Mommyninja

The community college I will be attending offers a pre-nursing degree that essentially covers all of the prerequisites that are required to apply for most any nursing program. 18 units total. I still need to meet with a school counselor to discuss the program to make sure it's the right fit.

Thank you! That actually cleared up a few questions I had. I suppose the idea of LVN stemmed from Rio Hondo University's LVN-BSN Bridge Program... seemed appealing. Thanks again for the feedback!

Hi all! Just registered at my local community college and plan to start general education courses in the fall, then begin pre-nursing courses with the hopes of obtaining an AA in pre-nursing before transferring to a nursing program at a certain 4 year college that offers a bridge program from LVN-BSN within 3 years as a full time student. I've never attended college and am a 27 year old mother of 2 young boys. I fully expect that this may be a relatively slow process and I'm okay with that - wondering if there is anyone out there with a similar story end wanting to know how long it took you to finish your education from Gen. Ed through to an LVN or BSN degree. Part time may be necessary since I have two kids. Any help is much appreciated!!

Okay, here's the scoop. I graduated in '07 with my GED after 10 years of a subpar homeschool education. I have never taken a chemistry class and was not particularly great at math, Algebra I being the highest level. I have wanted to become a nurse for years now but I got married and have two young kids, 4 and 2 years old. I am looking into starting a pre-nursing program at my community college that's 18 units. My ultimate desire is to join an ADN program that has a bridge to BSN. BSN being my ultimate goal. My question is this, has anyone else had experience starting their nursing journey with a GED and young children? Of course I'm nervous and I know it can be done but I feel like my lack of knowledge, the fact that it's been 10 years since I was in school and the fact that I have kids will be a huge disadvantage for me. Any advice would be much appreciated!