Advice needed, back against the wall, clock's ticking

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I'm 24 years old and decided to become a registered nurse 2 years ago. Since then I began taking prerequisite courses at my local community college. Ive completed over 60 general education units and I've taken Anatomy(repeated) and got a B, Microbiology(repeated) and got a C, recently took Physiology and got a D.(Just have had a lot of things going on in my life lately). I can repeat Physiology but would it be worth it to retake that and sit on a waitlist?

Most community colleges do not allow repeats in those courses and with long waitlists and an overall GPA of 2.1 it seems as though my chances of being accepted into a nursing program are extremely slim.

My other option is American Career College, which takes 1 year and $30,000 to become an LVN. After completing that I hope to get experience working as an LVN then do an LVN-RN bridge program. So my question is should I just bite the bullet and go to ACC or try to stick it out in community college?

I really want to begin my career as soon as possible and I feel pretty bad about all the time I've wasted, while watching my peers graduate from college at least year ago.

Please any advice would be appreciated and criticism will be accepted.

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