Any Suggestions On How to Become an RN (even with a subpar GPA?) EMT-FDNY route?
So I have an Associates Degree in Applied Science Liberal Arts & Math (this is because I didn't get into the AAS Nursing program at my local community college), then I joined the military and went through LPN school... I passed my LPN nclex & am currently licensed in TX (since that's where the licensure for Army folks get); however once I finished AIT (or the army schooling), I went back home (to the state of NY), & i *tried* (believe me I TRIED....) to transfer over my LPN license to NYS, but i just could not, even after calling the state office of professions, I'd get this nasty lady who would hang up on me! (and lucky for her, i could NOT make the drive up to Albany from NYC just to see her d*mb*ss face!! >_< anyway... ffw to today, I am STILL trying to become an RN, and I've been applying to schools, but they've all been rejecting me, even with my schooling from the Army... ANY suggestions on how I can become an RN? I'm starting to think maybe it just aint for me... (even though I do look after my grandparents, and manage their healthcare & meds, take their BP at home)... I've looked into online, but most of them are RN-BSN courses (I currently only have an LPN), and even then, I'd like to go back to the schooling part, because I pretty much forgot a whole lot things in the time I graduated from the Army's school till today (its been 9 years now?) ....
I started the application process to become an FDNY EMT, thinking that it would give me some experience before going back to school & whatnot.... (just don't know how much of my time I'm expected to give to the FDNY). Tbh, I was also doing it for the health insurance, as I got medically boarded out of the military (& there goes my health coverage along with it.... 😣)
I also found this online school (LPN-RN); not sure why I haven't started it yet, but it looks somewhat promising, based on the reviews.
Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated, thanks in advance!