LPN TO RN start spring or summer?

[nursenorris]

I am Staring Lpn to Rn program on June 2nd anyone eles starting around this time. My program is 11 months long. Just wanted to meet some people that will be starting around this time.

Thanks

[DelanaRN, MSN, APRN, NP]

:DI graduate from LPN school on June 21st (next Saturday) and I go to my LPN to RN Bridge Program Orientation and Enrollment on Tuesday, June 24th!! I live in Missouri. I can do this because I only applied to schools that rank applicants by entrance test scores and reference letters. The LPN School I applied to got over 150 completed applications, testing, and reference letters. They only accept 27 per year and they accept those students based on the results of the NET/TEAS exams and rank the scores from high to low...then look at Reference letters of the top 30-40 candidates to narrow it down to the 27 they chose. When choosing a program for the LPN to RN Bridge, like the LPN Program, every school seemed to have a waiting list. I found a university that had an LPN to RN Bridge and only accepted 40 students per year based on Nursing test scores. I took tests in Nursing Fundamentals, Med Surg, Maternal Newborn, Pediatrics, and Dosage and Pharmacology. They took all the applicants with completed files (I heard over 200 - a completed file would include application, some forms, all the tests mentioned prior, and 3 reference letters) and rank them in order from high score to low score. I was accepted to that program at the end of May, and begin in July with orientation later this month. By studying my tail end off and applying to schools that rank applicants on score and good references, I have gotten in every time....so far.

[TashaLPN2006RN2012, ASN, RN]

I am looking to start in October for the LPN to RN bridge. I chose a private school though. It's a little more pricey but they start new classes 4X's a year which worked for me since my husband is getting ready to deploy. it takes 16-17 months to complete but that is mostly because of the breaks between terms. basically class time is only 14-15 months. I'm looking forward to going but i'm NERVOUS! I've been an LPN for 2 yrs and i've only done home health and clinic nursing so i've forgotten all my pharmacology stuff. but my mother in law keeps telling me i'll do fine (she also was an LPN that did a bridge program) so we shall see!