NICU

Hi, so I was mapping out a Plan B. if I don't get accepted into my Radiology program(which is very selective and VERY competitive), I was considering going to nursing school and specializing in neonatal nursing. I've done some research but every website I went on said different things. Can someone give me the step by step process into getting into nursing school, and then how do I go about becoming a NICU nurse?

You will specialize after graduation (assuming you're in the USA).

As far as getting into nursing school, you need to look at the programs you're interested in to see what prerequisites they require and how they calculate eligibility for admission. You seem to be under the false impression that it's not a competitive process, but in most cases, it is ...very much so.

NICU nursing can be an incredibly difficult specialty to get into, as well.

NICU is a very selective and very competitive specialty to get into, especially as a new grad. That means going to a good school, which itself will be very selective and very competitive. I'm not sure this "plan B" is going to work like you seem to think it will.

I've known people who said their Plan B, if they couldn't get into nursing school, was radiology!

Lol oh really?! I know nursing school isn't easy, and I know it's competitive. But maybe I didn't make myself clear enough. I really wanna do ultrasound. The program at my school only accepts 12 ppl each year out of the 300 something that apply. My chances would be better if I did the Rad Tech program first. HOWEVER, the demand for nurses are so much higher than that of DMS. That's one of the reasons I was looking into other fields. I was looking into it. Even if I didn't specialize in the NICU, there's still so many other things to specialize and so many other opportunities in the nursing field. It's good to know my Plan A is other ppls plan B!

For nursing school, look at BSN programs. Many hospitals that have NICU's require a BSN at entry level.