I understand your position about being the NICU and the needed experience. However, this is one extreme. In some accelerated programs, once a NO candidate gets their RN, they often defer for a year...
Congrats! Where did you get in? The Direct Entry programs I know of the top of my head in California are: UCSF (in San Francisco)- extremely competitive, #1 in the nation USF (in San Francisco) -...
The NP accelerated programs are for people who already have their bachelor degrees in another field. The first year is very intensive and they get a RN degree. Then the next 2 years is for the...
It can be difficult to get in, but it depends on where you apply. I just got into the Direct Entry for Johns Hopkins and U. of San Diego. I had Verbal of 600, Quant of 760, and Essay of 5. I also...