Would this actually be a quicker route to getting my RN??

Wow, it sounds like Michigan has a lot of future nurses to look forward to. The nursing schools in my area don't have waiting lists - if you don't get in the year you apply, you have to apply again for next semester with all the other applicants. Where in Michigan are you located? Depending on how important nursing is to you, and how much you're willing to do, if you live in southern Michigan, you could consider applying to schools in Indiana and commuting if it's a reasonable distance. Like i said, no waiting lists here. Or you could go the BSN route and then apply to an accelerated program - are there no waiting lists for that route? Otherwise, that could also take 5-6 years and cost you a pretty penny

Why not mix 1 and 2. Work through your pre reqs for multiple BSN programs. Apply to all of them. If you do not get accepted then apply as a science major (you don't need as AA to get into university. You can apply and transfer your credits without ever getting your AA) and get your BSN in whatever sciency major you like. Apply to the waitlist while you work on your BSN. Then after your BSN, apply to the accelerated BSN to RN program. If you still don't get accepted, then you will only have a few more years for the ADN program.

@mrsboots I am confused by your answer about applying to a BSN to RN ?

please clarify this for me

Have you looked into private schools? It will cost you more to get your BSN, but you are usually competing in a smaller pool of applicants. I'm 25 as well and I just applied for a BSN program at a private school. To me, time is more important than money. If I wanted to wait 8 years to get my BSN I would just go to medical school and become a doctor.

I was 27 when I went back to school for ASN. Don't put off starting school. Apply to all ASN within an hour and BSN.

Mrsboots78-My husband has said that very thing. That I need to just keep truckin away at classes no matter if I get right away or not. That way I still can have a sciency degree but still working toward my BSN. I might do that. I've just been so focused on Nursing that I have no idea what else I could possibly do with a science degree while waiting for nursing school. I'm sure there is options but I am just not sure what.

I am in southwest Michigan but still about an hour and a half away from the Indiana boarder. Believe me when I say that I wouldn't mind commuting if I could afford the gas and Michigan winter roads didn't intimidate the heck out of me =( I've also wondered about private schools but I don't think there is any around me? I would definitely have to take out student loans but I already have a TON of debt from those from when I first started going for nursing and then cosmetology at 19. Why don't they warn young kids about those when signing that dotted line I'll never know.

Thanks for the ideas guys!! Keep em coming if you have any more!! =)

You can start towards a BS in Clinical Lab Science. That way you are taking courses that count towards your pre-reqs for nursing school. Then apply to BSN programs and continue on with the science BS program until you get accepted into the BSN program. If it takes too long you can finish up your BS and then apply to a Accelerated BSN program.

Thanks DON1984! Very short and sweet. That's pretty much what I am looking for right now. Just wondering what does one do with a BS in Clinical Lab Science??

Medical Laboratory Scientists or Clinical Laboratory Scientist work in all areas of the clinical laboratory including blood banking, chemistry, hematology, immunology, histology and microbiology. They perform a full range of laboratory tests – from simple prenatal blood tests, to more complex tests to uncover diseases such as HIV/AIDS, diabetes, and cancer. They are also responsible for confirming the accuracy of test results, and reporting laboratory findings to pathologists and other physicians. They work in hospitals, research, and drug companies.

http://money.cnn.com/pf/best-jobs/2012/snapshots/48.html

Medical laboratory scientist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks!! I know Lansing is the closest to do Point systems. My choices are MCC or GRCC. I would move back to Lansing in a heart beat (I'm actually from Dewitt) But we have to stay near my husbands job =(

I'm also in MI. I did GRCC back in 2001 and Ferris State University in 2011. Have you looked into Montcalm Community College or Kellogg Community College? Ferris also has a traditional BSN program that many people commute to. You'd be surprised at the options many people get into just to finish.