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I used to attend the school and i wish that I could say good things about it. In the beginning when I first attended it was ok and the teachers were fine. I was doing well in the program. I had to take a leave of absence b/c I was pregnant. When I came back it was completely different. Teachers were leaving left and right and in the middle of the term not waiting until the term was over. I struggled a bit when I came back. My last semester I didn't do well at all. I tried to go back and repeat my last class, but she said my pre reqs were more than a year old and that I would have to restart the entire program. I was devastated. They were not willing to work with me at all knowing I only had the last class to redo. I passed the clinical, but not the class. Now I did start Ursuline before I went to ATS I loved that school. The teachers were great and the class work was good. I had two A's in their program. I just couldn't afford to continue and I was hoping to work more hours to get tuition reimbursement. I am not a newbie I have been taking classes for a long time with two degrees so this was not new to me at all. I didn't like the setup for ATS. I had friends that did well even though they complained of the work and the teachers. I wouldn't recommend it based on my experience. But if you speak with others that are attending you may get a different opinion. I hear Central and Marymount have decent programs I plan to attend tri-c paramedic program this summer to get more hands on skill training and go back for RN online when I get certified. I wish I would have done this in the first place. Good luck

I am considering Brown Mackie only b/c courses are offered once a month. I was in a 4 year program, but was unable to financially continue since I had to work. We have a lot of programs in the area that are not NLN accredited. Once you get your LPN license you will be okay to transfer into an RN program. You may have to take your basic core courses over if you took them at Brown Mackie. But the nursing portion should transfer.

I also failed my last course for LPN. I was devastated, but I had a lot going on in my life. I am trying to get back into again. It has been a year this summer. My problem is being able to find a job where I can get off work to get to class on time since classes start at 4:30 or 5:00 which is the time I get off of work. I have read that if you have completed more than half of the BSN program with clinicals then you could go to the distance learning route through excelsior. If I can't get back in then I will have to start over in an accelerated program since I hold a BA degree. Whatever you do don't give up. I thought about giving up, but I sacraficed so much to get into nursing and I feel like a looser now that I have not set out what I had planned to do. I will keep striving that is all I can do.

My original plan was to attend Excelsior after completing my LPN, I have one class left to finish, but I had to start a new job and now I am unable to complete my last class. I get off work at 5 and classes begin at 5. I asked my employer about leaving early or rotating with coworkers, but they will not allow it. As a back up plan I was looking into the online respiratory program that you spoke of, but I wondered how difficult it would be to do the clinicals. I am comfortable with taking online courses, but I am a little weary as far as the clinical format. My nursing clinicals were not all that helpful since I was a CNA, I gained a little knowledge to feel comfortable working on the floor and passing meds. I just wonder if it would be the same with respiratory therapy.

Inquire about Onestop where you can get a scholarship to pay for tuition and uniforms. You don't have to pay this money back. They do take you through a bit, but I think its worth it to have them pay the cost of tuition, books and uniforms.

I have attended ATS, I have one semester left. I am currently on a leave of absense with plans to go back this January and complete my last class if its scheduled right so I can finish. My plan is to go to Excelsior/independent study and finish my RN. I already have a 4 year degree, so it would be quicker for me. I don't like the class room instruction well. Huron is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic so you should be able to work the flexible schedules. I currently work at University Hospital in administration. I wish they had the flexible shifts like Cleveland Clinic. I may have to switch over when I complete my education. Let me know if you have any more questions.

If its what you want to do, I think you should apply. I attended a 4 year University and I loved the school, but it was too expensive. I have one class left in the LPN program and then I am going back for the RN. You must make the best decison and if you get accepted into the LPN program consider it a start.

I didn't pass my last nursing course Adult Health. I feel like such a failure. I was the only one in my class that didn't pass the classroom portion. I had a lot going on in my life. I had quit my full time job to go back to school for nursing. I did work part time as a STNA, but it wasn't enough to pay my mortgage.I am on the verge of losing my home, b/c I was unable to make payments. I have lucked up on a full time job as a scheduler for one of the major hospitals. Classes started back on 7/9, but I couldn't attend since I just started my new job. I can attend evening classes, but I couldn't make the orientation, b/c I didn't want to inform my new boss about leaving early for nursing school. The next class starts in January. I have been out since April. I really want to finish the last class, but I am glad to be working, so I can pay my bills. I am looking into selling my home and renting for the time being. I don't want to get stuck in this position and not go back to nursing school. I want to continue to review my text books, so I can be ready to go back to school in January. I hope.

