Did you wait long?

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I was told that some people wait for 1-3 years to get into a nursing program. A friend of mine was admitted 3 years after she applied. How long did you wait?

I live in Oklahoma and here there are no waiting lists. You just have to reapply every year until you are accepted. All the programs are highly competitve though. On average there are approx. 300+ applicants and only 30-75 are admitted (depending on the school). Most people I know didn't get accepted the first time they applied. They ended up having to retake some courses to try and get A's so they could be more competitive. I was one of the lucky ones and got in on my first try, but I also worked my butt off and made all A's and one B in my required pre-req courses.

Good luck! I hope you get it on the first try! :anpom:

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My community college accepted half of the applicants for the program this year. It was my first time applying and I got in.

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My school varies. I applied in January and was accepted into the next starting class (I start this fall). However, there were enough qualified applicants to completely fill the AU2010 class as well as filling most of the SP2011 class. It's not strictly a waitlist, but they fill the classes with the qualified applicants into future classes as they fill the current class.

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Applied in March and got my acceptance letter in May. There is no waitlist. I much prefer schools that rank students' GPA and accept as it is, rather than doing a one-two year waitlist.

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My school doesn't use a waiting list and I was top candidate so I got in on the first try. From what I've heard, though, average wait list time is 2 years at those schools that do waiting lists.

It seems as though there are more schools who do wait lists than those who don't.

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I was accepted into an LPN program. We do not have waiting lists here in NC, they use 'competitive' means like GPA and entrance test scores. Those not accepted must reapply the next year, and there is no seniority for having applied the previous year.

Our application deadline was March 2nd 2010, I applied Feb. 22nd. I recieved my acceptance letter on March 15th!

I have straight A's and I scored a 26 on the ACT test, so that really really made it possible for me to apply and gain acceptance at the last minute.

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I waited for an acceptance letter into the college of my choosing (BSN) ... I guess that counts?

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I was admitted the first time I applied. I did, however, wait 2 years to apply because I wanted to take ALL the other classes I need for my degree. I didn't want to have to be taking something annoying (like statistics) at the same time as my nursing classes.

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My school doesn't use a waiting list and I was top candidate so I got in on the first try. From what I've heard, though, average wait list time is 2 years at those schools that do waiting lists.

It seems as though there are more schools who do wait lists than those who don't.

My school doesn't use a waiting list either. Congrats on being the top candidate when you applied! I was the #2 candidate when I applied, with a 4.0 GPA and a 95 on the HESI A2 exam. Sometimes I look around and try to figure out who that 1 person that beat me is. Lol :lol2: Just joking! I really don't care. My school is so competitive, that even being #2 on the list, I feel intimidated by everyone in my classes!

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I was accepted into an LPN program. We do not have waiting lists here in NC, they use 'competitive' means like GPA and entrance test scores. Those not accepted must reapply the next year, and there is no seniority for having applied the previous year.

Our application deadline was March 2nd 2010, I applied Feb. 22nd. I recieved my acceptance letter on March 15th!

I have straight A's and I scored a 26 on the ACT test, so that really really made it possible for me to apply and gain acceptance at the last minute.

I am from NC as well. Our application deadline is January 31. My school currently has this big points system that, if you really think about it, is really not a good way to do it. No matter how un-intelligent (I didn't want to say stupid) someone is, they will eventually get in based on the points. Starting next year, they are going to be making it much harder to get in. Admission will be based on GPA and the HESI entrance test scores.

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I applied to two ADN programs this year and was accepted into both on my first try. One was based on merit and experience; the top 60 people were accepted. The other school was based on a lottery; there are 44 spots for about 400 applicants. I just got REALLY lucky with this school because it takes an average of 3 years to get picked. There are people that have applied for 4 or 5 years and are still waiting! There are no waiting lists, it is just a new application process each time. I chose the lottery school because it's closer to me and has a great reputation.

BTW~I live in Northern California ;)

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My school does a semi points system, BUT GPA is where you get your points from.

The people with the highest GPA's are put into order from least to greatest, and of course those with the greatest GPA's and test scores overall gain acceptance.

I like GPA and test score based acceptance.

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