Stressed about which School in Boston MA

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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Hello to All,

I want to obtain my BSN in the long run, because the way the job market is in Boston, MA hospitals are not hiring nurses with associate degrees. Im 25 yrs old, with a GED that I recieved in 2002. No College expierience. I see myself having a hard time understanding whether or not I can get into a 4 yr school right away or if I will have to start out at a community college and go into a 4 yr school as a transfer. I just dont understand while some classes like A&P1&2 are considered pre-reqs while in 4 yr schools they are part of the 4yr curriculum. Could i not just get into a 4yr school and be all set with the whole program? I'am so confused. I want to start school in January and most places are accepting application after Veteran's Day. Any help this community could give me would be so appreciative. Thanks:twocents:

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this would be a great thing to speak with an advisor about. he/she can lead you in the right direction as far as what you would need for the 4yr program.

don't quote me on this but, since you have no college experince you may need to take the sat/act test to apply to a 4yr university. especially if you are looking at a private institution. so this may be the only thing that you may need to do befoe entering their school. the 4yr school i am transfering to requires the sat/act or at least 13 college credit hours.

i think you are confused as to what a "pre-req" is. nursing programs have a list of non-nursing courses (science, english, math....etc) that you must take before you enter the actual nursing/clinical part (unless you were accepted in both the nursing program and the school at the same time). regardless of what school you attend, you will have to take non-nursing courses to enter their nursing program.

now i don't know what you financial situation is but i would recommend taking some of the general education courses as well as some of the non-nursing science courses that the school requires (meaning the 4yr school you wish to attend) at a local community college. many of us pre-nursing students have done this. it's convenient and cheapier. plus, if you do well in your classes, you will have no problem entering the school of your choice as a transfer student.

again, talking to an advisor would probably be your best bet to get all the info you need in deciding what you need to do from this point

i hope i didnt confuse you:heartbeat

good luck on what is a very exciting journey:up:

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