LPN to RN bridge or just straight to RN?

[Love1234]

I just finished one semester of my core classes for the RN program at my school. Next semester(FALL 2017) I was going to take my next 6 core classes- so that I could apply for the nursing program in (SPRING 2018). I found out today they have changed it and now the program does not start in the spring semester(after next year 2017 that is.) But starting in 2018 it will start in the fall. So that means after I finish my core- if i take them all next semester- I would have to wait 12 months to even apply for the nursing program, which I'm not guaranteed acceptance. Total time= 1 year wait for application, 2 year program, equals three years if i get accepted the fist year, if not then I would have to wait another whole year until the program started again.

So therefore I have two options.

First Option: Space My classes out over the next year. I will only have to take two classes each semester. I will not be overwhelmed, I have a better chance of getting higher grades this way.

Second Option:LPN TO RN BRIDGE. I have all the core completed that would be required for the LPN program so I could apply for that program that starts next fall 2017. The LPN program is a year, you must work for a year before applying to the bridge program, then the LPN TO RN BRIDGE program is a year. So total time is three years. I can get my core while working. Then if I don't get accepted to the nursing program I have a "back up plan", and I get to go to work sooner.

What do you suggest?

[AliNajaCat]

You THINK you'll be able to take classes while working your first year as a nurse. If I had a dime for everybody who told me they were gonna do that and found out how hard it was, I'd go to Paris for New Year's Eve.

Don't delay. Go direct to the RN program. Don't put it off because sometimes life gets in the way and you might never get another chance.