This is the route I am now taking also. I was in a LPN program, but took a leave to have my son. While on leave I applied to the RN program and got accepted right away. While in the RN program, I received a full grant to complete the LPN, so I decided to finish that up. I spoke with my advisor and she said that was a good idea. I can bridge over to the RN once I have completed the LPN. I thought I would be able to do both so that I could finish sooner with less classes to take, but that was too hard on me, so I figured I would just do one thing at a time. I need to start making some money, so I think that would work best for me.

I was wondering what did you decide. I am also looking at Bryant and Stratton, but they are so expensive. I have been accepted into an LPN program and a BSN program. I thought with 20 months I could get what I really want and be done. The program is very new, so I am skeptical. I am going to see if they are accredited by the NLN. I am scheduled to take their TEAS test this Friday, but I am skeptical about it.

I have been accepted into both. I completed one semester of the LPN a year ago. I had to take time off due to having a baby. I am going back in January. I am going for the LPN b/c the county will pay for it. I was accepted into a private BSN school, but it is so expensive and I only have the first semester covered. I don't know what to do. I could always bridge over to the community college for their RN, but my goal is to get my BSN. I don't know what I am going to do. I know I am going through with the LPN. I just don't know if I should wait on the RN or do them concurrently. I am completing all prereq's this semester. I just have to see how the courses will be scheduled.

That is the route I am taking. The LPN is much easier to get into and you finish much quicker. I completed the first semester of the LPN program but I was also pregnant so I have been on leave. During my leave I had applied to a BSN program and was accepted. I don't really have the money for the BSN, we figured if I do the bridge LPN to BSN I would finish a semester or two sooner than doing the traditional BSN. The BSN program only goes Fall and Spring whereas the LPN is all year. I will start them both in January and finish the LPN at the end of August which is when the next semester will start for the BSN. I hope to begin working so that I can get tuition reimbursement for the BSN.

I am taking 18 credits I think Nutrition online Intro to Soc online Lifespan Dev online A&P II Biochem Nursing classes will begin in January

I am in a similar situation and it is hard. I haven't given him an ultimatum, but I would prefer if he made the decision, b/c I know if I do it there is not turning back or changing my mind. Anyway I am not thinking about it. I have a plan and I have to worry about finishing school and tending to my children. He can either either join us or watch my dust as I move up the ladder completing my goals. The last thing we need right now is to be stressed out. We will have enough stress with nursing school. Try to stay focused and pray as much as you can. Remember you are not alone.

I just gave my job notice on Tuesday. I am finishing the rest of my prereq's and I start my program in Jan. I am going to take the STNA class in September. Its like 5 weeks, so that I will be able to work part time and go to school. It was a big decision for me to quit my full time job. I am the bread winner of the family, but I have to sacrafice so that I can concentrate on my nursing classes. I have applied for other positions as techs, but I haven't heard anything yet.

Congrats, I have also made a decision to do the LPN then bridge to BSN. I plan to do both in the spring semester. I will be done sooner bridging the courses than doing the straight BSN. I have less classes to take doing the LPN. I will start the LPN in Jan. and I will be done early Sept. The BSN courses are only in the spring and fall. I will be completing the LPN as the 2nd semester BSN will begin. By then I hope I will be working somewhere that I can get tuition reimbursement to pay for the BSN. I have looked into the accelerated program, but one class is like 4-5 weeks. That is just too fast for me. I am so excited. I will complete the rest of my prereq's this fall. I think having a leg up with the LPN will help me a lot with the classes.

I am struggling with this same debate. I did complete the first semester of an LPN program, but I took a break when I found out I was pregnant. In the meantime, I did apply to a BSN program and was accepted. Now my problem is financing. My loan money has just run out since I already have a degree. I can get help thorugh our county to pay for my LPN school. I am looking into doing the LPN then go back and do the LPN/RN bridge. I calculated that I would be done a semester sooner doing it that way. The LPN program will go in the summer whereas the BSN is only fall and spring. I did apply to a RN diploma program, but I guess I didn't get accepted they never contacted me. I am considering the community college, but they have a long wait list. The private BSN school doesn't have a wait list. I am completing my prereq's this semester and I hope that I will be able to get back into the LPN program which I don't think will be a problem since I could have gone this summer, but I still need to finish these prereq's.

