I was rejected by 5 schools and am feeling pretty bummed out about it. I'd like to know what your experiences were in this. How many times were you rejected before getting into nursing school?
I'd really like to hear from students who've had exceptional circumstances getting into nursing school.
For those who've gotten in the first try, please reserve your posts for another discussion. I'd really like to hear from those who've really persevered to reach their goals.
I really think that the rejections helped me. It made me work much harder and also made me realize how much I wanted this. Lol....I have read a few stories like mine and even those who have had a harder life than mine. I just put my story out there so people realize that no matter what you can fulfill your dreams. Just think postive.
I already know that I want to continue for a DNP eventually ( I want to be a CRNA or a NNP/PNP) but I just have to finish step 2 ( step 1 was getting in a BSN program). Trust me I have been on this site since 2008 ( i think) and it got to a point where I stopped coming on the site because I thought I would never get into a program. I even decided at one point to forget about nursing and considered law school. However, I am here in 2013 and starting the program in August. It was this January when I decided to try one more time for nursing school. I hope with a really high GPA and a good resume I would get in. However, it is really competitive in the NY tristate area and I tempered my hope with a healthy dose of reality. When I found out I was accepted this week it was like a load off my chest. I hope it does not take you that long to get an acceptance but when you do get it you will feel the best.
Was wondering if I could have some advice. Need 2 more classes before applying to BSN program. Micro and Dev Psych. Have summer to do them, then can apply for next spring. If I wait and take them in the fall, I can not apply until next Sept 2014. I am a mature student and do not want to waste any more time, but also working PT.
What's the question you need advice about? If it's possible to do both at the same time during the Summer? Those two were relatively easy (by the time I took them) and it was fine. However, I took them one at a time while working full time. Only you know how well you are able to manage your time and what your work schedule is. Since Summer Semesters are usually a bit compressed compared to other Semesters, the classwork is a bit more intense. If you can handle the time crunch that you'd be under, give it a try. KNOW what the drop dates are. If you drop the class before a certain date, it never shows on your transcript. If the work/school workload is too tough, consider dropping a course and retaking it in the Fall and just apply when you're ready.
However, like I said, only you really know your situation and how you are able to manage your time and be able to mesh that with your need to work. Look at that situation closely and think about your choice, then once you make that choice, just do it!
@ladyflyer58 I think akulahawk may have answered your question. But if you would like a more thorough response, it's better that you post your question as a new topic. Thanks :)
@Tiffanyle I was in the Air Force. yes and thats exactly what i am doing now. hard work will pay off i know it. Thats great to hear haha m-16 shooting range with rejection letter sound like fun. Well keep working hard and finishing out strong i know i will continue doing so.
I applied twice for my community college program. I was not accepted or wait listed either time, and I had a 3.36 GPA. While that's a decent GPA, it honestly does not cut it when you are applying for a competitive RN program. I decided to go to a private college for their program instead. After taking the TEAS exam (76%), interviewing with the Dean and transferring in my credits, I was accepted :) Took me almost two years, and yes I did feel discouraged and nearly gave up, but I did a lot of self reflection and realized I truly wanted to be an RN. I just completed my first term and currently have a 4.0 GPA :) I'm so glad I never gave up because it's made me even more passionate about the nursing profession and determined to be successful!
Hi I applied twice to one school and first was put on waiting list and the second year i reapplied and was finally accepted. Keep trying and dont give up.
I was rejected by the first school I applied to because of my TEAS score and 2.8 GPA. It was a second degree BSN program. I worked hard took a few more courses including pathophysiology instead of retaking A&P and got A's. Took the TEAS 3 times and GPA was 3.3 got into a ASN program first try.
I just got my third rejection letter yesterday. I'm so FRUSTRATED. I'll now have to wait until fall to apply to all of the schools again. I hate that all of the nursing schools in California are so impacted. I have great grades, have passed the TEAS V, but I still haven't been able to get in. I'm now applying to volunteer at hospitals to see if that will help get me into a school.
I just got my third rejection letter yesterday. I'm so FRUSTRATED. I'll now have to wait until fall to apply to all of the schools again. I hate that all of the nursing schools in California are so impacted. I have great grades, have passed the TEAS V, but I still haven't been able to get in. I'm now applying to volunteer at hospitals to see if that will help get me into a school.
Of those traits that you will have to learn in nursing school, probably one of the more important ones is patience. Another trait that you will have to have is perseverance. It takes someone who is very driven simply to be able to finish all the prerequisites to get into nursing school. Many times that is, in and of itself, a 2 – 3 year process. Nursing school is another two years on top of that.
I got rejected thirteen times. I was qualified as an applicant every single one of those times that I applied. In my case, I realistically could only apply to 2 schools. If I was able to apply to more, I probably would have been able to get accepted much earlier than I was. Looking back at things, I was probably close to being a qualified applicant nearly 10 years ago. Had I listened to my family back then, I probably would be an RN now with nearly 10 years experience. Do I regret the choices I made? No. Had I not made those choices, I probably would not be as good of a student as I am today.
Bottom line is, don't give up. Keep going and follow your dream. If that means that you have to reapply and reapply and reapply, do it. In the meantime, use the time that you have between applications to further your education and to expand your knowledge in other areas because you never know what will come down the pike later that you will need that knowledge. Take a volunteer position, if you can, somewhere in medicine so that you can find out if you truly like doing patient care of some sort.
Some people will get selected for nursing school on their first try. Some people will get selected many times later. They only have a certain number of slots to accommodate for the massive number of applicants they have to evaluate. So they do what they must to make it as fair as possible for everyone. It's not perfect system, it never will be.
I applied 2 times at the college I started at.. Rejected both times. The first time was 3 points.. the 2nd time 1/2 a point... I graduated with an associate transfer in nursing to go into a 4 year program at a different school.. I transferred to a new college, and got in the 1st time I applied. I also applied to my old school just for kicks. I also got into it this time. Haha. I picked my new college because I really hated the old one. The professors weren't really concerned or there to help you. No one really cared if you failed or passed. One of my biology professors was actually nicknamed "dr death". Within the first month and a half, 70% of the students either dropped or failed (failing one test in his class, your pretty much just out of luck). The new college is very supportive and provides that positive push that every discouraged student needs. After being rejected twice, it's hard to have the drive to keep moving forward. I always questioned my future career, but in the long run... There's nothing else that even sparks a slight interest.
Don't give up if its truly what you want! You will get there!
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I really think that the rejections helped me. It made me work much harder and also made me realize how much I wanted this. Lol....I have read a few stories like mine and even those who have had a harder life than mine. I just put my story out there so people realize that no matter what you can fulfill your dreams. Just think postive.
I already know that I want to continue for a DNP eventually ( I want to be a CRNA or a NNP/PNP) but I just have to finish step 2 ( step 1 was getting in a BSN program). Trust me I have been on this site since 2008 ( i think) and it got to a point where I stopped coming on the site because I thought I would never get into a program. I even decided at one point to forget about nursing and considered law school. However, I am here in 2013 and starting the program in August. It was this January when I decided to try one more time for nursing school. I hope with a really high GPA and a good resume I would get in. However, it is really competitive in the NY tristate area and I tempered my hope with a healthy dose of reality. When I found out I was accepted this week it was like a load off my chest. I hope it does not take you that long to get an acceptance but when you do get it you will feel the best.