Second Degree in Nursing (Accelerated Programs in northern VA, DC & MD)
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I have been considering a career change for a long time. Long story short, I graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology (medical concentration) where there is no employment. I have since taken classes and received certification in phlebotomy, because certified phleb work actually pays more than work as an anthropologist.
I was curious what the application processes were like for different nursing schools in the northern VA, DC and MD regions, particularly nursing schools with accelerated second bachelors degrees in nursing. I am currently going back and doing general nursing school requirements such as Anat & Phys, nutrition and human growth and development. As an undergraduate, I received a B in my first semester of general chemistry but afterwards I received A's in the second semester of general chemistry and in two semesters of organic chemistry. Will the first B be detrimental or will the subsequent A's in harder coursework look good?
I know I will probably have to take the TEAS for anywhere I apply, but I've taken the GRE in the past year and received a 170V, 160Q, 5A score when I was considering graduate school. Any thoughts on how such a score would translate?
Schools that I know of in the area whose accelerated BSN programs I am looking at:
-The George Washington University
-Johns Hopkins University
-Shenandoah University
-Georgetown University
Hopkins and Georgetown seem cost prohibitive compared to GWU and Shenandoah. I would be open to other suggestions as well. I'm curious how competitive these programs are (I'm assuming very) as well as how some of my academic credentials (roughly a 3.7 in sciences) and work experience (phlebotomy) would look to an applicant committee.
Thank you!