Reasons for not getting into a for profit school?

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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

If you've been turned away from a for profit school, ask the school why you were turned away if you seek the reason.

From my point of view, that's a hard slap across the face to be rejected from a for profit school. It means you were way under qualified. I'd assume they let some people slip in who don't meet the full requirements for the sake of money.

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Specializes in Acute Rehab & Med/Surg.

@noadls mte.

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@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.

The problem is, you know only what your friends are telling you. They might not be giving you the whole story.

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Specializes in Acute Rehab & Med/Surg.

@tricaj I understand this. I am taking it with a grain of salt. But I had wanted to ask the question here to just see if anyone had any rejection stories and thought if I had mentioned it it would've broken the ice for some that were wavering on sharing their story.

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Specializes in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgical.

Sounds like a blessing in disguise: save yourself the cost of a for-profit school, save yourself the drama of later getting rejected by the BON to take your boards, save yourself the trouble of being underqualified and then dropping out.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

One of the popular for-profit schools of nursing (Chamberlain College) has a minimum 2.5 grade point average requirement for admission.

Therefore, applicants with less than a 2.5 GPA could possibly be rejected from this investor-owned nursing program. Some of the for-profit entities do have minimal standards upon which admissions decisions are based.

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OP: a few of the answers to your question are beyond comprehension. There are only 2 reasons that someone, anyone, would not be admitted into a for-profit loan mill school.

1. The person in question does not posess a high school diploma or a GED eqivalent.

2. The person has a criminal record.

Otherwise, these schools admit anyone and everyone and have no standards for that would interfere with their ability to dip into your student loan money. Do not go to a for-profit school no matter who tells you they are all the same and it doesn't matter. Do an internet search and a lot of investigation and do not be deceived by those that do not have YOUR best interests in mind.

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Most, if not all, for profit schools will take anyone with a pulse. They want their money. I've never heard of someone being rejected from a for profit school until this post. I'm willing to bet they'd accept someone with a criminal record as long as they could still charge them tuition.

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For profit schools still have to meet minimum requirements in order to keep their accreditation (assuming they have one). So they would be looking for more than a warm body. Pass rates are also important so if their students cant pass the NCLEX this will eventually affect their bottom line. We don't have enough information to answer your question. Your 'friend' should ask what happened, but I suspect she already knows but is not sharing the information with you.

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For profit schools still have to meet minimum requirements in order to keep their accreditation (assuming they have one). So they would be looking for more than a warm body. Pass rates are also important so if their students cant pass the NCLEX this will eventually affect their bottom line. We don't have enough information to answer your question. Your 'friend' should ask what happened, but I suspect she already knows but is not sharing the information with you.

Many things in education have changed for the worse over the years. Unfortunately the imprimatur of accreditation is one of them. It's a thorny issue but many accrediting bodies of for-profit schools have paid schills on their boards. A better metric when selecting a nursing school is their track record involving graduation and retention rates as well as the price of tuition, books and fees. This search can begin by going to collegescorecard.edu.gov. Do a thorough internet search. Ask present and former students about the program. And most of all stay away from for-profit schools. They are for profit, not you. If you do these things you can become a nurse with your eyes open and have no regrets about this very important and costly life decision.

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If you've been turned away from a for profit school, ask the school why you were turned away if you seek the reason.

From my point of view, that's a hard slap across the face to be rejected from a for profit school. It means you were way under qualified. I'd assume they let some people slip in who don't meet the full requirements for the sake of money.

If someone "slips" in, trust me they will soon "slip" right back out, especially at the "for profit" school I attend. Yes, almost everyone who can pass the TEAYS gets in, but many don't survive the rigors of nursing school. We have testing from ATI, which is 3 strikes your out, that tends to weed out those who slip in.

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@wrench party the school I am aiming for is BON approved, just not wasc. There is an opportunity to trasnfer to a particular wasc school for bsn tho.

@thecommuter no one has mentioned a required gpa but you do need to score a 62% on the TEAs V (and AN has such a great section on it)

@buyerbeware thank you for your post. These two things were the only thing that I had thought about. Others are right, idk what went wrong with the "Friend" but since it's a friend of a friend I'm not gonna ask either. And unfortunately a for profit school is looking like my only option as the cc system is already competitive and getting more so bc SoCal is about to role out their cc BSN programs and 1/2 the schools in the area I'm not competitive enough to for them. I understand the risks of reputation but like I stated before I have two different friends/coworkers who have gone to this school and have honest trustworthy opinions of the good and the bad. And it's ~not as expensive~ as other for profits schools.

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