Didn't Get Accepted Into Nursing School, what to do next?

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So here's the backstory:

I've completed all the necessary steps to get into nursing schools (prereqs, HESI, TEAS, etc). I took the HESI twice with both scores of around 84-85% and my TEAS scores wasn't all that -- 75%. Unfortunately I was denied admissions to all but one program that I'm currently waiting to hear back from. In the meantime, I've been working at JCPenney for almost a year now and taking one last class (Stats) in order to get all 65hrs required. But I would really like to get some experience in this field that I'm trying to purse by gaining employment at a doctor's office, hospital or nursing home as some kind of medical assistant or CNA, etc, while I figure out what are my next options. But my parents aren't down for that plan. They just want to get back in school and focus on just school. I'm dependent of my parents, so whatever they say pretty much goes. My parents have really been disappointed in me by the fact that I haven't received admission yet, to the point where they believe it would be better for me to change my major and come back to nursing later once I get a degree.

I'm not trying to be hopeless, and say that I will be denied admission from this last school, but I am trying to be ready for the worse and plan my next steps now rather than later.

My passion is for nursing, and even though it may not happen in the order me and my parents would like, I would like to continue to pursue it any way I can.

What are some paths that I could follow to build my career in nursing?

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