Nursing Students Online Learning
Published Nov 7, 2010
wender76
6 Posts
HI-
I need advise....I'm working on my LPN and should hopefully be done by the end of 2011 at the latest. My plan was to continue on in a traditional program LPN to ADN then to BSN.
The problem....there is a wait list to get into ADN program....so if I'm lucky I'll have my ADN by the end of 2013 beginning of 2014.
If I chose Excelsior, then I could potentially have my ADN by 2012 or beginning of 2013. The pit falls:
The upside of an ADN EC...
ISU....II was told it would take 4 years to complete...is that accurate? I figure I'd be done by 2015 or 2016?
The pit fall..
The positive about ISU,
Any advise on which direction would be best, then please let me know.
Lisa1980
462 Posts
Excelsior was a good choice for me, I did the LPN to RN also. I started my program March 2009 and graduated June 2010. I even took one month off during the summer. I took state boards in July and passed. Have been working as an RN since August. I am starting my BSN degree with WGU in Jan.
I chose EC instead of ISU because of the length of time. I don't know for a fact that ISU would take four years but obviously would take much longer than EC. Excelsior is self study and self-paced. With determination you can do it quickly.
Good luck with your decision!
Lisa
Lunah, MSN, RN
14 Articles; 13,767 Posts
If I could have gone straight to a BSN, I definitely would have! Good luck, whatever you decide, wender.
caliotter3
38,333 Posts
A BSN is the desirable degree in the end. It is to your advantage to get it at the beginning of your career to ultimately save time, money, and aggravation.
LPNtoBSNtoDNP
61 Posts
What's the shortest amount of time you can complete the Bsn at isu