WHAT DO YOU THINK? (Opinions wanted)

[RosesrReder]

Okay, this has been the latest dilemma at my school.

You see it is a very pricey private college. Like most of you can relate there is a placement test to get into the college and then there is the NLN pre-entrance exam that must be taken.

The thing is that the school will NOT let you sit for the exam until you are on your last semester of pre-req's which is about 1+ years later. You only are allowed to take the exam 2 times with a 6 month interval.

Needless to say, the students who don't pass the exam must withdraw and try their luck elsewhere (with a huge loan debt of course).

The school requires you to take most of the courses their because you get a point for each req you take THERE only, and the admission's process is based on a point system. Out of 57 possible points 13 come from there.....okay now to the question.

What do you think of the school not allowing the students to take the NLN exam from the start, therefore knowing if you stand a chance to get in or not.

My heart sank last night while a couple of my classmates were in tears because they had taken the exam and did not get the score the school requires you to. One of them was literaly told to "try her luck elsewhere".

This school has been everyone's last resort as everything else has a massive waiting list. This is the expensive route to go but brings more hope to all.

Anyhow, please share your opinion. I really wish they would allow the students to take the exam from the beginning or atleast way before your last semester of pre-reqs.

Thankfully, I passed the exam on my first try but I can only imagine to be in my other classmate's shoes right now.

Thank you kindly,

Jess

[Micci]

Sounds like they are trying to string you along for as long as they possibly can in order to maximize their access to your pocketbook!

Cha-Ching!

That is what it sounds like to me too. They are capitalizing on the fact that nursing programs are impacted at the CC level.

My advice would be to take the exam elsewhere that the NLN test is being offered and see what you score on it. If you score well enough, go ahead and take the classes. If not, try studying and then take the NLN again and see if your score improves. They can't stop you from taking the test somewhere else.

[Micci]

Even the NCLEX will let you test again in a shorter period of time and give you pre-test material to help you out.

Well, we are only allowed to take the HESI enterance exam once in a year. So if you do poorly, you have to wait a whole year to try again.

[ejonesstudent]

My school did the same type of thing. It's a community college, and you must make a score of 100 (not 100 percent), to have a chance to get in to the school. If you didn't make a 100 the first time, then you have to wait a whole year to take the NLN at that school. The other schools in my area are BSN, so they go by GPA, and aren't as hard to get into as the community college. This is the only school in my area that offers the associates. Luckily I got in after the second try.