Chosen as an alternate for nursing school

[jillian06]

Hello everyone, I'm attending Florence Darlington Technical in SC, & was chosen as an alternate for their LPN program, meaning if a vacancy opens Ill be in this fall. Has anyone gone through this? & was just curious if people losing their slot was as common as they say... thanks!

[Wile E Coyote, ASN, RN]

Illness, pregnancy, finances, legal/administrative circumstances all take their tolls on students. It's quite common for not every enrollee to graduate, were it comes in for your is if a slot becomes available early enough in the program for you to start.

[TIB217]

In my nursing program 2 years ago they accepted 28 students - they used 17 people from the alternate list - sometimes people back out at the last minute . . . it definitely happens! It would also be nice to know what slot you were in on the alternate list . . . Top 5? Top 10?

[jillian06]

In my nursing program 2 years ago they accepted 28 students - they used 17 people from the alternate list - sometimes people back out at the last minute . . . it definitely happens! It would also be nice to know what slot you were in on the alternate list . . . Top 5? Top 10?

They wouldn't let me know what number we were on the list (which sucks) they just said that If a spot opens we will be called

[FloatRN19]

Plenty of people do. The nursing school I attended has five campuses. I got Wait listed on the campus of my choice (mainly because of some information that was not relayed to me until after I ultimately got in). About two days later I got a call asking if I'd want to attend one of the other campuses. I did because I didn't care and later transfered to the campus I wanted after spending a semester in the less than desirable location.

[Purple_roses]

The dean of nursing at my school told us that out of 40 students selected, she always has at least one back out.

[Jules A, MSN]

One of my BFFs in LPN school was initially an alternate. Good luck