LPN to RN Prerequisites

[akiara]

i have been trying to get into nursing for awhile now. when i originally attempted college, i was in a bad position in life (full time job, lazy/bad boyfriend, living an hour away from home and not with my parents). that mixed with not know what i wanted to do with my life, i struggled a bit. my gpa is currently sitting at a sad 2.7 =( . i'm a smart girl, don't get me wrong! when i realized i wanted to be a nurse, i turned my act around and got straight a's and b's. that's why it's not lower than that. most of my grades beforehand were c's.

anyway, to the issue. i got all my prerequisites for the nursing rn programs. i passed them all with a's and b's! but as it turned out, my gpa wasn't high enough to get into a nursing program. sometimes i made the minimum gpa, but the advisers were tough and told me to not even bother trying. (i listened, maybe i shouldn't have).

so i got my aa degree to try to raise my gpa (after all my trouble i was only 3 classes short), and graduated with a 2.7 gpa. i then got accepted into a lpn nursing program at a technical school in north florida. :redbeathe

my question is: (sorry for the long story!), how hard is it to get into an lpn to rn program? will they look at that 2.7 gpa? what if i do really great in my lpn program? how much with that play a part? will they look at only the prerequisites for the lpn to rn, or will they also look at the many other classes that i have taken that have lowered my grade? any insight would be greatly appreciated. i want to be a nurse so bad, and i want to work my way up to at least as bsn, maybe my masters. i don't want to be stuck as a lpn.

thanks!

[Michael_Espelin, MSN, APRN]

They will most likely look at your LPN grades, especially since you are considering doing a "bridge" program. If you do well in the LPN program, that would definitely be enough to prove you can handle the RN program. The admissions and academic staff with the LPN program should be able help with you transitioning to an RN program, or even a BSN program, and also with helping you find a job. Most will even provide you with letters of recommendation which will help tremendously.

Just stay focused, and try your absolute best the in the LPN program. It's a GREAT stepping stone into the nursing field.

I want to wish you the best of luck!

[akiara]

Thank you for the reply!!! Your "words of wisdom" are greatly appreciated! I'm just so desperate to start my career as a nurse. Thanks! :)

[jess252590]

my question is: (sorry for the long story!), how hard is it to get into an lpn to rn program? will they look at that 2.7 gpa? what if i do really great in my lpn program? how much with that play a part? will they look at only the prerequisites for the lpn to rn, or will they also look at the many other classes that i have taken that have lowered my grade? any insight would be greatly appreciated. i want to be a nurse so bad, and i want to work my way up to at least as bsn, maybe my masters. i don't want to be stuck as a lpn.

thanks!

i pretty much have the exact same question, the only thing im finding in philly are community colleges that offer advance placement for lpns but that means they still look at my gpa right? any luck op?