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Hello friends,

I need as much feedback as I can get please!!!! This is with regards to Austin Community College LVN program. I have a bachelors degree in business administration, but will want to go the lvn route due to financial, childcare and waiting list issues.I need input from either ex, current or prospective students. I have heard that all i might need are three prereqs and maybe a compass test? What general advice will I need with regards to the program itself, as i hope ther is no waiting list for the bridge lvn-rn. Any advice is appreciated. God bless.:nurse::up:

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Med/Surg, hospice.

I am a current ACC LVN student about to start my second semester.

You need three pre-req courses for LVN: Intro to A&P, Pharmacology, and Medical Terminology. Only one of these classes counts for the RN program (Pharm) so if you plan on bridging you should try and finish as many of the RN pre-reqs as you can. LVN students are given a 14 month window to apply to the RN program and get special opportunity to get in. It would be very difficult to finish all of the pre-reqs in that time.

I did well my first semester of the program but it wasn't easy and I've heard second semester is the hardest. ACC's program is one of only 3 in the state that are accredited so they make you go above and beyond to keep their title.

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Thanks Texascna06,

You have been very helpful. Im aslo looking to apply to Temple college.Its quite the drive, but I want to be on the safer side. So how long did it take you to complete the Lvn prereqs, did you get in without a long wait?and you said 14months is not enough to complete the Rn prereqs? thats scary. I wish you well in your classes, once again thanks for your response.:)

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Med/Surg, hospice.

It took me two semesters to finish the LVN pre-reqs and there is no wait for the LVN program unless they have already hit their 40 people limit. Unless you already have some pre-reqs completed and were to take summer classes it would be difficult with working and having kids to finish them (and make the GPA required) in 14 months.

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i don't think the money is as good long term for an lvn as it would be for an rn. if you are going to take all the anatomy,physiology, etc, you'd be better off going the rn route i believe

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Can you give me an idea of what it's like? I started in on the RN program and decided it wasn't for me. It was WAY too much pressure and stress and frankly I couldn't handle it. With the LVN program are there skills check-offs every week or so and do you get kicked out if you don't pass second time? Can you give me an idea of what the average week is like, for example? I just couldn't handle the whole "do or die" scenario and stress of the ADN program and really I want to do home hospice care, so I'm thinking the LVN route might be more "me" anyway.

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