Hello All and Merry Christmas! I went through the motions at my local cc to begin my journey to MSN from LPN when I received devastating news.....I DONT QUALIFY for pell grants AND my student loan app was DENIED! So, now Im at a loss at what to do to at least get my ADN. With regular monthly bills, I don't think that I can afford the monthly payment that tcn has for my bsn let alone the fees to test, nor do I think I can afford ec on monthly basis. In all fairness, I must say that idk if there is a monthly maintenance fee with ec but I am aware that the tests are at least 100.00 or more per test. I live in Atlanta, GA so there might be a little drama with ec, the state, and the 350 hours of extra clinical time required; which you have to find and set up yourself. With all this said.....does anyone have any good advice on what to do? I've been a LTC LPN for 7 years and Im ready for more respesct, opportunities, responsibility, and money.