About waiting list...Help!

Yes, many nursing programs have long wait lists, some even more than a year. However, if nursing is what you want to do, then go for it. Another option is you get your associates degree at the school you are at and then do an RN to BSN bridge program later.

Depends on the school I suppose. I attend a 4-year university and admissions goes strictly on GPA. We do not have a waiting list. If you don't get in, you have to reapply the following semester.

Hmm - was this "advisor" recruiting for a commercial (online, for-profit) school??? That sort of high-pressure sales technique is very common for them. The "you can get in immediately" line is one of their main hooks. The amount of their salary is related to how much tuition they can bring in (how many people they can enroll & maintain).

Truth? The 'advisor' is not providing you with accurate information. I don't know of any schools in my area that maintain a waiting list. If you don't get selected, you just have to re-apply with the next batch. Each group of applicants is selected based on their relative merit - as compared to the other people who applied for the same term... so your odds of being accepted depend upon the qualifications of the other people applying at the same time.

Please consider the overall cost of your education. Unless you can afford to pay sky-high tuition costs, it would be much better for you to wait a bit longer to attend a much lower cost traditional program. Remember, when you take out student loans, you are entering the most lasting relationship of your lifetime.. nothing makes them go away but repayment.

Best of luck to you, no matte which way you choose to go.

thank you for replying :)

I feel more relief now.

The schools that I've applied to are affordable

So I guess its time to block that advisor's #

No wait list at 4 year universities here in the midwest. However, some universities have some tough admission requirements.