I got a decently paying 9-5 lined up outside of Sac, currently moving to Rocklin the beginning of June. Rough estimates say an hour each way if there's traffic... Plenty of you guys do this though right?
This is a repost, but I figure you guys would know best.
Full disclosure, I'm still a student. I considered asking this in the student nurse subreddit, but I'm thinking more people here have advice on transferring licenses between states than people like me who don't even have one yet. The thing is, I'm in a bit of a dilemma right now.
I graduate in about one month from a community college ADN program in Virginia. It would be 100% ezpz to get my ATT from the VA BON and take my NCLEX. The issue is, due to outside life circumstances (an ill parent), I need to urgently travel back to where we're from in California. So I'm stuck between two options:
A: Go to California after I graduate, get the ATT for VA and take the NCLEX for my Virginia license, and then go through the process for licensure via endorsement in California, OR
B: Go to California after I graduate, have my community college send my transcripts to the CA BON directly, and try to get my CA license right out of the gate.
Both options have problems. If I get my VA license first, I'm wasting a ton of time... I've heard that the CA BON takes MONTHS to process those endorsement applications. It also will cost more for the application itself. I get to at least take the NCLEX sooner and get it out of the way, but if I risk it and go directly for the CA license, I get to skip the entire endorsement process.
On the other hand, if I try to get my CA license first, there's apparently a strong chance the board will deny me based on the fact that CA has MUCH more strict requirements. I will probably have to deal with this anyway, but it could delay me taking my exam for potentially months while they iron everything out. It has been so difficult to pin down the exact requirements and how they differ from VA online.... I even tried emailing the board and asking them directly, but they said they couldn't help me until I just submitted an application.
Can I ask for advice? Have you had difficulties transferring you license to CA?