Is this the right direction for me?

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When I went back to school in 2008 I knew I wanted to go for nursing. I had my sights set on the LPN program at my local community college I was attending. However I wanted more, that ASN was waving in my face and I felt like I had to get it. So I changed from there on out I took classes for my ASN. The problem is 2 years later I'm still doing it, Im retaking and retaking because so few are accepted and Im not one of them. Im starting to get discouraged, rethinking the reasons I even went back to school. I've known I always wanted to be a nurse from a very young age, I never steered clear of that.

I originally started at 19 taking classes to get there some day. Once I became pregnant, I couldnt continue my education. Oh and trust me I kicked my butt every single day! But at that time I knew I had to be an adult and take care of this new life I was bringing into the world. Well 2 kids and a divorce later I decided I was going to go ahead and do it, I was so scared I was making the wrong decision but just jumped in and LOVED every minute of it. I love school, its who I am. I love studying and thinking that it might eventually happen. That one day I may be that angel at someones bedside at just the right moment, those comforting eyes that they needed to see. The reassuring hand.

But here I am, I thought for sure I would be in nursing school by now but yet all I do is retake things an to no avail cant seem to get in that lucky applicant pool. I'm a single mom with 2 kids ages 6 and nearly 4, I've got a mortgage and a job and so far I've kept it all together. Well, I've lost alot of "friends" because I gave up that time in my life for this, I've missed out on alot of opportunities to date again to dedicate to school. And here I am 48 credit hours later with a 3.2 GPA. I've got roughly another year to focus on school. Obviously I can't get my ASN in that time, but maybe i should just go for that LPN. Maybe thats where I am meant to start.

There's a school here called Medtech college. They've got the LPN program about a year in length and its open and waiting for me to go. Do I go? I worry because its sort of gotten a stigma to it, being a new school here in town its in the process of becoming nationally accredited and thats what steers people clear of it. That and its privately owned so its pricey. I feel like I just need to do it, that if I dont do it now, then it wont happen. And my dream of becoming a nurse is squashed forever. I can't let that happen can I? I wont! I'm an extremely dedicated person, I give it my all but for some reason with the small applicant pool its just not good enough. God, thats so disheartening. I know I can make this program work for me. I don't believe in failure so thats not an option.

I'm so confused, I dont know if I should listen to others and just try to keep bettering my scores i already have and eventually become that nurse. Or if I should just go for this LPN program and make it a reality rather than a dream. Any advice would be great.

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i think you should make an attemptto move your gpa up. everyone accepted into my fall 2010 lpn program had at least a 3.5 gpa. i had a 3.8.

i am going to a community college, the total cost of my program, with books, etc, is around 4000$.

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All I can say is that I should have done this at 18 but I didn't. I have 98 out of 120 credits for a BFA in art history and stopped because "life" got in the way.:uhoh3:

Now I'm 40 and want to finally be a nurse. I took CNA classes and just *knew* this was what I was supposed to do all along! Like it's been waiting for me to come to my senses...LOL The RN route is a least a year of pre-reqs and another 2 yrs on a wait list, heck, even the lpn at the community colleges has a wait list. So I am jumping in to a private program... I'll be in the 2nd co-hort and will walk away with a big loan. But I am DONE waiting... I want to do something now!!! I will be done in 12/2011.. BEFORE many of the other programs EVEN START!!!

I can't tell you if it's the right direction for you but I can tell you that you are not the only one making the leap...

good luck!

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Where is the private program you will be taking located? Is it for LPN or RN? I'm in a rush too!

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