Senior In high School with a lot of questions

[anotherhopeful]

So i applied to CSU fullerton and long beach as a pre-nursing major.

Yet, as people around me have already gotten their acceptance letters to fullerton, i've heard of nothing.

SO. I was actually contemplating whether or not to go straight to community college for an ADN.

Now i'm curious.

Is it possible to finish my pre-reqs in another community college, and then transfer to cal states for BSN?

Also, how do I know what pre-reqs are required? As in, do I just apply to a CC and put in classes required for cal state pre-reqs?

Are cal states students more favored over transfers?

What I'm nervous about is that I've been hearing that there were ideas to make it a required act for students to get a BSN for nursing, as opposed to a 2 year like an ADN or even LVN.

I live in california (southern california), and I've always wanted to be a nurse.

What are the colleges that don't have a wait list? As in, it's not a lottery system or what not, but dependent on gpa?

Thanks

[caliotter3]

You can find the prereqs on the website for any nursing program you are interested in. Go to a school's website and then go to the link for the school of nursing and start. You can save a lot of money by just starting out at a comm college with your prereqs. As a general rule start with your English and math (where you test out at). You will most likely have to take placement tests for English and math and usually chem. Take those, then enroll. English, math, chem, bio, anat, phys, micro, psych, developmental psych, soc, speech. Those courses will keep you busy for awhile and are common prereqs. If you find differences for different programs, then fit them in. Make sure you know the sequence. Some schools require a bio class before anat. Almost all schools require anat before physio. Some require chem before physio, etc. Speak to an advisor at the various schools you are interested in attending and they can set you on the right path.

[caliotter3]

If you can go for a BSN program, you should go that route. BSN is considered to be the basic entry point for professional nurse and you will be ahead of the game by getting that degree early in your career. Be prepared for difficult work and competition. As for wait lists and other methods of selection, these questions and plenty of other questions can be answered by the advisor when you have your phone conversation with them or an appointment or when you attend a school info session. Or you can answer your own questions (a lot of them) by doing a thorough read on the school of nursing web site.