I hold the insurance also. My children are 5, 2, and 3 months. Since I will no longer be working,I am going to rely on healthy start which will cover my children. I hope to find a part time nursing assistant job.

I feel the same way. I completed one semester of the LPN program and then took a break while I had my baby. In the meantime I was accepted into a BSN program and I am obsessed with weather I should finish the LPN or do the BSN. I know I can't afford the BSN. I only have the first year paid for then my loan money runs out. If I finish the LPN I think I can get the WIA county to pay for it. So I have been asking people what do they think I should do. I think about it all the time. The LPN school was rather crowded a lot of students. The private BSN school is rather small. I think I will like that better. I am quitting my full time job in order to concentrate more on school and to get some day care assistance. I just don't know what to do. School starts in like 3 weeks. The LPN school for me would start in Jan. I am hoping to find a nursing assistant job, so that I can get tuition reimbursement. Sorry to ramble on but that is how much I think about it too.

I will be starting my clinicals in Jan. Originally my letter told me I would start the program in Jan. but I was able to register for two nursing classes this August. I still have some prerequisite courses to complete. I had considered putting off going in the fall and go in the winter, so I could finish the prerequisite classes but we don't have a summer semester and I would like to apply for a nurse tech position after the first semester of clinicals which would be the summer.

I have been looking for STNA training classes and while doing so I have stumbled upon the direct care worker for the mentally disabled. I wanted to find out if there is anyone that has worked as a STNA or a direct care worker with the mentally disabled. What are the disadvantages or advantages of working with the mentally challenged or the elderly. I am looking for a positon that will allow me to be flexible with my school schedule. I think working as a direct care worker would do that for me. I heard working as an STNA can be very hard, b/c no is willing to help you so I have been told, but that could have been just one person. I don't know if you have to work a standard shift of if you can pick your own hours. I plan to quit my full time job, so that I can concentrate more on school, but I want to learn and enjoy my part time job whatever it will be.

Have you completed all of your prerequisites? If not that could hold you over while waiting the year to get in. Find out all of the requirements for the accelerated program and make sure you will have everything completed by the due date. The associate RN is not a bad idea either. I would say apply to both when you have met their requirements. If your goal is to get your BSN you can always go back and complete that at a university. You may want to consider that once you get your 4 year degree that you will no longer qualify if you do qualify for any state grants at least not where I live which is my dilemma. Decide what's most important to you

Wow this thread has confused me even more than before. I don't think I have much of an option when deciding which route to take. If I apply for the ADN I have to take Microbiology over and chem II mine are over 7 years old along with nutrition. I applied to a private university and was accepted right away. I still have to take A&P II and nutrition. I was planning to take them together with my two nursing courses this August. The problem is the university is so expensive. I will have this year paid for, but that is it. I don't know how I am going to afford to go for the next year and a half. We have a program WIA that will pay for you to go to school, but its only for like vocational schools and the community college. I am going to find out if they will pay for a private school. The community college has a one year waiting list and I don't want to wait that long. It seems the accelerated programs do not have a waiting list, but right now I cannot afford the private schools. It really doesn't matter which route I take ADN or BSN. I just want to be able to get started and right now that has been with the more expensive university. Another option I had was to complete the LPN which doesn't start until January and then bridge over to the BSN or ADN and perhaps I could get tuition reimbursement for that school. It is so difficult, but I must have patience.

I was pregnant during my first semester of the LPN program, but I couldn't finish. I hadd to take a break. I have two smaller children 5 and 2. It was gonna be hard finding someone to watch the kids. I was also working full time. I want to go back, but I am not sure if I want to complete LPN or BSN. I have been accepted into a BSN program for this fall. I would rather put all my energy into school instead of working and not worry about who will watch my kids. It is ery hard, but if all my kids are in day care or school during the day that is less worry for me.

All of my prereq's are not complete, but I was admitted into the program. I have registered for classes. I have to complete A&P 2, Chem 1, soc, and nutrition. The prereq's for the nursing courses require you to complete these courses before you can take the nursing classes. I don't know why the advisor let me register for nursing classes even though I haven't finished the prereq's. I plan to take these courses in the fall.