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Do men have an easier time getting accepted to nursing school since it's a female dominated field? My husband will be applying in the spring, and his grades are low for some of the schools he's considering. I'm just wondering if being male may help. Thanks!

Re: Men and nursing school admission

I dont know where you are from but I just finished lpn school in December and if you are a male you will get in faster because there is a big need for them they have the upper body strength that females just dont have and my instructor told us that men can write there own ticket for the most part. good luck

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What do you mean by "write their own ticket"? How?

Re: Men and nursing school admission

Originally Posted by tammy07

I dont know where you are from but I just finished lpn school in December and if you are a male you will get in faster because there is a big need for them they have the upper body strength that females just dont have and my instructor told us that men can write there own ticket for the most part. good luck

you reckon???? most nurses I know- be they female or male have good upper body strength.. at least my generation does! I'm from the days whe we had to lift patients and I can lift as much as most men..

dont know about the states.. but over here, nurses dont lift any more so upper body strength is irrelevant unless you are trying to restain patients.. do you do that much??

now i have this picture in my head of guys built like body builders applying ot be nurses...

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The use of gender bias in admissions to any educational institution is against the law. Nursing schools accept students who have met the prereqs and then they go on the waiting list. Bottom line is: getting into NS has nothing to do with your sex.

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I replied to a question regarding men getting into nursing school being easier the reply I made came from an instructors mouth I was just passing it along I absolutly do not agree I think if you qualify you should get in and if you dont then correct the problem and reapply sorry if I offended anyone

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I will be starting nursing school in the Fall of 09 (doing pre-req's right now). I was told I would have no problem getting in because of my grades and my ACT score.
My Daughter-in-law went through this same school some years ago, and she said that the head instructor (who is male) showed a definate preference toward the males that were in the program. I would think that I would get into the program regardless of my gender based upon academics, but who knows. I would guess that there may tend to be some bias toward either sex depending on the person making the decision. In the school I am attending it seems that more females get turned away from the program. Considering that a lot more females apply that is understandable.
Your husband should just concentrate on improving his grades and try to get in. Our school doesn't end up rejecting a lot, because they tend to weed themselves out. You have a year of pre-requisites to get out of the way, and you have to become a CNA before you enter school. From what I have seen probably half of the people who come out of high school and say they want to be nurses drop that idea before the first year is over.
Good luck to your husband.

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I do not believe that gender makes a difference for admissions to any nursing school. However, my school made a point of stating that no advantage would be given to a candidate based upon gender. I personally would not want to attend a school with that type of bias. Giving an advantage to those with better grades or related experience is another matter.

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In my state, I go to a public community college and neither race nor gender is used as part of the admissions process.

However, our school does receive scholarship opportunities that do have preference for males and minorities

Re: Men and nursing school admission

Originally Posted by karenG

you reckon???? most nurses I know- be they female or male have good upper body strength.. at least my generation does! I'm from the days whe we had to lift patients and I can lift as much as most men..

dont know about the states.. but over here, nurses dont lift any more so upper body strength is irrelevant unless you are trying to restain patients.. do you do that much??

now i have this picture in my head of guys built like body builders applying ot be nurses...

i am a body builder, no i am not huge or anything, but ive got 2 more years of solid lifting to do before I am an RN