RN-BSN Program Chamberlain/GCU/UTA/WGU

My experience into figuring out the best RN-BSN program to enroll in for me. I hope to help others figure out the best choices for them

[@cassandrathomas06]

I just finished my RN-to-BSN at WGU in 6 months for approx $3200. Yessssssss :-D. Good luck on your venture!

[@blackandwhitelove6477]

So can I ask you if you had other classes to take besides your nursing classes? Was it hard? I'm looking at this school and program.

[@cassandrathomas06]

Candice Buford hey! Yes I had 1 prerequisites to take (Biochemistry) but everything else was nursing courses. It was challenging but absolutely doable. I work 2 jobs with 1 days off per week plus I have a family. It kept me extremely busy but I did it! It saved me a crap load of money especially because my job has tuition reimbursement

[@blackandwhitelove6477]

That is amazing! And very encouraging. Are you going on to get you MSN?

[@cassandrathomas06]

Candice Buford 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾. Absolutely

[@blackandwhitelove6477]

Good luck!!!!!

[@melissab214]

Thank you for this video. I've been an RN since 2011 and have just slowly started looking into RN to BSN program or possible NP. Chamberlain does seem too expensive! A friend of mine did go with GCU, and luckily she got through it with no issue. I'm definitely going to look into UTA.

[@Dee-oq5ms]

I chose this school also, I was really going back and forth between them and WGU but I'm really not feeling the pass/fail. Glad you like it, I should start july 1st.

[@supermelife6412]

I'm thinking about starting there to.

[@nursemel5571]

Denise Rolle Denise Rolle that’s great. And yes I’m not sure how this pass/fail system will work when I decide to go for my NP so I rather keep it safe lol. I hope you like it as well!

[@ninanina5444]

Nurse Mel you look so natural and Honest , how long IT takes you to finish rn to bsn program .please advise

[@crissoa]

I just finished my RN-BSN at UTA. Definitely doable and I have no regrets. I considered WGU but the pass/no pass system bothered me because I want to get into an NP program and a 3.0 would have been too risky. Congrats.

[@nursemel5571]

Chriss O congrats on finishing you’re program. I wanted to do UTA so bad but they wanted me to take 18 classes instead of 10 because my credits didn’t transfer over. To me this made no sense because I had a previous bachelors degree so I didn’t understand why my history or math didn’t transfer over to their history and math in addition to other classes. I would have been taking almost 3 years to finish my RN-BSN instead of 1 year which lead to me switching to GCU. So financially and time wise I had to change. But I have a friend whose doing it and she is doing fine so it’s different with everyone.

[@crissoa]

Nurse Mel 😮... they tried to be slick with me concerning the classes too but I called them and made sure I got answers. Honestly the staff are not the most consistent at times. It takes luck and I had to talk to several people before they cleared some of my classes. I almost had to take art, and US politics a second time.. lol. I hope this new program works out for you. 😀

[@nursemel5571]

Chriss O wowwww. So it’s not just me. I did the same I called them a few times but I felt like if I’m doing this much work just to get credits transferred then this school was not for me. I struggled to get into nursing school and I should not struggle to get into a bsn program. But thank you so much for the well wishes and thanks for telling me your story. It’s cool to hear a different perspective and other people’s stories. Good luck with everything!!!!!

[@santarose5609]

This is what is concerning to me the pass / no pass system it’s not possible to get higher than a 3.0 and for many schools that’s not a competitive grade

[@pelaigho7055]

@@crissoa Hello Criss O,I just started the programme..what was a good resource for you

[@isatajay2354]

Thanks so much for this video, I am in the same situation right now. Just finished My associate and am looking for an online program for bsn. Please update us as your continue to pursue your education. Best of luck

[@scott95janice]

Thank you for the video! This was helpful. My job has a partnership with chamberlain and GCU so I get a discount but idk if the discount will help( kinda pricey) I also get tuition reimbursement after 6 months so that will help. But I’m kinda leaning towards western gov for the price and time. I much rather take test Then essays. But UTA I think would be a good second option for me

[@mees2751]

I called GWU and an adviser told me the program is 6900 and 1 year. That's awkward. Bcus I heard it cost less and it's doable in 6 months.

[@dainisecia]

WGU You pay per 6 months. so it would be $3000+ per 6 months

[@unapologeticallyme8941]

You're so pretty💕

[@mariazayas7636]

Thank you! This was very helpful.

[@wheelsuprn6591]

You're a bit misinformed about WGU. Probably because of all the KZbin videos out there. My RN-BSN program had 6 exams (I had to take Micro again cause I took it over 20 years ago). The rest are all papers. You don't test out of anything. You take the exam when you're ready. You can transfer to 100's of post Master's NP's, CRNA school, DNP. I am 4 months into the RN-MSN program and just received my BSN. A BSN in 4 months is pretty awesome.

[@1982NitaJCares]

True i agree wgu i will be starting in jan2021 and my rnbsn 2yrs. Because i came in with no as degree so thats still good and i did my research.

[@Dee-oq5ms]

And the pass/fail will equal to a 3.0 gpa.

[@maragchnannel1696]

Congrats. What are your thoughts on their accelerated bsn. I already have a bsn

[@nursemel5571]

Thank you. Honestly I can't really speak on any accelerated programs because i did not attend an accelerated program. But I do know that its extremely tough and i am not sure if you can work because classes are fulltime with no breaks for the duration of the program. So if you are financially struggling like I was, it may be hard to balance full-time classes for over a year with a full-time job. I did the ASN program and worked basically full-time with summer/winter breaks in between and that was still a struggle because you have to consider the times your commuting, studying, etc which is like full-time within itself lol But everyone is different! it depends on what you think you can handle and still be successful.

[@MissLadyChris3000]

where did you get your uniforms from ?

[@supermelife6412]

Thanks so much

[@germainen8289]

wow. nice ill . look into them