From all of you wonderful, seasoned nurses! A little background.. I was more then 1/2 way through my BA in Elementary Education when I decided to throw caution to the wind and do what I TRULY want to do!
Here is my predicament... My husband, kids and I currently live overseas in Japan, and will for the next 12 months. My husband is in the Air Force.
There are a few colleges here where I could complete my prerequisites so that I am prepared to apply for Nursing School. The thing is... we will not get our orders until Jan./Feb. time frame. My plan was to research colleges around our next base the second we get those orders, and start applying for the Fall 2008 semester (to colleges whom are still accepting apps., that is.) So basically..I have to complete the pre-req's without having any clue in the world what college I may be applying for. We could literally get sent to about 35 different states..and have no idea which one it might be. Researching online I have realized that a lot of different colleges require different pre-req's...
I guess what I'm asking is.. I'd like to hear different people's opinions on what you think I should take to ensure I'd be in good standing to apply at most nursing schools. Thanks so much for your time. Also, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong area... very new to this!!
Some schools just have weird requirements too - I had to take American Government and Sociology to apply to LSU, despite the fact that my previous degree was a double major in history and psych. Now, I'm taking freshman English at 27, b/c my first university required one "intensive" 4 credit comp class, while here in FL my CON wants 6 credits of English, no exceptions. Yes, I've only applied to BSN programs, but I would be surprised if some ADN programs didn't have strange requirements too. A coworker of mine needs A&P I/II, Micro, English, Algebra, and Sociology at the CC she goes to, and must have completed them all before she can apply. I would take A&P I and Micro this semester, if you have time, since almost all schools seem to want those. Maybe take psych/soci/developmental if you don't have all three, or a math class if you haven't already with them? Two sciences are a lot, but people do it all the time. You can too, as long as you don't have to work over there. Then next semester see what all the quirky requirements are for schools in your assigned area, and and take those with A&P II.
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Some schools just have weird requirements too - I had to take American Government and Sociology to apply to LSU, despite the fact that my previous degree was a double major in history and psych. Now, I'm taking freshman English at 27, b/c my first university required one "intensive" 4 credit comp class, while here in FL my CON wants 6 credits of English, no exceptions. Yes, I've only applied to BSN programs, but I would be surprised if some ADN programs didn't have strange requirements too. A coworker of mine needs A&P I/II, Micro, English, Algebra, and Sociology at the CC she goes to, and must have completed them all before she can apply. I would take A&P I and Micro this semester, if you have time, since almost all schools seem to want those. Maybe take psych/soci/developmental if you don't have all three, or a math class if you haven't already with them? Two sciences are a lot, but people do it all the time. You can too, as long as you don't have to work over there. Then next semester see what all the quirky requirements are for schools in your assigned area, and and take those with A&P II.