LPN or straight for BSN?

I'm sorry to hear you are having troubles this fall semester Ella. LPNs and RNs are two different things. Once you get licensed for LPN and plan to go for RN, you'd have to spend extra money and time and filling out paperwork to get your license as a RN. There are fewer LPNs in the U.S. these days. Here are some options: You can get a ADN at a community college and work for a bit before going back to school for a BSN or higher. Many colleges are willing to do the transition. Sometimes employers reimburse you for going back to school for a higher nursing degree. If you don't want to go that route and going back your 2nd year for the BSN degree, I would recommend you take out a loan. Do you have good credit? If not, co-sign with your parents or someone you know who does have good credit. Try to find some scholarships at your school, community, or online. Do a search on a search engine for scholarships. While it is hard for some to find a job after graduating from nursing school, whatever route you take, wherever you do your clinicals, do the best job you can on the floor, be nice to everyone on the floor, and get to know the nursing supervisor, nurses, and nurse manager on the floor. They might not give you a job but you have an advantage getting a job on that floor or in that hospital and they can be a reference for you in the future.

I'd look into a 2 year nursing program for RN at a community college rather than the LPN route. Good luck.