Does anyone have a backup in case they doing get into NS?

I know the feeling. I'm not sure what I will do if I don't get through these pre-reqs and into nursing school. I guess that means I have to put everything I have into it to make sure I get there, right??

No, I dont have a backup plan, that really is worst case scenario for me. I am 39 years old and in serious financial shape since the recession hit. If I dont get in than I really need to reevaluate my life.

I applied to a local BSN program last year and was denied. Those with 3.8s and tons of experience were getting denied, so it lessened the sting... a little. I gave myself a day to do the self pity thing and then got to work on plan B.

I have a bunch of schools around me from private to public (the above was public). I looked at the required pre-reqs and cost, deciding to pursue another public University a little farther away from me than Plan A school was. I have to take 4 additional pre-reqs (Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, Nutrition and Biochem) plus take a CNA class which has added another year to my graduation plans.

However, I am very happy with my plans to attend plan B school. They have smaller classes, an awesome 'classic' campus, it's still highly regarded reputation wise, and I can still do clinicals near my home. Plan B school uses different admission criteria, solely based on pre-req GPA and that from the last 45 credits. Plan A school used every grade from the beginning of time (20+ years ago for me, lol), which did me in. The nursing school admissions person from Plan B school said I should be able to walk into the program with my grades. I have already be accepted to the school and offered 2 academic scholarships which will pay about half of my tuition. I will be applying to the nursing program after this fall semester.

So, even if you don't get in to the first school you applied to, it's not the end of the world. It added another year to my plans and I'm in my 40s. I understand your anxious to get going but don't give up, you might be surprised what is waiting around the corner.

Good luck!!

A stipulation to apply to take the Kaplan nursing entrance exam was that we had to sign up for a back-up degree in case we did not get accepted. So I signed up for occupational therapy. But I think I would have been pretty ticked off if I had not been accepted.

Nope, I don't have a backup plan. I will pursue nursing until I become one.

Oh I meant to say dont, not doing. I didnt proof read before posting.

Medical school here. I am a 2nd Bachelor's candidate, and, with my 1st Bachelor's in English, I have had to take a lot of math/science courses on the way to satisfying the nursing core. I have enjoyed the heck out of all of it as well! At some point along the way, I started researching med-school requirements, and have subsequently been squeezing in physics, more chemistry, and math classes.

With an ABSN program netting me a spot at an NCLEX test within ~24 months, this is still my first choice, to be sure. However, if programs are too impacted, closed (CA resident, so lots of transfer level programs closing ATM), or whatever, then I will continue to plug away at medical school prerequisites while working on getting experience in hospital settings.

Well its hard to say I am kind of at my last resort point right now. I did almost all of my pre-req's at one school and then they changed their admission rules which was not in my favor so I decided to go to a 4 year program instead. I chose the one closest and which I could apply to right away and my old school changed a course title and its a long story but then I couldn't transfer some classes so I felt once again screwed...Not that it would have been a big deal to re-take a couple classes but the nursing courses where 3 years long and the wait was two to three years so I just couldn't wait that long. Now I guess you could say I'm at plan C...A private school thats doeasn't cost too much more, not much further away, and I had to take 6 more pre-req's but their nursing curriculum is only 2 years..So I have now finished all my requirements and am very impatiently waiting to hear from the nursing school to see if I get in or not..and if not my plan D (pretty pathetic I know) is to finish my BS in something (I'm actually a junior) and apply to the Physician's Assistant studies program at my schools' sister university. By the way I actually completely love love love my plan C school so I do think some things happen for a reason

I feel the same way as Paco386 I dont have a backup plan I will keep going until I become a nurse

Medical school here. I am a 2nd Bachelor's candidate, and, with my 1st Bachelor's in English, I have had to take a lot of math/science courses on the way to satisfying the nursing core. I have enjoyed the heck out of all of it as well! At some point along the way, I started researching med-school requirements, and have subsequently been squeezing in physics, more chemistry, and math classes.

With an ABSN program netting me a spot at an NCLEX test within ~24 months, this is still my first choice, to be sure. However, if programs are too impacted, closed (CA resident, so lots of transfer level programs closing ATM), or whatever, then I will continue to plug away at medical school prerequisites while working on getting experience in hospital settings.

-Kurt

Thats a good plan! I hope you get into the ASBN program. Good luck!

Well its hard to say I am kind of at my last resort point right now. I did almost all of my pre-req's at one school and then they changed their admission rules which was not in my favor so I decided to go to a 4 year program instead. I chose the one closest and which I could apply to right away and my old school changed a course title and its a long story but then I couldn't transfer some classes so I felt once again screwed...Not that it would have been a big deal to re-take a couple classes but the nursing courses where 3 years long and the wait was two to three years so I just couldn't wait that long. Now I guess you could say I'm at plan C...A private school thats doeasn't cost too much more, not much further away, and I had to take 6 more pre-req's but their nursing curriculum is only 2 years..So I have now finished all my requirements and am very impatiently waiting to hear from the nursing school to see if I get in or not..and if not my plan D (pretty pathetic I know) is to finish my BS in something (I'm actually a junior) and apply to the Physician's Assistant studies program at my schools' sister university. By the way I actually completely love love love my plan C school so I do think some things happen for a reason

Well I hope you get into that NS program and its not pathetic that you have a plan D that just means you are prepared.

Lol thanks! I really hope that I do too, because I really don't want to change my major but I have two very little ones and my husband supports us so of course I want to make them proud :)