questions in the quiz sections were comparable to the practice/real test questions or were they too easy to offer a really good idea of what to look for on the test?

I had 5 years experience as a bank teller with the same bank. Hopefully that will be good enough. I get nervous when I hear everyone talking about all the experience they already have, but I figure that some people must be coming in straight out of high-school without experience too. Although maybe they are getting a part-time health care job while they are in school?

I am registered for the Spring 2017 Saturday A&P1 class at HACC, Lancaster, and in looking into this...All A&P 1 classes are filled up for Spring 2017 already. So you might want to look into PA College's availability if you want to stay in Lancaster. HACC, York looks like it has some spots open, but you would want to get in there FAST if you want to try to get them. They fill up QUICK!

I am planning to apply to a part-time nursing program for the Fall of 2017, but everyone I've talked to in my prerequisite classes that are going into nursing already seems to have some sort of job in health care. I have no health care experience what-so-ever. (Other than that my mom is an RN, if you can count that as "my" experience.) I worked in bookkeeping, and customer service as a bank teller, before staying home with my kids (for the past 4 years). Will this hurt me a lot when it comes to applying for a job once I graduate?