school dilemma

I am going into my junior year at UMass Amherst and have known I wanted to become a nurse for about a year now. UMass does not allow transfers into their nursing program so I decided to major in public health and just do a second bachelors program once I graduated, hoping to either attend MGH institute or UMass Amherst's second bachelors program, since they are the only two in my area where I can start immediately after getting my first degree.

Frustrated by this setback though, I applied to the only other 4 year University around me that accepts transfers into their nursing program, URI, and have been accepted, however if I were to attend in the fall I would still only be considered a "pre nursing" second semester freshmen, and admitted into the College of Nursing only after passing an orgo class this fall. My first year there would only consist of a total of 2 nursing classes, since I have completed all my other prerecs and would be filling my time with a minor and gen eds instead.

My dilemma is that if I were to transfer, I would be in school for the same amount of extra time as a second bachelors degree, an extra 3 semesters, and I would only be receiving one degree when I could have gotten 2 in the same amount of time, not to mention a semester abroad experience at UMass, too.

Also, transfering does not save me any money, being an out of state student at URI, it would cost me the same to go there for the extra time as it would MGH's program.

I have very strong prerequisites grades, great relationships with my science professors (so hopefully I have good letters of recommendation to come), and will be working as a CNA next summer going into my senior year, so my chances of getting into one of those two second bachelors programs should be good, but I know its never a guarantee since they are so competitive and everyone seems to be a great candidate.

I am looking for some advice as to whether or not the transfer is worth it. I know there are definitely advantages to going to a traditional BSN program vs an ABSN, such as more time to really grasp each concept and not feel like I'm cramming for 15 months straight. But I also know UMass and MGH have great programs that may be worth the wait.

Thanks so much for ANY feedback!