I go to a community college, I have average grades, I don't have much money for school and the nursing programs around California are so hard to get into. I've wanted to be a nurse forever. I did so well in high school, 3.9 gpa. Now I feel I wasted all of my hard work. Please, any advice on how to get my bsn (bachelors of science in nursing)? I just can't seem to get into any nursing programs.
2007-02-27 15:25:08 · 9 answers · asked by Neiner_Weiner 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Okay if your grades or average submit your SAT or ACT scores to a nursing program, when I went to nursing school that one was one of the options on getting to nursing school. I went to San Jacinto College in Texas.
2007-02-28 07:07:49 · answer #1 · answered by Frank R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I went to nursing school in California at a community college though I came in with a bachelor's degree in another field. My tuition was free due to a fee waiver by the state for low income students (which I was at the time). I took my RN-BSN online which my employer paid for. So my nursing degree cost me nothing. Dozens of my classmates did similar things, pored over the internet and magazines to find scholarships, grants, tuition reimbursements, loans from hospitals that are forgiven by signing contracts to work a certain amount of time. You can do it too.
You can always do an LVN program first, then a step up they are easier to get into. Or going to a 4 yr school with a BSN program, they may be more expensive but less waiting list. It's hard but you have to be patient, you may have to wait on a waiting list, you may have to go to school some distance away, you may have to compromise. But if you want it you can get it, that is just one of the many ways nursing schools weed out those who aren't serious about nursing, believe me getting in is just the beginning those instructors put you through the wringer the entire time.
Gosh, I see that you are giving thumbs down to everyone. You've gotten lots of good advice already, there is no easy answer, the money and resources are there but they're not going to fall in your lap.
2007-03-03 02:03:41 · answer #2 · answered by BabyRN 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try your local community hospitals, as the previous gentleman suggested. Ours has a special program, not very well advertised, that will train you to be a tech, and you will work as a tech for 25 hours a week but get paid for 40. the other 25 hours a week will be in school for an associates to RN. You have a commitment for a few years of work at the hospital, but they will also pay your tuition to upgrade to a bsn (as long as you also work full time) I would be sure to pick a system that has a large number of hospitals spread over a large area, so that you can change without loss of benifits.
2007-03-01 13:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by PJ H 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Start looking in neighboring states and get your certification for CA after graduation. Texas is known for health science degree programs (not neighboring, but still good.)
Once you have a lower pgm degree, won't that make any difference? like a LVN or LPN? You could also get certed as a PA or paramedic and work in a hospital. Don't give up.
2007-02-27 23:32:05 · answer #4 · answered by justbeingher 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Go to your nearest teaching hospital. In memphis, the Baptist hospital will hire you and pay you while you work and attend nursing school free of charge. The hitch comes because you have to sign a contract stating that you will continue working as a nurse AT THAT HOSPITAL for a number of years specified in the contract.
2007-02-27 23:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by gafdout 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Find another state to go to or see if there are online courses. It is easier over here on the east coast. Holy Family College in PA is great!
2007-02-27 23:28:45 · answer #6 · answered by Jennifer L 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
As a last resort, get into an LVN program (especially a private one -- I think they let in anyone who can pay and who is breathing). When you get your LVN, get a job and then enroll in an upgrade to RN program. When you get your RN, you can easily get into an RN to BSN program.
2007-02-27 23:33:11 · answer #7 · answered by Larry 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you really want to be a nurse, keep trying. If it was easy everyone wouldbe doing it. Grit your teeth & do your best!!!!
Good Luck!!!
2007-02-27 23:41:17 · answer #8 · answered by More Lies & More Smoke Screens 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i feel bad cause us minority's get grants if u get a loan get subsidize the repayment is real descent
2007-02-27 23:29:59 · answer #9 · answered by will pray 4 you disleic 15 wpmin 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