LPN or BSN program?? Afriad of making wrong decision

[elizabethb0624]

21 year old undergradate at houston community college (im going on my 4th year of still being in here) ive been working as partime caregiver for 2 1/2 years . Due to slacking in my whole freshman year and half of sophmore year. i spent the rest of the year on probation to suspention to probation to now good standing (only being allowed to take 2 classes while on suspention and probation). My mother convince me to take Cna coorifice i agreed to do it im done withe the corse all i need to do is take the state exam to get certified. she is also convincing me to take LPN then work to become RN and do BSN online.

im really confused on which route i should go i dont know if i should follow my mother or continue to finish my prerequisite and go straight to BSN program.

Here are some coorifice ive done so far

A&PI lec & lab:C

A&PII:B ( hCC decided to make lab and lecture sepreate classes .. so im currently taking lab)

Chemistry: D( currently retaking this year)

Microbiology: currently taking coorifice this year

college algrbra: just recently Withdrawal due to CNA class taking too much of my time i didnt want to fail this coorifice

Psyc 2314 Lifespan:C

Pschology: F ( class in freshman i did not retake ; but retaking this summer)

speech:A

Literature:A

English 1&2: D's ( havnt retaking it since sophmore year)

Goverment:B

US History I: B

my current GPA 2.0

By the look of my grades i know im a slacker, im truly focused now its just it took me so long to take things very seriously; I just dont know what to do. i have my mother pressuring to make my decision , because she feels like i dont know what i'm doing.

My original plan was to look for a BSN program that accept student by science preq GPA & Hesi hoping to get in a program soon. But I'm taking to long and my mother doesn't want me to be in community college taking 6 years to finish prerequisites ; i just don't know what to do and i wanna make this descion before spring semester end.

any suggestions guys ?

[Simplistic]

Apply to a school with a waitlist! They will accept you with those grades!

[GrumpyOldBastard, MSN, RN]

Rather than discussing your likelihood of admission, lets talk about your likelihood of SUCCESS in a BSN program.

No matter what admission offers you may get from BSN programs, re-take the English classes before you begin your BSN studies. You will likely write A LOT in a BSN program. The grades and writing sample you have provided suggest that you will struggle without improving your written English.

I am going to speculate a bit here... I bet that your reading skill isn't what it needs to be for success in a BSN program. I suggest that you take the two free reading tests at this site: Speed Reading, Reading Software, and Better Reading Comprehension. Be a Superior Reader. Be an Exam and Test Ace. Become a Vocabulary Guru.

Consider:

• It is common that some students who were admitted to BSN programs with good grades find that nursing school is quite challenging.
  
• How would you feel if you get into a BSN program and then find that you can't do the academic work?
  
• Most nursing programs that I know of have academic progression standards that are FAR less forgiving than the "probation-suspension-probation" experience that you have had so far.
  
• Starting as a LPN/LVN will let you start earning money and later decide if you want a BSN.
  

I think that you need to do an honest self-assessment of your readiness for the academic challenges of any BSN program.