Okay, i know this may be irrelevant because i am not a nurse yet, but i really have no clue what i'm doing and my guidance counselor is not very helpful at all. I am a junior in high school and my school offers a program where you can go to BOCES CTI and recieve your LPN in two years. That means when i graduate high school and pass the exam, i will be an LPN. Although the school pays for it and all, and it looks good on resume's, i want the whole college experience. I want to go to nursing school and become an RN. I feel like there is no point in completing the LPN course if i'm not going to work as an LPN, because i really don't want to work full time and then get my RN degree online. Like i said, i want the whole college experience. Would it be a better idea to not take the LPN classes & to jump right into getting my RN at a nursing school after high school? Or should i get my LPN, and then continue after high school and get my RN. And if i had my LPN and wanted to become an RN, would it take less time versus having no LPN? I definitely do not want to take online classes after high school...
Do the LPN program, then when you are looking at colleges, you can apply for LPN to RN programs. They often save spots in the competitive RN programs especially for LPNs.
I'm a senior in high school right now definetly do the lpn program and then once you graduate just go for your bsn you dont have to work as an lpn if you dont want
Trubie, LPN
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Do the LPN program, then when you are looking at colleges, you can apply for LPN to RN programs. They often save spots in the competitive RN programs especially for LPNs.