How long did it take you to get into nursing school?

[jewelsg627]

So, I just applied to SFSU for a 2nd bach in Nursing and I am GOING crazy. My friend (who just graduated with a BSN last year) said she would be surprised if I got in on the first round.

How long did it take you?

I know that nursing has now become an attractive profession and more and more people are applying, so it takes longer with wait lists etc. It's funny, though b/c I was reading a couple Echo Heron books and it took her 4 times (and that, I think, was before the "nursing rush").....

[puresass]

i started my pre-reqs in fall 2004, finished them spring 2005 & i've been on the waiting list for almost two years now. i should find out this month if i'll start this fall. if not i'll go crazy.

[RNin'08]

2 years of pre-reqs and one application. I got my acceptance letter last March and had to wait for classes to start Jan. 07...of course I also put myself on the CC waitlist "just in case" and have been on that list for almost 3 years and will probably finish my BSN degree before they get to my name on the waitlist!

RNin'08

~my reality check bounced~

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

First try - and the first (and last) year they did a lottery. Made me very mad that I didn't get in on my merits.

steph

[Thedreamer]

I waited 2.5 years myself. Had enough time to get my entire AS in nursing AND all the extra chem/math/bio id need for a BSN program. I then started an EMT program after I got my AS. I finished that and went to my local LPN program who has a 2 year waiting list. They let me use my EMT to clep the first term and the 2 year waiting list, and I started as a 2nd term student. Ive been in love with the hospital since! Its my second home! I graduate in oct and hope to be in an RN program by january! Keep it up, youll get into a program. Just work hard, and dont loose faith.

[Always Learning, RN]

I was accepted on the first try, as were most of my classmates. We do have a wait list, a looooong one, but those on the wait-list are reconsidered each semester.

I attend a 4 year where you are not allowed to apply until the semester that you are finishing your last pre-reqs. All pre-reqs must be completed with a C or better or currently in progress with a good review from your current instructors. There are about 50 spots available each semester, and over 150 applicants each semester with two classes every year.

It is a merit based system, and I have been told by my advisor the average GPA to get in is a 3.4, although a 2.0 is the minimum requirement. I do know several people who got in off of the wait-list.

It seems that the wait-list is re-organized each semester based on merit as well because I know people who were accepted off of the wait list in the same semester they applied and others that have been on the list for many semesters.

I will graduate in December 07 :mortarboard:, while I am very excited about this :w00t:I also find it a little scary :chair:. Anyone else a bit nervous about graduating and being out on your own?

[doggybour]

Hi every one am new and also persueing Nursing. Could anyone give me more information. Do nurses actually work overtime or is it mandatory. Thanks.