Which type of education looks better on resume?

[mahbn7]

I am in a tough situation currently. I was dismissed from my original nursing school, a prestigious one that looks great on a resume, due to academic performance (two C-'s, a story by itself...). I am trying to decide whether to get an associates degree from a nearby community college, graduate and then apply directly for RN to BSN at my original prestigious nursing school. My other option is to simply go to another four year program at a better school than a community college, yet not as respected as my original school. My question is- which option would look better? I know this is confusing, the situation in itself is confusing. I need help deciding, though. Thank you very much.

[TakeTwoAspirin, MSN, RN, APRN]

What will look great on a resume is if you attend any accredited nursing school, get excellent grades, do well in clinicals and network with the staff at those facilities, and graduate with excellent references from your instructors. You are stressing about entirely the wrong things here. JMHO.

[lifelearningrn, BSN, RN]

You may have trouble 'simply' getting into the less respected school. I honestly think once you take the NCLEX and get some experience under you, the program you attended will mean less and less.

Be a good nurse. THAT looks good on a resume.

[PacoUSA, BSN, RN]

And if you were dismissed from the "prestigious" nursing school, I would have to assume they would not take you in an RN-BSN program either. Can't take the back door when you've been escorted out the front, and an application would ask you about prior applications and attendance anyway. If you deliberately keep that info from them, it's a whole other can of worms you don't want to open!

Sounds like you are hooked on the name of a school rather than the program itself. Nurses don't wear school names on their ID badges, the name they make for themselves is what is remembered!

[caliotter3]

I have to agree. The name of the school belongs to the school. The employer is interested in the name you make for yourself in the workplace, nothing more. Concentrate on getting into any nursing school and completing it. Stressing on the wrong matters will cause you to wind up in the same position as the first time, out of the program, with no nursing license. Get your head in the right place. Concentrate on what got you the failing grades and what you are going to do to prevent that from happening again.