Suggestions for Nursing Schools - very flexible

[MT86]

Thank you in advance for your help!

As the title says, I am very flexible, I can move to where ever... preferably central US or east coast. (NOT interested in FLORIDA)

I am a 22 year old male student, just graduated this spring from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelors in Health Care Administration.

Current cum. GPA is between a 2.8 and 2.9 My GPA for my major is a 3.2 and about a 3.3 for my prereqs. I tried the nursing program at UM and wasn't very happy with it and decided to leave. I am open for ADN, BSN, or ABSN programs.

I have completed all the basic prereqs...

A&P1 w/ lab

A&P2 w/ lab

Chemistry

English comp 1 and 2

Microbiology w/ lab

general psych

human development

college algebra and stats

I would like to start ASAP... preferably Spring of 2010. Does anyone know of any schools that are "easy" to get in to? Community college? State university? Private School? Prefer one with a good pass rate of the state board exam and a good retention rate of students.

I have looked online and done tons of research. I have seen many schools that would require me to enroll spring and take a specific nursing math course or chemistry 2 just to apply and obviously do not wish to move my life to another state for the opportunity to apply.

[HyperSaurus, RN, BSN]

Hehe, if you don't mind snow, Northern Michigan University isn't too bad. The cut off GPA last semester was about a 3.0 to a 3.2

[springing]

I'm in MI, so I'm used to snow, and the only way I could bear living in Marquette would be if it were only the LPN program, LOL. It snows from October to May!

[HyperSaurus, RN, BSN]

It's worth it though, if it means getting through faster. And to be fair, it's been snowing late november/early december through March with a couple hiccups in April

[HyperSaurus, RN, BSN]

And we have 94% pass rate and low attrition

[Bobbkat]

Have you looked at Madonna? I am graduating from there program in Dec. It's expensive, but it's a great school, and though they have changed the admission process from when I was accepted, I don't think that they base entry into the upper level nursing program on your GPA. You get accepted into the university first (and you would probably be fine with your GPA), then do pre-reqs (which you already have), then apply to the nursing program and usually if everything is all finished, you are admitted. You would need to take Pathophysiology, it looks like.

[wife&mommyRN]

have u looked in2 any second career programs since u already have a bachelors? majority of the community colleges have @ least a 1 year wait, probably longer in the coming years due to so many factory lay- offs. my program is already admitting people for their january 2010 program, they also have a may 2010 start. it's one year, but i too am in michigan and the weather and economic hardship the state is facing is very different from florida.

good luck :heartbeat

[MT86]

Hey Purple.. I'm just trying to find any school that will accept me. Ideally I would like to be in a 2nd degree program as they are only 3 semesters typically and I have my first semester completed from UM. Just haven't come across any that seem to be in my favor.