Private ADN or Community? SOCAL
Hi all,
I've been going back and forth with what to do & would love your insight. I've decided to go back to school for Nursing. My current GPA pre req is 3.6 (pending stats. Could be a 3.8 after) and currently fulfilling my science pre req. The classes i've taken mostly were in 2018/2019. No teas/hesi score yet or prior healthcare experience.
All that said, I could finish pre reqs by end of this year or early spring. Which puts me at earliest Fall 2027 start date— IF I get into Community college ADN programs. My dilemma is whether or not I should try given my stats. I'm thinking of San Diego Grossmont + City College as my top colleges to apply to. And if all goes well once I get my phleb certif + experience, & finish science pre req with a 4.0 (hopefully lol). I could be around 91pts or high 80's. Do you think that's enough to get in to those competitive programs?
I'm also considering just going to American Career College ADN program in Ontario. It's asynchronous! I'd have to redo all course work, commute 45min - 1.5hrs 2-3x per week (possibly up to 5x per week for clinical), & the program is $92k (ouch. ikr) - BUUUT i'd be finished with ADN by mid 2028 instead since its a 20 month program. Day one is nursing school since their curriculum includes pre req in the schedule. That's why I'm considering it!
CC seems like I have to do xyz in order to get in with high chances i'd get waitlisted or rejected given other stats i've seen here. Which I'd want to avoid because I've seen many people wait years/rounds to possibly get in then end up going private school instead.
- Are my stats good enough to apply to CC adn program?
- Did you go private, do you regret it, & how is paying off your student loan?
- if you went to CC or ACC did you like it?
Thank you for taking time to read this lol.