UIC vs. Mercer

jess.mont, ADN, RN · Jul 17, 2016

Out of curiosity, have you already completed all of the prerequisites and are now transferring into these programs? Neither of these are two-year BSN programs as you indicated in your original post, but are programs that require certain liberal arts and nursing pre-reqs to be completed in your freshman and sophomore years. So you could do two years at a community college, for example, and then transfer in with your 60 general-education credits.

Also, why not consider state schools in your home state rather than paying out-of-state tuition rates or expensive private school tuition? Paying $120,000 to $200,000 for a BSN degree when you're also planning to go to graduate school seems unwise if you're going into substantial debt. A good rule of thumb is that your total debt shouldn't exceed your annual salary. Nurse practitioners can absolutely make $100,000 a year, but you are looking at debt that is twice that.

Good luck with whatever you choose.

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fghanjani · Jul 18, 2016

Yes, I have completed all the prereqs and I have been accepted into the program as a transfer!

I applied to a few different schools and these are what I narrowed it down to. However, I do like your rule about total debt, the only thing i'm worried about is my college experience.

jess.mont, ADN, RN · Jul 24, 2016

Good for you! It sounds like you're ready did either program as far as the prerequisites go. When you say you're queries about your college experience, do you mean which school can give you the best college-like experience socially? Just not sure what you mean by that. My guess is that both schools will be fairly intensive nursing programs without much opportunity for "the college experience." Nursing school doesn't strike me as the place for kegstands and frat parties. ðŸ˜‰

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