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Hi and thank you for your response. Can you please provide more info regarding your opinion?

Thank you both so much for your input. I will definitely go ahead and do that. Regarding the BON and taking the NCLEX, I know that it is definitely not impossible to appeal, show references, court documents, etc. And by then, it will probably be about 6 years since I have had my DUI. However for the clinical placements... I'm just really scared that I would get flat out rejected without any chance to appeal or explain my situation

Hello, I am a prospective nursing student and I'm getting ready to apply to West Coast University in California to get a BSN. However, I received a DUI w/ injuries in the summer of 2012 (almost 3 years ago). Long story short, I was involved in car accident that injured myself and my passenger (minor injuries). It was indeed the stupidest mistake of my life, but I can honestly say that it does not reflect on the type of person I am. I've learned a lot from my mistakes and I've never driven under the influence again since then. It was originally supposed to be a DUI felony, but my lawyer was able to reduce it to a DUI with injuries. I will officially be off probation next year September 2015 and I can expunge the DUI (I know that it will not be off my record). I've taken care of all court activities including AA, alcohol class, community service, etc. I am not worried about admission into the university. What I'm worried most is about clinical rotations because I know that they do a background check. My school adviser told me that they prefer to see at least 3-5 years once I reach my core classes (and clinicals) in nursing. If I apply soon, it will be a 3 years when I reach the clinicals (since the incident). I just wanted to ask for some insight. This is something that I REALLY want to do but I feel strongly discouraged. What if I start my core classes/clinical rotations and I get rejected from the hospital I am doing the rotations at? What then? What about all the effort and money I've spent to reach where I am? Thank you guys