My head's spinning!

College Majors Nursing Majors
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<p>When we started this process, I had many of the same questions. I had posted a question about whether D should be looking at the RN to BSN route, or if the 4-year BSN program was the best way to go. I got some really great answers explaining why my D should pursue the BSN:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/821017-some-questions-about-nursing-major.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/821017-some-questions-about-nursing-major.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>(I’m not sure how to link to this College Confidential thread in the parents’ discussion, so I just posted this link.)</p>

<p>As I went through the college process with D, I began to feel very strongly about the 0-4 year programs instead of a 2+2. Some of my reasons for hoping D would pick a 0-4 program:<br>

  1. some of the 0-4 nursing programs offer a lot more nursing classes. That can only be good, right?<br>
  2. the competition to get into the 2+2 BSN programs seemed very stiff. Not only are you competing against the kids who were sure about nursing as freshmen, but you’re also competing against transfer students, graduates coming back to school, and biology and chem students who woke up and realized that they needed to get a job someday.<br>
  3. if you don’t get into your own school’s program, you might have to apply to other schools and transfer. Having had a kid who transferred colleges, I know that it’s not great to leave friends behind and start over. 4) the nursing requirements include classes which the premed and engineering students may also be taking (biology, chem, etc). Those classes may be graded on a curve, and the competition will be tough, which might make getting a good GPA harder. Since a good GPA is necessary when applying to the upper level classes, this can be scary.</p>

<p>On the negative side, a 2+2 program lets you experience more of a college experience before you disappear into the small world of the nursing major.</p>

<p>D is still waiting for one deferred decision and one waitlist, but I think my days on CC are coming to an end. Hope this info has been helpful, and that your path to college goes well.</p>