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entry into a nurse practitioner program just as competitive?

Hi!

I work in a high risk labor & delivery unit and have 8 months of experience under my new grad belt. I'm looking into applying for nurse practitioner programs next year and I was wondering about the competitiveness. Is it just as competitive as getting into nursing school? My dream is to become a nurse practitioner in women's health and I graduated with my bachelors with a cumulative 3.7. P.S I work in the Bay Area and hope to attend a program in California.

Any advice or past experience with the application process will be much appreciated.

Thanks!!

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    Following, because I'm in a similar situation. I'm a relatively new nurse, too, with about 18 months of experience under my belt as of my application to FNU for midwifery, 10 of which is in high risk OB. I'm waiting to hear back about my application, but from what I've read on here, I might be waiting until the end of the year. :-/ I meet all the minimum requirements, but I have no idea how many people they turn down, being the highest ranked CNM program in the US. Waiting so long is making me so nervous.

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    It is my understanding that anyone who can afford the tuition and fog a mirror if held close enough under their nose can get into a NP school somewhere. :(

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    I have never met a nurse that has been denied entry to some NP school. You will get into at least one I guarantee it.

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    Please avoid diploma mills. Just saying!

    Sent from my iPhone using allnurses. Pardon for any misspelled words, I blame it on auto-correct.

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    I have never met a nurse that has been denied entry to some NP school. You will get into at least one I guarantee it.

    Nor have I ever heard of anyone who failed out of one either. :(

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    I agree, I feel like you could get into *a* school if you apply. Not all schools. There are some very competitive...but there are others who let anyone in. I have only met one nurse who was turned down from all schools she applied to.

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    LittlepeopleRNICU I sent you a message about our patho test but your inbox is full :(

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    Nor have I ever heard of anyone who failed out of one either. :(

    I do know one person in my program who failed out! If you earn an 83 or less in two classes, you fail out. Many people have repeated a class, but only this person has failed out of the program

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    I do know one person in my program who failed out! If you earn an 83 or less in two classes, you fail out. Many people have repeated a class, but only this person has failed out of the program
    Interesting, thanks for writing. What I have seen is two students who failed out of clinical rotations getting a "do over" with another site which I found ridiculous. Its super hard, imo, to fail a clinical rotation and that they just keep moving them through makes no sense to me.
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    Interesting, thanks for writing. What I have seen is two students who failed out of clinical rotations getting a "do over" with another site which I found ridiculous. Its super hard, imo, to fail a clinical rotation and that they just keep moving them through makes no sense to me.

    If a student "fails" at a clinical site and the school wants to give him/her another chance, then I would think the student should re-try at the site they failed with the hopes of

    improving their ways/overcoming the problem. Sigh.

    It's almost like saying "oh i failed the class because x teacher was bad. But if i had taken the class with y teacher, I wouldn't have failed. " wrong!

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    Nor have I ever heard of anyone who failed out of one either. :(

    In my cohort, we had 3 fail out during the first year. But my program is truly selective and I've known people who didn't get in also.

    OP: look for a school that meets your needs first, make that your top choice and go for it. Have one or two backup schools you apply to in case you don't make your top choice. But a 3.7 GPA is not bad at all. Good luck!

    Sent from my iPhone -- blame all errors on spellchecker 😉

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    If a student "fails" at a clinical site and the school wants to give him/her another chance, then I would think the student should re-try at the site they failed with the hopes of improving their ways/overcoming the problem. Sigh. It's almost like saying "oh i failed the class because x teacher was bad. But if i had taken the class with y teacher, I wouldn't have failed. " wrong!
    At the very least a detailed remediation plan should be put into place. I actually know the physician and NP who were the preceptors and the concern was the students were absolutely unsafe and had no insight into what they were lacking. Again in my experience its such a hassle to fail someone it rarely happens and should speak volumes.
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