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 a year ago or more.
Please any advice would be appreciated and criticism will be accepted.
GeneralJinjur
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Congratulations! I love to hear about people succeeding.