@MistySteel27 After looking at many programs, I would like to attend for 4 years. I will be a young graduate (17) I heard back from UNLV today as I reached out to them. (due to WUE) The more I hear back from non direct schools, I really want to go the direct admit route. 1400 current pre-nursing students at UNLV per the admissions person. 
If I do a 4 year direct program, I was thinking that I could work as a CNA while attending school due to having some of my pre-nursing done already. I would also love to take advantage of a study abroad program and with a lighter load that may be possible. I don’t even know how to find schools that have study abroad. It feels like I change my mind every day. What I know for sure is that I want to be a BSN nurse. I could make it work for 25k per year.
I have heard from a few nursing admission departments and although I didn’t want to hear it initially, they said, don’t rush it. My hope is to apply to lots of schools and see what merit they offer. Because I will have the hard prerequisites met already, I am hoping I won’t feel the stress of weed out GPA. I wish I knew the perfect program for me. I want a program that will prepare me well and also make friends that I will have for the rest of my life.
Is my thinking off? I would only need to take 12 units to be full-time to keep the merit aid, can work as a CNA a few shifts a week for the first 2 years.