What's my title???

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Hello everyone,

I graduated LVN school last April 2016 and I currently hold my license and I work as an LVN in 2 facilities. I'm planning on going back to school but community college for my general ed pre requisites to eventually transfer for a LVN-BSN bridge program 2 years from now. What would you say is my educational attainment/title as of right now?

Never attended college / 1st yr. Attended college before / 1st yr. 2nd yr. / sophomore 3rd yr. / junior 4th yr. / senior 5th yr. / other undergraduate 1st yr. graduate / professional Continuing graduate / professional or beyond

I was leaning on to 1st yr grad / professional but not entirely sure since I only have a LVN diploma and not a degree.

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If you've never attended college, then you write "Never attended college". Intentions aren't realities until they are realized.

There are a number of certificate/technical programs that result in diplomas and not degrees, but they are not interchangeable with college experience. LVN programs would be one of them.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

I agree with Extra Pickles. Until you have taken actual college classes, then you are in the "never attended college" group. To call yourself a "grad" is saying that you graduated from college -- and that is not true.

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From the information provided in your post, the only title you hold is allthatshines, LPN.

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical/Float Pool/Stepdown.

My advice would be to call the FASFA peeps every time you fill out your financial aid just to be for sure.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

1st year grad/professional is for master's /doctoral and will

eliminate you from all federal grants and subsidized loans.

If you accessed financial aid for your lvn or took even a single college course for credit (less than 30 credits total) you are first year/attended college otherwise first year/never attended

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So even if I graduated LVN "college" it is not considered to be so since it is a vocational school, right? No wonder I got denied of all grants or anything at all, I received my FAFSA report yesterday. I am to attend a community college this Spring 2017 and got denied of anything. I went to my new school today and they told me not change anything and wait until it shows up on their end and we can correct it together. I am so confused about it, I didn't grow up here in the US and never had to deal with this. I hope I can still correct it all. Thank you everyone!!!

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@JustBeachyNurse OH MY GOSH. The 2nd paragraph you said made so much sense and literally blew my mind. I wish I asked the allnurses family before I submitted it, I just hope I can still turn it around with my financial aid rep at school. :( 3

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Yep - another shining example of governmental & bureaucratic nonsense. There must be yuuuuge numbers of Federal employees that are just focused on making forms as confusing and difficult as possible.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
@JustBeachyNurse OH MY GOSH. The 2nd paragraph you said made so much sense and literally blew my mind. I wish I asked the allnurses family before I submitted it, I just hope I can still turn it around with my financial aid rep at school. :( 3

if you put grad student that's the reason for denial. Grants and subsidized loans are for students working on their first associates then bachelors. There is very minimal aid for doing associates after bachelors, 2nd bachelors or graduate degrees.

Fortunately the school is absolutely correct. Once the file is released to the FA office they can correct the records with you (you may need to sign statements that you made an honest mistake marking the wrong education level). All is not lost! Good luck

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