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Hi Summerberries, I am an Australian currently in America as a student. It was easy for me to get an F1 visa but getting into the nursing program is difficult. Usually the process is either by point system or on a first come first serve basis (in Seattle, Washington). After completing prerequisites, you need to apply to the program - LPN to RN or RN (depends what school). Teas of Essential Academic Skills is also required and you will be given points based on the result of your TEAS. Your grades, work experience, volunteering & teas will be given equivalent points. Schools usually can only accomodate a certain number of applicants per application quarter. For example, if a particular school can only accomodate 32, the top 32 with the highest score will definitely get a spot. Apparently it is because of shortage of faculty and clinical sites. Work experience in healthcare get the highest point if it is within the time frame they require. Licensed nursing assistants from here are way far from international students by points...and that means no matter how high my grades are, my chances of getting a spot is very low. You have to know too the immigration aspect before coming here. I'm sure you will fall under international student. Insurance is not really expensive but you will be paying non-resident tuition fee which is very expensive. Make sure you know when is the application quarter of the school before coming here otherwise you will end up waiting and chances are you will end up enrolling for classes you don't need or go back home. International student are not allowed to stay here while waiting for their program to commence. You have to be enrolled fulltime each quarter to be in status (to stay legally). Though it is difficult to get into the program, I am not loosing hope. I am now taking pharmacy technician course while waiting for LPN Spring 2010 application. Again, just make sure you know more of the immigration aspect because that's very important. Goodluck.

i haven't heard of anything like that...and i don't think that's possible...paying the hospitals for you to get the experience you want because you want to stay in america????? getting into a nursing program here is in the u.s. is not easy at all. there are plenty of students competing for a spot and that includes limitation of clinical sites and students the hospitals can accomodate. maybe it would be best to work as rn in your country and come up with so much work experience for you resume. goodluck