Denied into the Nursing program?

[stratus93]

Ive always been told that Males have it easier when it comes into getting accepted into a Nursing program. Due to the lack of Male Nurses.

Now Has any one been Denied into a Program? Just curious.

[aTOMicTom]

...having a pp certainly wont help you get into a nursing program, but it does help with the experience once you're in.

Haha, my brain was hurting after reading all the abbreviations & acronyms on this site and I thought there's one I do NOT know, when in reality it's the first one I ever learned!

[Working2beRN2014]

We have male PCT's and RN's on the floor I work on and oodles of male nursing students in my group that graduates May 2014. Our school ranks students for admission based on a clearly defined point system. I doubt any program can legally allow anyone more or less of a chance based on sex. As far as the profession of nursing being a female dominate career field, I think that is steadily changing. I think a lot of this has to do with the mindset that nursing is something women do better. It is based on gender bias and a patriarchal society that sees females as the traditional caregiver or nurse. Society has been challenging this and slowly I think society is evolving.

Now as to the perks of going into a field that is dominated by one gender over another... You may be able to find additional financial assistance, such as scholarships and/or book assistance. This is something that many colleges offer and use to incentivize students of the non dominate sex to get into a certain career field. I would encourage you to look into programs that you may qualify for you.

[dfridm, BSN]

Sadly, I was denied into a south Florida school called Barry University because I had withdrawn from Anatomy & Physiology 2, and Chemistry. I was so upset because I took them the following semesters and received an A in both of them. I'm now currently studying for the Teas to apply to the FAU program. I really annoyed with all this jumping through hoops I need to do to just to get into a program. I really thought that I wouldn't have such a hard time with a 3.71 GPA.

[whattodo4]

I am not sure if there is any actual "ok we have 2 great applicants but lets bring in the male over the female". Maybe there is idk, I believe it is more based on merit, hard work and luck. The point is don't count on gender to be the tentpole that gets you in

[DrewNY]

Only helps if you look like Ryan Gosling. Lol All seriousness I would be ashamed of my program if it helped.

[sevenup0307]

I think being male does factor in. I got in with a not-so great GPA, the following yr a girl applies with a higher gpa then mines and she got rejected.

[NICUmiiki, DNP, NP]

I think being male does factor in. I got in with a not-so great GPA the following yr a girl applies with a higher gpa then mines and she got rejected.[/quote']

The average GPA of your semester may have also been lower than her semester.

[sevenup0307]

It's possible, I do think that many females with a higher gpa than mines got rejected. But i'm just speculating, my opinion.

[Caribbean Character]

I am a male and my wife is director of student counseling at our college. Her boss is one of four members of the nursing program acceptance board. my first application to the program was denied and my second got me on the waiting list where, thanks to the right combination of dropouts/ disqualifieds and me busting my tail in A&P 120 and 130 over the summer and earning A's in both,I finally squeaked out an acceptance letter. I EARNED my seat in the program and it had NOTHING to do with my gender.

[RLtinker, LPN]

The school I went to didn't care if you were male or female. It was all based on points, which came from grades you received in certain classes plus the Teas. With that said, I think my class was about 10% male.

[barcode120x, RN, NP]

The only reasons that I can think of for a program to "deny" a student is that they either falsified their documents or they just didn't get their documents in on time/missed the deadline. Other than that, I don't see any other reason where a program would deny someone.

[CT Pixie, BSN, RN]

The only reasons that I can think of for a program to "deny" a student is that they either falsified their documents or they just didn't get their documents in on time/missed the deadline. Other than that, I don't see any other reason where a program would deny someone.

Nursing programs deny people all the time for reasons other than they 'falsified' their documents or missing the deadlines for paperwork. I cannot think of one program that admits everyone who applies as long as they didn't 'falsify their documents' and as long as they got their document/paperwork in on time. Do you know how large a class that would be if EVERYONE was admitted?

Reasons for denial into a program: didn't meet the minimum requirements (GPA, pre-req classes, etc), they did meet min requirements but were on the lower end and the seats were given to people who's reqirements were better than the other who was denied, there are no more seats available, and the list goes on and on.