Dreamer87

I'm in the same boat except I'm halfway through my LPN program. I want to do a BSN program as quickly as possible once I'm done...

Oh my...Well to be honest tomorrow I'm scheduled to take their entrance exam. I went on the review website and it only has one set of exam to practice. So there isn't much to go by. That's why I was curious about the exam. I want to pass the exam with a 70% or better and so I don't want to take chances. I really want to get into an LPN program right away so I can start working and right now Merit seems to have the least demands or waiting list like other schools such as CUNY. So my choices right now are very limited but I'm ready to make a few sacrifices. PS: I have a few more questions I'd like to ask; Was the exam written or computerized? Once you pass the entrance exam did they accept transfer credits from other Colleges or do they just accept you with a high school diploma? Once you began the program how many classes did you take until you graduate? And did you take the NCLEX-PN yet? Plus I'm coming from Staten Island, so I was wondering how was the commute to the school for you? I know this is a lot of information to ask but although the reviews for this place isn't the highest, I willing to take a chance. I had two people from my college who didn't get into the nursing program go there and now they are done with an LPN licence and working towards a BSN this coming semester. Sadly I only ran into them once and only got the name and phone number of Merit from them. Thanks so much

Carter89 did you go to Merit and how was your experience as well as the entrance exam?

Thanks you guys...I'm just in the mud right now and can't help be feel down. My gpa is really 2.2 *roll eyes* (doesn't make me look any better) I appreciate the encouragement dearly! >,

Hi:crying2:, I'm new to this site and a prospecting nursing student with issuses to write a novel! I go to CSI on Staten Island and wished I'd never came to this chinky school. And I mean that from the bottom of my heart! (met a couple a of great friends here but the rest are so backwards) Now I need some advice because I'm at my breaking point and on the edge of a nervous breakdown. I feel this is the only place I can get answers where the nursing dept. anwser to everything is "GO TO THE SCHOOL WEBSITE, WE CAN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS", pitiful i know. Whats the point for a nursing dept if every question a student has is on the website, they act so superior and demeaning to the students:angryfire! Now I'm not the greatest student out there and might be the worst if not! My gpa sucks big time, really really big...its in the low 2 and this semester might bring it up by one point. Not even a big deal. My mom is paying for my tuition and i feel like i let her down big time; not only that, I hate my grades and I'm a shameful daughter who cant get her act together:o. Issues 1:sniff:: I sent my application to Mount Saint Vincent and I called them to confrim if they recieved it. They said its probably in the mail today since it was sent on the 8th of may. Now my issue is that thier school wants 3.0 gpa for the Nursing program which I'm no where near at the is point, however on the application i check undecided major just to get into thier school but my essay states that I am interested in the nursing field. Do you think this was a good idea? The whole thing is that I don't want to spend another agonizing semester at CSI but I'm afraid that i might. What do you think? Issuse 2:angryfire: I sent an application to College of New Rochelle, called them just the same as CMSV, and they said they got the application however because the deadline was May 8th and recieved it today, that they were going to push my prospecting entry for the fall of 2010! I was so upset to hear that I wanted to cry...*:sniff:held back tears:sniff:* Just thinking about it right now makes me want cry! Although, i did put down nursing as a major and pre-health major just to be safe! But what I want to know is what do I from here? I already wasted 2 1/2 semesters over at CSI and right now I'm rolling on three years ....so what do I do from here? *sniff sniff* issues 3:confused:: The last school I applied was Maria College of Albany, however I don't really know anything about this school. I got all my information from their website and over here. Is this a good school for pre-nursing students who haven't done LPN but would rather go straight for the RN? I've tried and nothing seems to work. I've done most of the gerenal pre-requistes that my school or other schools wants but I had two slip-ups in my third semester and been struggling since to recover. I feel so depress about this situation and my school isn't even encouraging me to even try an apply to their program. There's always a run around with them, the nursing dept. act to superior and demeanig that you can't even talk to them. And I feel guilty evertime my mom talks about me getting into the program, its like she's paying for my tuition and I'm not making the best of it. I know she's iching to retire but she can't because I'm not done with school. If only i were in the program she could do so but .....*sign* ....I dont know what to do anymore....I don't want to give up but its like my dream of becoming a nurse is becoming dimmer and dimmer. The light at the end my the tunnel is fading quickly and i feel so lost in the dark! I just want to die! People please help me out, what should I do?