Question about accelerated Nursing programs vs. traditional BSN

[Lexx]

Hi, I'm a high school junior and currently taking vocational classes to be a CNA.

For my senior year, I have the choice to take half of the classes for the post-secondary LPN program. After I graduate I could finish the program in 6 months and become an LPN; from there I could do a bridge LPN to RN program with a community college. However, some of the universities I had in mind only offer the RN to BSN program online or it's been suspended for reasons unknown; only a few universities in my vicinity have an active bridge program.

I plan on going into Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) and then getting my Masters and moving on into Administration as the Director of Nursing of a hospital.

So my question for anyone out there is:

Would it be better to do the accelerated program or go straight into BSN?

[chicagoing, ADN, RN]

If I were you, I'd concentrate on graduating high school with the classes I will need before entering a 4 year university. I would spend the first 2 years of university completing the nursing school pre-requisite and general education classes and start my nursing classes junior year.

Unless you plan on obtaining a bachelors degree other than nursing, I would focus on being accepted to a 4 year BSN program. Most ABSN programs (also commonly referred to as "second degree" programs) require candidates to at the very least have a bachelors degree.