I am not accepted!

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Well guys,

Although I wrote the Dean and told her about my situation as an international student in the States, I am not accepted to the Nursing college for Fall 2003. I really do not know what to do now because I am here with my two children and it is against the laws of immigration to get a job off Campus and I cannot get a job on Campus. Another thing, I have to be enrolled at this University full-time at all times. I am in a deep depression just now and I am just wondering what courses I am going to take to occupy my time and to satisfy the rules of immigration while I wait for the Nursing College to accept me as an international student.

I feel so awful, I just want to scream at those people at the Nursing College and ask them where are their consciences. God forbids if I do not get in for Spring, I am certainly going to put my lawyer on the case because this is downright injustice. I do not get financial aid, I have to pay for everything here and to top it all, I have to be enrolled at this university doing courses in which I have no interest. There is a severe nurses shortage here, yet it is hard to get into the program even if one's GPA is high. What the hell do these people want me to do? Should I jump off a cliff to satisfy their consciences? or should I just give up to feed their mean spirits? I will not entertain these thoughts, I will just trod on and find someone here to speak for me because I deserve to achieve what I came here for. I have spent a whole lot to be here and I am not about to put my money to waste.

Thanks for allowing me to vent and that Nursing college is going to be tired to see my face!

Ann.

Hi there,

Im from New York and used to be an international student. I can empathize with your present crisis. I know how tough immigration is when it comes to international students. My advice is to move somewhere where the nursing acceptance is not that bad. Here in NYC, there are a lot of CUNY schools that offer associate degree. I go to La Guardia Community College and i applied for Nursing on my first sem at the same time i was doing my pre-reqs. So by second sem, i was accepted in the program and started Fundamentals. But dont get me wrong. Its easy to get in the program but its "staying" that counts. Out of 40 students who start in the program, only 8-12 made it till graduation. I guess bigger cities have more school options. Also, i decided to go for Associate because i already have my Bachelors and thats the cheapest and shortest route to take. I will do the bridge program when im already working as an RN.

Goodluck and God bless

Specializes in ER.

I agree that the best thing to do in this situation would be to start work toward another major while you wait to get into the nursing program. There are many other majors that would be VERY useful to a future career in nursing. I considered going for a minor in sociology myself, since I am interested in Community Health Nursing.

Sociology, biology, chemistry, microbiology, education (if you might like to be a nurse educator some day), psychology...any of those would ge great, depending on the field you are interested.

We all have to face challenges in achieving our goals. When something goes wrong, the best thing to do is try to let go of your old plan, and come up with a new one that fits the current situation!

This is hard for me sometimes because I am a control freak and want things to go just as I plan them! (which, by the way, never, never, never, happens!) :confused:

Good luck!

I thank you all for your advice and I hope to be admitted to one of the schools I have decided to apply to. Harjang, you are being of great help. I am at this very moment applying to the schools.

I did not have a plan be in mind because I have waited sixteen years for this opportunity. My children are ages 10 and 4. Again I thank you all for your input and I will keep you informed.

Ann.

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