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I really really want to thank you guys for helping me w/ clovis. I have not been in school for 11 years and took the accuplacer test before x'mas and i totally aced it due to all of you guys telling me to prepare and practice and practice. on all the grammar stuff I was told perfect is 120 same w/ elementary algebra and i got 119.1 on all. Then for college math we only needed 70 to get to college algebra. I hit 98 and can go to math 111, stats 213. because of all of your support and advice i still took the lower college algebra math 110. Lovin it totally and i'm just so elated i scored so high despite being so worried if i even remember all this stuff. It was a great x'mas present from all of you who helped me not to take it all lightly and it paid off. thank you so very very much and i wish you all the best in your endeavors. Anyone who needs to ask for help on math etc let me know.

hi and welcome back to CT. I am new in CT so I don't know much of the areas yet. As far as commute mine will be just over 15 minutes. Before I talk about Lincoln let me tell you that if you got alot of your general ed done like AP I and II etc and they are c+ or better and you have a grade point average of 2.5 or better, please look into St. Vincent's College. Once you are in the school you are already pretty much accepted into your major which is RN. There some things that could be a problem like I believe 25% of your credits can be transefered. But its good to know once you are in the college you are in the program. If you go the LPN route, March is the start date for Lincoln. Porter Chester starts I believe in April or May. Because you are coming it later, I suggest you make calls and find out about Porter Chester in Rocky Hill since they are starting late. If you do want to to go to Lincoln (I like my advisor by the way) He told me to go ahead and pass on his info to you. Refer to my friend named Rolando so he knows we talked about you. To get into Lincoln you take one pre test (easy stuff) that takes about 10 mins. after your interview. Then you schedule to take english and math tests. The math covers algebra, percents conversion, geometry will help you (its not alot of geometry but know basic stuff like right triangles etc.) English is just grammar and reading comprehension. Much like accuplacer although I will say most grammar tests are not clear, the one in Lincoln in straight forward. good luck and let me know how else I can help.

The cost for Porter Chester is starting next year is $36k, much more than that of Lincoln but i heard it is very selective and limited seats of probably 15-20 depending on which location. The rocky hill location will not start jan anymore, it will be april

as far as i know you have to apply for there financing programs if you don't have enough for your FAFSA (and you wont). The payment plans all depend some are based on credit some are not. The extra that FAFSA doesn't cover enters a payment plan: some earning interest some not earning interest but you must pay every month. It is strict and missing payments longer than 60 days is an automatic boot from the program. As for nights, they are longer 22 months vice day 15 months. However, it is slower pace and you study probably 2 chapters a day vice 4 to 5. It is expensive at $30k plus. It all depends on your situation. Please check on evening programs as far as externship/clinicals. You may be doing night classes but clinicals could be in the mornings, so verify with them. happy holidays!!

so no full time?

is it per diem in nursing homes/LTC? This is where I wanted to be.

Hi CTstudent, Thanks for helping me a while back. Do you mind sending a PM regarding Gateway and who your contact was? They sent me an e-mail and said I have to submit an unofficial transcript....lazy answer in my opinion. I also talked to Housatonic since they work with BHSN. I was set on BHSN or St. Vincent's but Housatonic's answer to Clovis and their policy to talk to you in general has turned me off. They WILL NOT accept Clovis math and science due to it being online. I understand science but math???? You can't even leave a message w/ the nursing director there. You have to show up at the college and hope to have an appt w/ her to get your questions answered. Silly... Also I not only passed but aced my college algebra clep exam. It was a year ago so i'm going to brush up before my accuplacer test. But when i submitted this to Housatonic, they said college algebra clep will give me only intermediate algebra with them. I was like "WHAT????" Heck i only got one wrong answer lol. So any help on who you talked to on Gateway will help. I will try to get them to put it in writing.

