Something I was thinking about while having a conversation with my husband, and studying for a chemistry exam. How do you prepare for the fact that you might do all of this hard work and possibly not get in your program?
I'm not trying to be a negative nancy, I'm just wondering if anyone else has thought about it? I wouldn't really know what to do if I didn't get in.
We do have an ASN and BSN programs - I suppose if I didn't get into the ASN I would continue pre requisites to do the BSN. But even then, what do you do?
I'm applying to the four programs in my area. They only have one class/yr each though so if i dont get into any of then in the first round i will do a round next year. i do have them ranked in my head by where I want to go 1st, 2nd......
I applied to four programs & was convinced I would not get in. My back up plan was to finish my bachelors since I could earn a BA in psych in one year, improve a couple of my pre req grades & apply to some ABSN or direct entry MSN programs.
I was lucky to have been accepted to a traditional BSN but no matter what I had a back up plan. It might have postponed my dream of nursing school for a little bit, but it would have helped me get more education & eventually become a nurse.
My plan A is only with 1 of the schools in my area for my associates I'll have finished my last science I'm the fall (a&p2) and study really hard for my entrance exam and if I don't get in when I apply in March I am retaking a&p 1 over the summer because I got a c in it the first time and then reapplying. By that time I'll have my bachelor's in interdisciplinary studies done too to give me more points.
Then I'll reapply and hopefully get in. My motto is I will be a nurse before I'm 30 no matter what and I'll be 25 when I apply.
I didn't get in the first time and was devastated because I was sure I had it! Fortunately, the school accepts applications twice a year instead of the usual once so I applied again and got in! My plan B was to apply again (revise my essays, prepare better for my interview, and get a couple more letters of rec) and retake classes for a better grade or take more gen-eds. Worked for me!
The first time I applied to nursing school, I was wait listed and then chosen later. I ended up dropping out. I have applied to only one right now because it is a program that fits my family life. If I don't get in, I might take some of the classes back over for that program and consider 2 other programs. I am praying that I get in this time!
I'm doing my plan B now. I didn't get into the LPN program that starts in October. I missed the cut off to apply. Instead I am starting with CNA. Next year I will enroll for the LPN program and then I will do the LPN to RN bridge. Even as a child I have always had a plan B for anything I set out to do. If you have trouble climbing the mountain find the road around it. I have my plan typed up and printed it out to keep me going. I emailed it to my family members and close friends to keep me encouraged! I have always been told the best way to achieve your goals is to not be generic with your goals. Don't just say what you want. Write it out and be specific to a time line to get there and have a contingency plan for unexpected delays or obstacles. :)
I got accepted into a BSN program for the fall. Had I not gotten in, I would have went the ADN route at my community college. I probably would have started one year later. My community college will accept anyone as long as your overal GPA is something like a 2.5 and all the pre-reqs are a C or higher, so it was a very safe backup. I just didn't want to have to do an online program for the BSN part though and starting a year later would have sucked. It retrospect, a year doesn't seem as bad as what a lot of other community colleges are like.
I remember feeling awful and filled with anxiety the days leading up to my acceptance letter. It was exceedingly difficult to push it out of my brain. I just kept telling myself I wouldn't accept a plan B as silly as that sounds. I have a friend who swears by "wishing things to happen". Sometimes he's off his rocker, but for whatever reason I did what he did. I told myself I'm already in, I'm going to start in the fall, there's no reason to worry. Whether or not that worked, who knows. This is what trying to get into nursing school does- it makes you crazy!
I agree with a lot of the students here. If I don't get in round 1 (spring 2014) I'll take gpa boosters and do more volunteer time. My plan B is to keep working towards plan A.
I think it was the wise words (ha!) of Will Smith that said having a plan B only distracts from plan A. As such, I have worked to make sure that I won't ever have a need for a plan b.
I didn't get in the first time I applied, but I was prepared for it. I wasn't prepared for telling my classmates, co-workers or others that I was denied. I'm still dealing with to tell I was denied and move on, or to just keeping going without admitting to others that I was not accepted. I had a plan B and a plan C, but it's accepting the fact that I wasn't accepted is the hardest part. My plan B was to get the job I wanted for years now. I went to apply last week for this rare opportunity only to find out the position is no longer available. Now it's on to plan C, get a bachelor's degree majoring in something that comes easily and that I'm good at.
I worked real hard and gave it my all maybe it wasn't meant to be. Things happen for a reason!! Wish you all the best!!!!
I didn't get in the first time I applied, but I was prepared for it. I wasn't prepared for telling my classmates, co-workers or others that I was denied.
I remember thinking the same thing. I prepared myself if I didn't make it, but I didn't even know how I would explain it to other people if I didn't get in. Everyone in my chem class knew I applied and I was waiting for my acceptance letter (we were a close knit group). While they were certainly interested and just eager, it added extra pressure on me. Fortunately I never had to face that hard decision.
meep- I love that quote of Will Smith! So very true and motivating.
However, I did not get in the first time around (I applied even though I had one pre req to do). Of course, there were more people that had completed all pre reqs so they accepted them first. Now, that I didn't get in for the Fall I will automatically be looked at for the Spring. I only have one general course to take and that's Microbioloy. I may take it in the Fall or I may just wait until next Summer.
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I'm applying to the four programs in my area. They only have one class/yr each though so if i dont get into any of then in the first round i will do a round next year. i do have them ranked in my head by where I want to go 1st, 2nd......