Wait list v. no wait list, and other related Q's

Recently I made the decision to attend Baker college for my pre-nursing/nursing instead of MCC. That is the Nursing school I am going to shoot for now.

I am registered to take the HESI at MCC in December, and I still plan on taking it.

Let's say, worse case scenario, I don't get accepted to MCC and I don't get accepted to Baker, either. What other options do I have? Wait for each new year to come along to see if I made it in? Could I be waiting for 3, 4, 5+ years, theoretically, if I keep doing bad?

I'm wondering if I should try and get on a wait list in addition to taking the NET (at Baker) and the HESI (at MCC). Will that wait list guarantee me a spot in the Nursing program? How long are the wait lists, typically?

I am looking for anything in the South Eastern, MI area. Southfield is a little far for me, but I would be OK with that. I'm getting really frustrated because I want to be a Nurse more than anything, but I'm 23 years old and I have this feeling that I have wasted so much of my life, and --- Ugh! I sometimes feel so discouraged

Thanks in advance for any info.

I envy you. I am 42 and trying to get into a program. You have a lot of time. Apply to as many schools as you can!

Try OCC (Oakland Community College). There is no waitlist. They go strictly by GPA for your pre-reqs. Application deadline for next fall's ADN is Dec 15th so you better have all your pre-reqs done by then or you'll have to wait until next year since they only start a new program once per year. I applied for their LPN program and supposedly will know tomorrow if I'm in. I'm 37 and wish I had made the decision to go into Nursing in my 20's. Like the others said, you have plenty of time and tons of options. Good Luck!