Lnp to RN

First of all Congrats! My mother-in-law just graduated from Jackson's LPN to RN program. It was hard for her, she had to repeat a class or two but she is happy to have her RN license (just got it a like a month or two ago) and is working at Jackson Madison County General.

I am currently in the BSN program at UTM almost finished with my junior year of the program which means I have one more to go.

I don't have experience with your direct situation but basically an LPN program is 1 year and a straight ADSN program is 2 years. The benefit of getting your LPN first is you are able to work after just 1 year so you can make money and also they get more clinical experience.

Getting your LPN first wouldn't make it easier to get into an RN course if you are going to bridge in the LPN-RN class as everyone else trying to get in has the same qualifications as you. If you are wanting to get your LPN and then start a ADSN or BSN program then you might have a leg up. We currently have 1 girl in my BSN class who already is an LPN and she is doing well.

There are people who go into an LPN to RN bridge program to avoid competing with everyone in the traditional program. One can sometimes save lots of time and possible disappointment. No lotteries, no rejections, no waitlists. The specific situation would be different with each program.