Getting in to a Nursing Program???

ukstudent · Jun 9, 2006

I wish I could give you some advice but can't. The best place to get the information your looking for is the schools academic support center. You need to find out just how they select which students get into the nursing program. From that you will have a better idea on what to do. If it's on GPA, then you need to whatever you must to get the highest grade?

piscesgirl · Jun 9, 2006

take advantage of the wait time and get your pre reqs out of the way before you start clinicals. and also, those wait times are not set in stone, you may get in faster than you think. my pre reqs will take me 6 semesters including summer sessions part time and thats the length of the wait time. good luck

cnbnicole · Jun 9, 2006

Thanks for the help

jb2u, ASN, RN · Jun 9, 2006

i've heard that some schools have waiting list, but my school is strictly by GPA with a heavier weight on the science courses that you take. i know that 3 years sounds like an eternity, but i've been going to school now for 2 yrs and it has flew by! i have one more year to go.

some people will apply to several nursing schools and some will just go to lpn school and try to take a bridge program later (this can also be done online). there is more than one way to reach your destination, but only if you never give up. i am starting with the adn, then bsn, then msn (fnp), and hopefully the dnp!!

best of luck to you no matter which route you take!

jay

RedSox33RN · Jun 9, 2006

It really depends on what kind of nursing program also. I know around here, the ADN programs at the community colleges and tech schools have outrageous waiting lists, and want EVERY SINGLE pre-req done before you even apply, and since they have their choice of students, take those with only a high GPA. The private colleges are much more expensive, and some do offer an ADN (I'm at a private Catholic college that does offer an ADN, but it is mostly because passing the NCLEX is a requirement for your BSN degree) and don't have the long waitlists.

It's a trade-off in some aspects, depending on how long you are willing to wait or how much you can pay or are willing to take out in student loans.

ms mimi · Jun 10, 2006

at the community college (in AZ) that i go to you have to wait 3 semesters, and can apply after you finish A&P. the time i had to wait gave me a chance to finish all my pre-reqs. the requirement to get in is pass all of your pre-reqs witha "C" or better, except A&P you have to have a "B" in that. otherwise you just apply and wait.

Annabelle57 · Jun 11, 2006

It can really depend on where you want to apply - I'm around Orlando, and here, you have to have every single prereq done and THEN you wait for 3-4 semesters to start clinicals. From there, it's 5 semesters, then you graduate. If you go for a BSN at a four-year college, there's not necessarily a wait, but it is pretty competitive - most people will have close to a 4.0 (though that also varies from school to school).

Not sure if you are able or interested in relocating, but I know that Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences in Orlando offers an ADN program where they don't have prerequisites, they have corequisites, so while you're slugging through anatomy and physiology, you're also taking clinicals, too. They don't really have a waitlist, but the tuition can be expensive since it is private. I've heard they are good about helping you secure financial aid, though. Worth a shot if you're interested.