mandie77

Thank you all so much for the advice and support.

Hello everyone! This is my story.I went to school several years ago.I failed out due to personal and medical reasons.I was academically dismissed from the school.My husband is an electrician and he travels.He had a job a few years back that he was going to be there for 15 to 18 months.I went with him.They had a state technical school that had an LPN program.They didn't really care about your old college performance.I went through the program and passed with flying colors.I'm now back here doing PRN at one of the hospitals.I'm in an area that is slowly phasing out LPN's.Then the places that still use LPN's have very little turnover.So now I'm wanting to become an RN.I decided to contact my old school.They do have an academic restart program if you've been dismissed.However they have a rule that you can't have attended any other institutions in the past five years.So I still would have two more years to wait before I could even take my prereqs there.Then there's another school that would accept me to take prereqs.However they could not give me a restart on my GPA.It's a 2.4 with earning A's and B's in LPN school.My GPA from the first school was like a 0.8.I know that's horrible but I've learned from past mistakes and have paid for them dearly.The school has expressed concerned that I may never raise my GPA high enough to get into an RN program.They may say that only a 2.5 or a 2.7 is required to apply.However I need more like a 3.0 to a 3.5 to be a competitive applicant.That's a lot of straight A's that I need to make.I was just wondering if I should wait to attend the school that will restart my GPA or should I keep going with my GPA now.Then see what happens.Thanks for the help and advice.

Hello everyone! I live in Marion Arkansas.I am looking into going to nursing school.My best friend looked into the radiology tech program at Southwest several years ago.She didn't even take any prereqs there bcse of two things.They didn't grant in state tuition rates to residents in surrounding counties out of state.They also didn't participate in the federal financial aid program besides the pell grant.She ended up going to UofM and becoming a teacher.They grant in state tuition to Crittenden county residents.She was also able to take out loans.I was wondering if the policies have changed at Southwest like they have at UofM.Thanks everyone for your help.I wish everyone the best of luck on their endeavors.