please help: are nursing schools really THAT competitive?

Hi. I'm currently a sophomore undergraduate and I am applying to nursing schools right now (BSN). I am planning on applying to 4...i hope that is enough. one of the schools expects about 700 applications but can only offer 40 seats. the other school expects 800 applications but can only offer 80 seats. i can't recall the other two schools but I know they are steep too.

I am deathly afraid of being rejected by all 4 because it just seems too impossible to actually get into any of them. are all BSN programs as highly competitive as these? (I live in New York, by the way.) I'm not a strong applicant. My GPA is only 3.6 and will probably go down after this semester.

what should i do?? please help. any feedback/advice is appreciated!

Hi. I'm currently a sophomore undergraduate and I am applying to nursing schools right now (BSN). I am planning on applying to 4...i hope that is enough. one of the schools expects about 700 applications but can only offer 40 seats. the other school expects 800 applications but can only offer 80 seats. i can't recall the other two schools but I know they are steep too.

I am deathly afraid of being rejected by all 4 because it just seems too impossible to actually get into any of them. are all BSN programs as highly competitive as these? (I live in New York, by the way.) I'm not a strong applicant. My GPA is only 3.6 and will probably go down after this semester.

what should i do?? please help. any feedback/advice is appreciated!

FNPhopeful: thanks. good luck! if I took more science courses (because let's say i got waitlisted), and this ends up lowering my GPA, would nursing schools see this new GPA?

Nathalie: thank you, Nathalie. I live in Queens, New York. Do i really have a better chance if i apply to private schools?

Sammi15: wow, congratulations. That's really impressive. I actually wanted to try NYU but they don't have an undergraduate BSN program. yes, It's also about who fulfills the requirements THE BEST. *yikes!

Roy Fokker: thank youu

nikkif: good luck on your interview!

Future_RN_Jess: hi! thanks for your reply. hm, so perhaps private school really IS a better route? I keep reading about waiting lists...what happens if you are waitlisted for a school? Do you just wait? By the end of this academic year, I will have completed all my pre-reqs so I don't know if it would make sense to continue college if I have nothing to take...what would you suggest?

thanks for your replies! that was quick