ABSN - Residency Apps

[MJayee06]

Hey everyone, 

I will be graduating in the Spring (May 2024) and am preparing my applications since most are opening in the next few weeks. However, I feel like I'm at a disadvantage in a way because I have not been able to do an externship due to the rigorous schedule and school work I have had. In fact, most hospitals wouldn't allow us to extern until we are 6 months away from graduation, but then we are overlapping the residency applications ?  I am lucky enough to start my externship in a week, but that doesn't leave me much room to use it on my applications. Anyone else had this struggle as an ABSN student? Has anyone been able to get a job with little to no extern experience?