Reasons for not getting into a for profit school?

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Specializes in Acute Rehab & Med/Surg.

Hello! I was wondering if those of you who applied for a for profit school rn or Lvn program and did not get into their program could tell me why?! Specifically in southern Cali? Friend of a friend said she made it all the way to an interview after passing her teas, background check and whatnot and then was rejected. Any insight would be very appreciated.

Please and thank you

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

Usually just too many applicants and too few slots.

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Specializes in Acute Rehab & Med/Surg.

Has this happened to you? And if too many applicants were the issue do you think that person would just have to wait until the next enrollment (most are only 3-4 months apart), not like be entirely outright rejected?

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

I'm wondering what's on the background check.

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Specializes in Acute Rehab & Med/Surg.

I think for the initial it's just he normal stuff: any felonies or pending felonies

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
I think for the initial it's just he normal stuff: any felonies or pending felonies

That's not the question. What are the results​ of your "friend's" background check?

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Specializes in Reproductive & Public Health.

Also, it is probably a blessing in disguise that your friend of a friend (lol) did not get in. For-profit schools are a risky and expensive gamble.

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Specializes in Acute Rehab & Med/Surg.

@roser13 the two people I know personally passed their background check. The friend of a friend idk and she never told my friend why she didn't get in. Not passing the background check could certainly be a possibility, but I'm not sure why they'd let her get to an interview (as I understand the background check is suppose to be done before you get to the interview) if she didn't pass.

There as a person back in 2013 that posted on the topic of admission into CNI on the forum and she stated she as well didn't get in but she didn't attribute that to a bad background check.

@cayenne06 to some this would be a blessing, but speaking for myself and my two friends (all of us work as cnas and cannot afford to work less hours unless we're in a program) this seems to be the a decently good route to take. Both of my friends had really good experiences at the school.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
@roser13 the two people I know personally passed their background check. The friend of a friend idk and she never told my friend why she didn't get in. Not passing the background check could certainly be a possibility, but I'm not sure why they'd let her get to an interview (as I understand the background check is suppose to be done before you get to the interview) if she didn't pass.

There as a person back in 2013 that posted on the topic of admission into CNI on the forum and she stated she as well didn't get in but she didn't attribute that to a bad background check.

@cayenne06 to some this would be a blessing, but speaking for myself and my two friends (all of us work as cnas and cannot afford to work less hours unless we're in a program) this seems to be the a decently good route to take. Both of my friends had really good experiences at the school.

:no:Really not sure what the question is.

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The proprietary schools are businesses that are looking to make big profits and they do that by having warm bodies in the seats. It's hard to imagine they would turn away anyone as long as they have an empty seat.

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Specializes in Acute Rehab & Med/Surg.

Mte, that's why I was reaching out to see if anyone here had an experience and were willing to share. It doesn't even need to be this school particularly that you had an experience.

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Specializes in Acute Rehab & Med/Surg.

No question here, I was just responding to the comments. The main question is still in play tho: has anyone been turned away from a for profit school and why?

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