Questions about Sinclair LPN to RN fast track

[mrsraisinkain]

Hi everyone!

I graduated with my LPN from RETS in April and passed my boards at the end of June. When I graduated in April, I decided to sit out a term before returning to RETS for their ADN program and planned on starting back in August. During my time off, I've had a change of heart and decided to look around some more for other bridge programs. I'm not going to bash RETS... I'm just looking for a different scene. Some of the things that have turned me off of their program have to do with the school being so small. I loved going there for my LPN but think maybe a bigger college might suit me better.

I spoke with Sinclair today about their program. It's going to take me longer to get my RN there, but it would be less strenuous of a schedule. I would be done with the program at RETS in 15 months and best case scenario I will graduate from Sinclair in 2 1/2 years. Even though it would take longer, the Sinclair schedule would probably me offer some more time to be able to work as an LPN. Does anybody have any thoughts about this? Would it be better to suck up and go to RETS and be done sooner, or get a "Sinclair nurse" education even though it will take longer?

The best case scenario involves me being able to test out of some math classes by taking a placement test. Has anybody taken this test? Can you tell me what it's like? Was it hard? How many people are actually able to test out of the classes? I think the classes I'd be able to test out of are DEV 084, 085, and 108 if that helps. I was always pretty good at high school math but that's been 11 years ago. If I don't test out of these classes that will add another few quarters until I'm eligible to enroll the in fast track program.

I guess I'm really looking for some advice on the whole situation. I need to decide pretty quickly. RETS starts classes Aug 3 so I need to get enrolled quickly if I decide to go there.

Thanks for reading this and TIA for your advice! :)