Not sure about Nursing School acceptance?

mainj104 · Jun 3, 2011

Yes you definitely can. Or atleast at most schools you can. I will tell you now your nursing coordinator will advise you to drop out and reapply after the baby is born. They can't out right tell you no but they will be concerned that you will end up dropping and they will have an opening that could have been filled by someone else. Hence they would lose money. My aunt told me back in the good old days they would actually ask you if you were planning on having a child because they could turn you down. Now they can't do that, but either way yes you can reapply. People often have things come up that they can't help.

JROregon, ASN, BSN, RN · Jun 3, 2011

I can almost guarantee that by missing more than a week of nursing school will result in either poor grades or a failing. Even being distracted without missing class makes passing very difficult. This is a very difficult decision to make but do listen to all your options.

finalscore3b1g · Jun 3, 2011

My school has basically a zero tolerance absence policy, it is so strict it's almost not fair but it is what is is. It sounds like it is a risk u r going to have to make if u choose to start school. Or enjoy the pregnancy and reapply after the baby...oh the joys of motherhood and the sacrifices we have to make. GL whatever you choose :)

DBK99 · Jun 3, 2011

I would just wait and speak with them on Monday. All schools will be different, but my program, once you receive your acceptance letter, will allow you to either a) accept b) decline (your application is removed from consideration) or c) defer one semester. My school has nursing classes that begin in either the fall or the spring for each new incoming class. So if I was accepted to begin this fall, I could defer to start spring 2012 if I wanted. Not sure how your program works, but they might be able to let you do that without having to reapply all over again! But to answer your initial question, yes I believe anywhere, even if you deny your acceptance, you are free to apply again in the future.

Despareux · Jun 3, 2011

There's no guarantee for re-admittance if you were to not return after your first semester, nor is there a guarantee for entry should you decide to reapply. Since there is no guarantee either way, I think you should at least complete one semester. That way, you've already established your spot and your chances for re-admittance is probably better than taking your chances for re-applying.

Weirdfishes · Jun 4, 2011

Also take into account that your 2 pregnancies will be different. My wife was put on bed rest with preeclampsia with our first baby, and had a very smooth pregnancy with no problems for our second.

pumpkinlove21 · Jun 6, 2011

Thank you so much for all of your input. My Nursing Coordinator is actually out of town so I will be speaking with the Nursing Director today. Hopefully the meeting will go well and I will be able to start the program next year. I know Nursing School and a newborn are both incredibly demanding, and I know my heart will definitely be with my child.

tech1000 · Jun 6, 2011

I'd go ahead and just start now. We had numerous girls give birth and finish nursing school. They were in class the day after they had their babies, but it worked out. You can deny and get accepted again, but I'd probably go ahead and start it. If you have complications, you should be able to do a medical withdrawal from ALL of your classes and restart the classes the next time around if you need to.