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The time old question of BSN vs. ADN!

Hi guys!

I am in dire need of some advice.So a little background I attended the University of North Texas for my freshman year, and my first semester of my sophomore year. Now because of some personal struggles and shortcomings my GPA is not in great shape,(good enough to stay in school bad enough to be ashamed of! Lol) but I plan on taking this semester to wright some wrongs. I am also in a pretty good fincial situation with no kids, and middle class parents that can support me for the most part. So my local community college offers a ADN program that is two years and pretty cost effective. But I have always dreamed of going to the University of Texas in Austin, and I hear their BSN programming is amazing. So my question is which would be best, my dream school and more debt, or a quick program that would get me my degree fast. All advice is welcomed and appreciated,

thanks guys!

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    Which community college? Some have really good programs while others have a horrible NCLEX pass rate. I'm getting my ADN first then working on my BSN. I'm hoping I'm considering UT for my BSN.

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    Yeah I have heard that as well, but I have been getting mixed reviews about the school I am considering. And the name of the school is Brookhaven community college.

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    Just keep in mind, your parents may be willing to support you right now, but not forever!

    Eventually you will be on your own with rent or a mortgage, car payment, utility bills, and add expensive student loan payments to that on new nurse pay and you may be in a struggle!

    I suggest you figure out what each school will cost you and use a school loan calculator to figure out what your monthly payments will be! Remember too you may eventually want to go back of your graduate degree which may be impossible if you are alread paying to much in loans!

    Annie

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    When it comes to nursing school, with all the competition, most people go with the program that accepts them. If you apply to more than one program and have more than one acceptance, the BSN program will cost less, take less time, and cause less disruption to your work life if you go for that goal at the start of your career. With that generalization in mind, you should take your prerequisites at the local community college to save money, then apply to nursing programs once you have your prerequisite courses and most general education courses out of the way. All of this is rule of thumb. YMMV.

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    Thank you so much!! í ½í¸Ší ½í¸Š

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