Gender = advantage?

[Jack245]

So I just recently graduated from a CC with my associate in science and elected to fill out the forms to declare my intent to enter Nursing School from the same college.

I've heard much about the gender disparity between men and women in the nursing profession, and I wondered, does that affect your chances of being accepted into a school? I wouldn't think so, due to the fair rights act and the like, but the thought did cross my mind. Have you all encountered favoritism in that aspect when you went through nursing school? Personally I'd much rather be accepted based on my merits and scholastic ability, but I'm kind of feeling the waters to see if that's actually the case.

[ThePrincessBride, MSN, RN, NP]

There is a LOT of pressure on schools/programs to be diversified. I have frequently seen faculty and advisors reference it as a given during discussions of who is accepted or how to get accepted or about a given student's chances.

If I were you, I'd get peace of mind by making sure my merits were well into the normally accepted range and were not borderline.

Exactly.

My school's program is so homogenous that they didn't even post the stats onto the website! But I've heard it is like 92% white 8% non-whte.

But still. I'd like to think my 3.935 gpa and my volunteer experience got me into the program, not my race.