LSC Montgomery Transition 2012

MarkTX · Feb 16, 2012

Hey Paulakay! I applied to the LVN program at Montgomery so I'm not a future classmate but I was wondering what difficulties you may have experienced doing your LVN first vs going straight into an RN program? Did you just finish an LVN program or have you been working? Was there a particular semester you had to take the transition course/clinical before you could start your second year? Thanks in advance for the help!

Columnist · Feb 18, 2012

Moved to TX Nursing Programs for more discussion.

paulakay82 · Feb 18, 2012

well, imay be a bit different from your traditional nursing student. i went to lvnschool at a private nursing school in hunstville. this means that nothing ofmine transferred. i graduated in 2005 and i've been working ever since. i hadto start last spring and retake all of the pre-reqs, because we signed a paperacknowledging that none of our courses transferred. so, i retook everything andi'm praying to get in. however, i was 23 when i went to lvn school and i'm 29now. i'm married and have a two year old. being an lvn for six years has beengreat. i've gotten experience and been able to pay my bills. i don't know whatyour life circumstances are but in my humble opinion, i would advise all youngpeople to go directly through the adn program. you will hear a lot of lvn's saythat once they started making money, they kinda got settled and going back toschool isn't a priority. as with me, it took five years and having a littlegirl to make me realize how badly i wanted more for myself and for her! if youdon't have to start working right away, i would take your time and apply to theadn program. although i do understand not everyone has mom/dad or a spouse topay their bills. if money is a critical issue, as with a lot of people (myselfincluded), becoming an lvn first is awesome. i have a deep appreciation becausei've done the "grunt" work and i know how to do it well. so one daywhen i'm in management, i will step in and help my employee’s medicate patientsor change linens, both because i know how and because i know how overworked youcan get. i love the fact that i'm an lvn. i'm very proud of it and you shouldbe too, should you decide to take that route. whatever you decide, i pray godgrants you the wisdom and patience to achieve every single dream you have!! ihope this helps, best of luck!!

paulakay82 · Feb 18, 2012

Sorry, I don't know what happened to the above post. I know how to type, but some of my words were smashed together when I hit "leave a comment". Hope you can still read it.

aliaysonfire · Mar 12, 2012

Hey there- I had only a 9.5 for my application this go around, since I didn't have the kinseology/med micro class completed (i'm doing them now)- other wise it would have been a 10.5.. anyways, I applied for both tomball and montgomery. I know it is a long shot to be accepted with that low of a score. made an 89 overall on the Hesi test. Good Luck and I am excited to see where we stand in getting into the program! TOOK ME A long time to find a post about this entrance preiod.

paulakay82 · Mar 14, 2012

Hey Ali, I have some potentially good info for you. Did you put Mont as your first or second choice? If you put it as your first, you should be getting in! This is why: I called last Thursday and according to the lady at the front desk (at Mont) she said they still needed applicants. Keep in mind this was the day before the app period closed. You know they only take 30 and according to what I was told, as of Thursday, they only had 25. Unless 5 or more applied on Friday, you should be okay. Either way, God has a plan! Hope to be your classmate soon! ~Paula PS this is for the transition program only.

aliaysonfire · Mar 21, 2012

I put Tomball first because that's closer but looking back now I should have probably done Montgomery. Well I'm glad to hear a "number". I am hopeful about getting an acceptance letter anyways.

aliaysonfire · Mar 23, 2012

Lemme know when you get an acceptance letter!! I heard it will be more than likely the first week of April since the deadline was march 9th. Gah.

paulakay82 · Mar 24, 2012

Yeah, they said it would be the first week of April b/c of Spring Break. Boo! l'm hopeful you'll get in too, because I heard from another student that on the 9th at 4:00 they still didn't have enough ppl. And that means that after Tomball accepts all their ppl, they will fill spots at Montgomery. I hope we both get good news!! -Paula

aliaysonfire · Mar 27, 2012

Thank you for the hopeful news Paula. I sure am excited at the good possibility on getting in just because of the shear drop in numbers. Uhg! But waiting till April is killing me!! I have heard the transition class is a hard class. Have you heard anything about the transition program, and what it entails? I think we start clinicals right away too, don't we?

aliaysonfire · Mar 29, 2012

It feels like I've waited about a week, and it's only been 2 days since I last checked back here... Groan. Hurry up with the letters, willya!? :)