0Hi, I'm starting on April 1st, 2016. Anybody here starting with me? I initially applied for the RN-BSN program but after thinking about it, I just decided to go for it and go straight to MSN with the hopes of finishing the program in at least 12-18 months. My start date was supposed to be March 1st but I was just told that I'll have to wait one more month. My ultimate goal is to go to a NP program in CA by doing post Master's certificate. I'm not sure which schools would accept, though. I've been looking at other programs but the cost is just prohibitive at this point. I want to earn my MSN at least and go from there!
smalltownhero 149 Posts Specializes in Critical Care. Has 3 years experience. Oct 28, 2015 I am debating applying to this program for this start date. What do you anticipate the cost to be?
MsKP6041 13 Posts Oct 29, 2015 With regards to the start date, there's really nothing we can do about it. For the MSN program, there is a bit of a wait. It also depends on when you can submit all docs like transcripts, etccost-wise, they charge per term which is 6 months $3250 flat rate. How much it will cost in th end will depend on you, how fast you finish the courses.
PickleNurse 11 Posts Oct 29, 2015 Hi!I will hopefully be starting my RN-MSN on that April 1st date as well. I was accepted and ready to go September 1st of last year and had to postpone 2 weeks before starting. I just contacted my enrollment counselor today to see if I could start on April 1. I'll let you know what class I get into! I currently work full-time in Acute Care at a V.A. Hospital and graduated with my associate's in December of '14. Where are you working?
OliverElio87, BSN, RN 298 Posts Oct 29, 2015 I was wondering, wouldn't it save you some time if you all did RN-BSN and try to finish that in 6 months and then go to your MSN? I was just thinking if you start the RN-BSN in Dec. you can be done with your BSN (if you accelerate) by May. Unless there's a waiting list for the RN-BSN too. Rather than waiting until April.Are there any advantages in doing the RN-MSN first?
smalltownhero 149 Posts Specializes in Critical Care. Has 3 years experience. Oct 29, 2015 I spoke with an advisor today and we mapped out both the RN-BSN and RN-MSN timelines. We came to this conclusion: Starting the RN-BSN in December and then continuing on the MSN route immediately after is actually faster by 3 months. This is considering 1) you start the BSN Dec. 1 and it takes less than 1 year 2) you slide into the MSN the month after you complete the BSN 3) you have an associates with the credits and prereqs needed to start the BSN.Clearly, this does not apply to everyone as the program can be paced differently for different people. We used an " average" time frame for what it takes to do the RN-BSN and BSN-MSN, respectively.
smalltownhero 149 Posts Specializes in Critical Care. Has 3 years experience. Oct 29, 2015 ^ to add, this is all considering you would have to wait until the April 2016 start date for the RN-MSN. If you were theoretically able to start the RN-MSN immediately, that wouldIndeed be the faster route
klone, MSN, RN 14,490 Posts Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership. Has 17 years experience. Oct 29, 2015 ^ to add, this is all considering you would have to wait until the April 2016 start date for the RN-MSN. If you were theoretically able to start the RN-MSN immediately, that wouldIndeed be the faster routeExcept that April 1 is the current start date for the RN-MSN.
PickleNurse 11 Posts Oct 29, 2015 I can't start until April 1 due to a 3-week trip I'm taking end-Feb to early-March. It's perfect timing if I can get into that cohort.
MsKP6041 13 Posts Oct 29, 2015 Thanks for pointing it out. I've actually gotten in touch with my Counsellor and she said I can start Dec 1st since all my documents are in. I've been thinking about it as well, start my BSN and try to finish it in one term then jump to MSN right away.
smalltownhero 149 Posts Specializes in Critical Care. Has 3 years experience. Oct 30, 2015 Looks like ill start in Dec. as well. Im still a little worried about the grading scale. A 3.0 GPA is going to sink the GPA I have now and my goal is CRNA school.
Collor 66 Posts Nov 4, 2015 I like the ambition to finish an entire BSN in 6 months, but be aware, there is a ton of writing at WGU. I am in the MSN program and average paper is about 30 pages...and each class has a paper. I suppose someone could knock it all out in a year, not sure where you would find the time if you work and/or have a family. Just me being realistic.