thanks for all the help everyone. I was just looking at regular gen eds really so I will probably do clovis once I get confirmation. It wont take me 4 years to do so like Thornbird said, you just have to plan. I am also aware of charter oak, CT league of nursing and BHSN all mention that their bridge program IS FROM charter oak. Thornbird, I respect your willingness to give us the bad side to being an lpn. However for some of us who have certain needs and want the experience and don't need to work in a hospital but rather work in LTC, it is ok to go thru LPN school for now. I don't plan on living in CT all my life, I'm not even from here and would rather be in a city witn more minorities and culture. But for now, I like some programs and CT is not bad (just remember i came from a sunny state lol). We LPNs just have to hope our experience wont be the way you describe, as its a deterenent to those who aspire to make these decisions in life. LPN schools if 15 months, i can get 3 or 4 gen eds out before i start lpn school. After that its just taking psych and a&P a semester and child psych and a&p II the next semester. That would be roughly a year. Add lpn w/ that and its not so bad considering you can get into the bridge program and sit in the 2nd year of RN and finish. You can also go to St. Vincent. Its not easy to get in but its not impossible. People starting out from scratch to finish an RN is fine but for those who need to work to support a family, I'll take the LPN course and get my experience first. Learning as an RN w/ no real experience doesnt make me better than an LPN w/ 3 or even 1 years experience. That is my take and so far I will go that route. Wish all of you well, with this economy things will always be tough but just go for the program tha enables you to do what you like. I come from a family of lawyers, I can be a damn good one as well but I choose this because I wont be happy in the legal system. Its hardly "just".

I know what you mean and that is admirable that you are helping your daughter and putting her first. My husband had a terrible ex wife who refuses to pay for any education for their children but she wants all the perks of getting all his high income. I wont get into all the bad things but let's just say he pays for everything and pays 35k for junior high school for both!!! We are liquidating all we have saved just to do this because the mother refuses to help or get them into a school that will help keep their college savings ugh. I am becoming an lpn instead of an rn partly due to this. The children deserve to be taken care of but their mother should help....she just uses them as meal tickets. so my point is, i admire you for being who you are to your daughter. People talk about dead beat dads but they forget there are moms out there who just don't care just the same. One day your daughter will know how loved and blessed she is because of you. I sadly have to let go of St. Vincent because it will take me longer to get my RN and work. If I get my lpn I can work, get some gen eds w/ lower tuition at a community college, then go back to St. Vincent or BHSN. My husband and I cried when I had to let go of going to St. Vincent....but God will provide and I hope to be successful as an LPN then get my RN later.

congrats 2bnurse!!! wow they sent your letter to someone else lol. I am very very happy for you. It will take me some time (my gpa in highschool is ok) so I think I should try to give them 4.0 gpa's in my LPN and regular college when I'm done w/ those. But I hope to be part of BHSN I would say 2011 :).

HI Future, Congrats on getting in to BHSN. I am new here and have talked to admissions on what is required. The website listed requirements it only had like english, chem. I know A&P I and II should be there but are those pre or co requisites? I will apply once I finish being an LPN. What path did you take to get in? Did you do all your gen eds and if so what were they? I know BHSN doesn't require math like other community colleges but until I get their info package, thought I'd ask here. I would PM you but I still don't have that feature. thanks

hi Pixie, Again you have been so helpful on this board. I think I read on another thread that you already in your RN program? If so congratulations. Just wanted to say that you are an inspiration to me as well. Due to a terrible assault after high school graduation, I couldn't go to college for over 14 years. Now that I can, and awake from my comma, I have to start all over again and felt I was too old or too late. But your story gives me inspiration. You just keep going and things in life come that i out of your control, yet you are here and nothing is stopping you from your goals. I hope to find the strength to do the same. God Bless

hiya :) I wud pm you but i don't think i have the feature yet til 15 posts. This will be number 12 lol.

Hi I am new to the board and will be starting my LPN at Lincoln Tech New Britain in March. I am still looking into Bridgeport Hospital and St. Vincent's for RN but right now Lincoln is where I am headed. Just wanted to know what people think of the LPN market out there. I am not turned off by working in LTC, but just wanted to hear from others about what they thought of the LPN market. Looking to hear from you :)

Thank you, you have been so very helpful. I did finally get to talk BHSN and it has been very very encouraging to know what it is we are applying for. I am being told something different at 3 rivers but for all you know it was miscommunication. BHSN did say there is a slight difference between them and the community college program. i thank you for all your help!