i am thinking about going to american career college for my lvn

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well i am thinking about going to american career college for my lvn what do u guys think i should do

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It depends on what your hoping to achieve and if you really want to be a nurse rather than going into it for the paycheck.

A general rule of thumb if your not hireable before you go to school you won't be once you come out. School will only give you some knowledge and a license. It won't transform you from a deadbeat to a career person. You have to already have that attitude when you go in.

Plenty of people I went to school with thought that school was the catalyst to a better life. I can be but it'll only take you so far. You really have to have all your other issues worked out first. You can't be living on a couch and going to school ( had 2 in my cohort that tried adn failed) If thats your situation maybe take a more manageable CNA course. Get a job get some money to make your lifestyle stable then go to nursing school.

As always YMMV and I don't speak for every exception.

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As far as I've heard they are not accredited so you would not be able to go on for your RN with that particular LVN license. I would go to a community college and go for the RN or go through ROP which does transfer. So it all depends on where you want to go from here.

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Gizelle22,

NOT TRUE at all. I am currently an LVN-RN student at Mount St Mary's College. I have had NO problem being accepted at any of the schools I applied for. Please confirm your facts.

MOST LVN's in Los Angeles County are from private schools. It is your license that applies towards your transfer not the school you attended. There are very few LVN community college programs and the ROP's are hard to get into for various reasons.

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1st of all I never said that an LVN could not bridge I have just been told that there are a few schools like ACC that are not transferable and that it is not just the license itself,but that some of the classes tought through them will have to be retaken because in order to get your RN or BSN the classes must accepted by the college systems, but hey that may be wrong never said it was a fact its "what I've heard". Also I did not say to go to Community College for the LVN I said to go for the RN as I see that you seem to be doing its just a thought. Why not go for it.

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either way mykidsmylyfe i wish you all the best luck just give it your all. by the way love the name.

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1st of all I never said that an LVN could not bridge I have just been told that there are a few schools like ACC that are not transferable and that it is not just the license itself,but that some of the classes tought through them will have to be retaken because in order to get your RN or BSN the classes must accepted by the college systems, but hey that may be wrong never said it was a fact its "what I've heard". Also I did not say to go to Community College for the LVN I said to go for the RN as I see that you seem to be doing its just a thought. Why not go for it.

Regardless of where you get your LVN its only the license that will transfer towards your RN degree because they are LVN level courses not RN courses they are not at the 100 level. Be careful when stating "what you've heard" on the internet. Many people will read it as fact.

Since this is a thread about a potential student asking about a particular college it is important that they have all the correct information. I also don't think that telling a student who is asking about an LVN college to tell them to "just get their RN" thats not helpful at all.

It's not my intent to me mean but to provide actual and useful information for the OP not just hyperbole.

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wow you must be having a bad day you have this girl sleeping on a couch being a deadbeat and downgrading do a cna but im not helpful ok no problem this is obviously not a productive thread so very sorry mykidsmylyfe i hope you do great on th path you choose and just make sure to research your schools because if you take out loans to cover your education you are responsible for it wether you complete it or not. just be very sure its where you want to be.

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wow you must be having a bad day you have this girl sleeping on a couch being a deadbeat and downgrading do a CNA

I have no idea how this relates to anything. I don't have anyone sleeping on my couch and I can't even figure out what the second statement means

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It depends on what your hoping to achieve and if you really want to be a nurse rather than going into it for the paycheck.

A general rule of thumb if your not hireable before you go to school you won't be once you come out. School will only give you some knowledge and a license. It won't transform you from a deadbeat to a career person. You have to already have that attitude when you go in.

Plenty of people I went to school with thought that school was the catalyst to a better life. I can be but it'll only take you so far. You really have to have all your other issues worked out first. You can't be living on a couch and going to school ( had 2 in my cohort that tried adn failed) If thats your situation maybe take a more manageable CNA course. Get a job get some money to make your lifestyle stable then go to nursing school.

just pulled it from your statement but seriously this is silly I dont want to have a problem and I normally wouldnt dream of having this back and forth so have a nice day i dont come here for this and i agree none of this has anything to do with what this site is for. Im sure we both have the best of intentions.

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We do. No hard feelings.

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1st of all I never said that an LVN could not bridge I have just been told that there are a few schools like ACC that are not transferable and that it is not just the license itself,but that some of the classes tought through them will have to be retaken because in order to get your RN or BSN the classes must accepted by the college systems, but hey that may be wrong never said it was a fact its "what I've heard". Also I did not say to go to Community College for the LVN I said to go for the RN as I see that you seem to be doing its just a thought. Why not go for it.

I did my LVN program at a community college. None of my LVN classes are transferable. For example, my anatomy and physiology courses within the LVN program are designed for vocational students and is not as comprehensive as standalone transferable A&P classes. This is the norm for LVN to RN students and not just an issue for students from non-accredited schools.

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