anyone else contemplating?

[Workinthroughit]

LPN/ AS-RN/ BSN? Is anyone else contemplating these programs? I am at my local community college right now and I finished all my pre-reqs for the AS- RN program. I am waiting to hear this month about whether or not I got in for this Fall semester. They send out the first batch of 90 letters according to your date of completion this month. I have been hearing some buzz about how most people wait 1-2 years after finishing their pre-reqs to get into the program. I applied to LPN school and I did get in for this September. My community college has a partnership with a local university so that you can complete your BSN at the community college. I have only 5 more classes (not including nursing) to finish.

My options are the following:

1) While waiting for my letter from my community college I can continue to take courses toward my BSN. The advantage of this is I can get as many bachelor's pre-reqs out of the way so that when I finish my AS-RN I will only have a few classes to take to finish up with my BSN. The university partnership requires you to have your RN license before completing some of the bachelor's courses.

2) I can go to LPN school this September and finish September of 2008. The perks to this option is that I can start working as an LPN, get some experience, save up some money, get some benefits, maybe even get my employer to pay for my schooling to go back to get my RN.

3) I applied to a entry-level Four year BSN program, but I was not accepted because the college averages your cum. gpa from all the institutions you attended. Unfortunately my last semeser of my freshman year of college I did not do so hot so my cum gpa from there averaged with my current gpa comes out to only be a 2.7. Fortunately for me, the university that has a partnership with my community college does not do that. They only take my gpa from the community college I am attending.

4) I have enough credits to get my AS-General Studies- Social Science this May. Wahoo....but I have no idea what I can do with that because what I really wanna do is nursing. The advantage to this is that if I want to transfer to another school in state I can do so without losing credits because the school will take my degree in-tact.

I have been toying with these options for quite some time. I know that people keep telling me not to worry and that it will all work out, but everytime an option comes doors seems to slowly drift closed. I am just trying to figure out what do to. Any advice is appreciated.:typing

[CT Pixie, BSN, RN]

Due to circumstances, I am doing the LPN-->RN route. Hopefully, I'll graduate (June 08) and pass NCLEX (Summer 08), work a year to get some experience (I'm not looking for $$, my hubby supports the family nicely..so i might take a paycut and work hospital instead of LTC)..plan on getting into a hospital that hires LPN's and will pay (some or all) of my tuition to further my education to RN. And apply for LPN bridge to RN schools.

Fingers crossed all works out as planned..or very closely to it.

[LadyNASDAQ]

Go for the LPN. If you don't like Nursing you can always switch gears and do something else.

I started off this way, went for my RN and you know what? It wasn't my best choice. If I had to do it all again I should have become a Pharmacist. Much more respect and far, far more $$$.

Too late now but it would have been the best career choice of them all.