Dee2bnRN

hi wi5eguy, i currently attend laguardia's rn program and i was in the same position you are in. i'd gotten an incomplete in a class ( from another college) that later turned into an f. i was terrified that it would follow me forever and i'd never be able to get into nursing school. i went to laguardia and when i was admitted into the college they did not accept that credit so the grade was not computed into my gpa at laguardia. i felt like i had been given a second chance. laguardia asks sudents interested in the lpn program to take key courses and then they will be ranked based on their score in those key course inaddition to any other course taken. it's a weird calculation that they created (i think just to frustrate students). this info should be available to you if you go to the nursing department at the school. the good news is that laguardia accepts credits from other colleges (as long as you have passed the class) without the grade attached. the bad news is that if you took any of the key courses at another school and didn't do so hot (like a c) it gets counted when they rank you. you do have the option to decide which courses you want transfered in when you get accepted to the school so you can retake a class at laguardia, for a better grade, if you think you won't be a strong candidate with that particular class. this was my case about a year ago so i'm assuming that everything is the same but don't take my word for it. before you make any moves go down to laguardia and ask, ask, and then ask some more. save your credit transfer questions for admissions and then head to the nursing department to inquire about admission into the lpn progam because you have to be a student in the college before you can apply for candidacy into the lpn program. i hope that this info was helpful

Hello everyone, Although I'm not new to the forum this will be my first post. I am a nursing student in an associates program in NY and I'm trying to get a headstart on my job search. I have 2 more semsters to go and should graduate by Jan '09, (God willing). I have started looking at hospitals in NYC and the ones that I've looked at want bachelors prepared nurses. Does anyone one know of any hospitals, preferably in NYC, that will hire associates nurses brand spankin' new? (i live in the city and have a toddler so I would really like to stay local) Thank you all for your help