I got accepted!!

That's excellent news! The wait will be worth it.

:balloons:WOHOO:balloons:

congratulations!!!!!! Finally, a reward for all your hard work.. and behind door #1 - even MORE hard work :)

WTG!!

:balloons::balloons::balloons: Congratulations!!! :balloons::balloons::balloons: I bet it feels great!

Tiffany

Oh that is wonderful news!!! Congratulations!!!

Lamie,

Congrats! I have a couple of questions for you. Did your LPN program (LVN here in California) require prereqs? What about an entrance exam? If so, how difficult was that? We have an LVN program here through an occupational center that I am considering as it will take years to get into an RN program through the community colleges here. I am close in age to you and have a young son at home. Your thoughts?

Thanks!

Thanks everybody for the well-wishes! I'm excited, even though I'll have to wait another year before I can start.

Jenpea, this program only required four pre-reqs; English 101, Biology 118 (which is human biology), Psychology 101, and either pre-calculus or a math for health occupation class, which was offered exclusively through that college. I passed all of my pre-reqs with an A, and the minimum to be eligible for this program is a B in all pre-reqs. I did not find it very hard to complete the pre-reqs, but I've heard some pretty scary stories about the actual LPN program. I talked to someone who just graduated from it, and he said that it was very brutal. Out of 60 students at the beginning, only 14 graduated. He said that the workload is insane, and that the instructors did not care AT ALL about someone's personal life. One of the student's mother died, and she missed three instruction days and subsequently several tests. She struggled to make it up and her GPA dropped considerably. On average, there were 6-7 tests a week, and you had to learn very fast. He also mentioned how condescending and belittling the instructors were to almost every student, and that the whole program felt very militaristic. He should know, he was in the military for six years.

Even though all this sounds scary, I"m still determined to go through it. However, I now know for sure that I'll wait until my DH is back from Iraq and can help me with the kids. There is no way I could do this without someone around to help out, and the former LPN student told me that this program takes a heavy toll on relationships, marriages, children, etc. At least I can prepare myself mentally for 11 months of "hell".

Thanks everybody for the well-wishes! I'm excited, even though I'll have to wait another year before I can start.

Jenpea, this program only required four pre-reqs; English 101, Biology 118 (which is human biology), Psychology 101, and either pre-calculus or a math for health occupation class, which was offered exclusively through that college. I passed all of my pre-reqs with an A, and the minimum to be eligible for this program is a B in all pre-reqs. I did not find it very hard to complete the pre-reqs, but I've heard some pretty scary stories about the actual LPN program. I talked to someone who just graduated from it, and he said that it was very brutal. Out of 60 students at the beginning, only 14 graduated. He said that the workload is insane, and that the instructors did not care AT ALL about someone's personal life. One of the student's mother died, and she missed three instruction days and subsequently several tests. She struggled to make it up and her GPA dropped considerably. On average, there were 6-7 tests a week, and you had to learn very fast. He also mentioned how condescending and belittling the instructors were to almost every student, and that the whole program felt very militaristic. He should know, he was in the military for six years.

Even though all this sounds scary, I"m still determined to go through it. However, I now know for sure that I'll wait until my DH is back from Iraq and can help me with the kids. There is no way I could do this without someone around to help out, and the former LPN student told me that this program takes a heavy toll on relationships, marriages, children, etc. At least I can prepare myself mentally for 11 months of "hell".

Well congratulations:monkeydance::monkeydance::nurse:I bet that is a great feeling!!! I am 31 with two boys and I will be attending LVN Nursing school in August 2009!!! and without my husbands support I could not do it alone either. I wish your family the best, keep us posted!!!