<p>I hope you can take some time to look away from other people’s complex dilemmas and help me resolve this little question.
So when I’m asked for my parents’ work and education information, I’m stumped on how to list my mom’s education.</p>
<p>She went to school in Taiwan (both my parents are from there, but my dad moved to America in high school, so his info was straightforward), and got an education in nursing. I’m not sure if it was a nursing degree as we have here, or more of a trade school certification, or perhaps it’s equivalent to an associate’s degree? She’s not sure either how her education would correlate to American post-secondary education.</p>
<p>If she didn’t go to college, just put down that she didn’t go to college. That will help you in the admissions process for schools that view applicants with both parents college educated as advantaged.</p>
<p>Is she an RN? And do you know how she got her training? Did she do it in a hospital program specifically for nursing? If so, I would list as trade school, not college. And that is the most likely scenerio given the timing of her education. If you can not find anything else specific to her education, you should feel pretty confident putting trade school for nuring in Taiwan in the 70-80’s. </p>
<p>I did a quick google search, and it looks like they do not have LPN level nursing in Taiwan.</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone! I got a few more details out of her: it was a nursing school, so she did go through a specific training program; and it was a two year program. It seems to fit “trade school” pretty well, but that isn’t an option that I can choose from in the drop-down menu on the application. So what would be a more accurate choice: AA or no college?</p>
<p>@glido: I will not (potentially) skew information just to give myself an advantage.</p>
<p>@vlines: Just wondering: what’s an RN? Or LPN?</p>
<p>RN (Registered Nurse), and LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) are two different types of nursing licenses. An RN may supervise several LPNs. For specifics in your state, check with the state licensing authority.</p>