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That's encouraging. Thank you! I know how hard it can be to find a job sometimes. I've heard EC is a great school and just hope that employers take it seriously even though it is online.

Hi, Any Excelsior grads in CT? I'm currently working as a CNA in LTC and will be graduating my LPN program in December 2016 in CT. I'm considering doing the Excelsior LPN to RN route after I graduate. This way I could work full time while doing school at my own pace. Plus, the LPN to RN bridge programs are so hard to get into around here. I've gotten a lot of mixed reviews online but there are a lot of people who swear by Excelsior. Will it be difficult to find a job as an Excelsior grad RN? And will it be difficult to get into an RN-BSN program? I plan on pretty much immediately enrolling into a BSN program. Preferably CCSU. I have pretty much all of my gen eds done already.

Wait a year. Start TTC when you've got only 9 months left of nursing school. That way if you get pregnant right away you won't have the baby while you're in school and if it takes a few months to conceive then you'll just be happier that you started trying sooner than later.

Awesome thanks!

Hi everyone. Just wondering regarding nursing GPA. Would that include any pre reqs I took such as Che111, Integrated reading and writing II, or Elementary Algebra? Or just English Comp, Intermediate Algebra, Software Apps, Micro etc?

Thanks so much that helps a lot. I like working with the elderly so I don't mind long term care at all. Hopefully working as a CNA for awhile will help me get my foot in the door :)

I'm starting the LPN program through the CT Tech High school program. I'll be attending Kaynor Tech in the fall. Ill be graduating in January of 2017. I just finished my CNA course in May and passed my state test a couple of weeks ago. I got hired at a long term care facility and I start on the 14th. My questions are: how hard will it be to find a job as a new grad LPN? (I should have more than 1.5 years experience as a CNA by then which I've heard helps a lot) and what can I expect as a starting salary as a new grad? I've tried researching wages for new LPNs in CT and have found nothing.