Rejection letter

[bluesky101]

Hello everyone out there! those of you who have gotten rejection letters, i know how you feel. All you want to do is wish you had gotten in. I had a great essay. lots of volunteer work in working with sick kids in hospitals and i volunteered my time at a camp for children with cancer. I had great recommendation letters and overall i thought i sent in a pretty good application. I took my nln two weeks ago (and have not yet received my score). well last tuesday i called up the school and asked them what the status of my application is. the woman asked me if i took my nln yet and i said "yes, didnt you recieve them?" so she told me to call back on thursday. well comes thursday and i call and she said you're going to recieve a letter in the mail. (obviously a rejection letter) i was just so disappointed because i probably didn't do too well on my nln and therefore they just automatically rejected me. i feel like they didnt even read my application. i want to call them up and try and persuade them to just have an interview with me. because a nurse isn't just about what grades she gets, but its about how kind and good of a nurse she is. is it crazy to call them up and try to persuade them to just give me a few minute interview (and maybe i can prove myself)?

Thank you! and congrats to all that have received their acceptance letters.

[Jennifer425RN2B]

Sorry you didn't get in. Don't give up, keep trying!

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

Sorry you have had to experience this disappointment. However, nursing education is rigorous - with high attrition rates due to poor academic performance. Admission criteria are based on factors that have been statistically correlated with successful graduation. Schools cannot grant exceptions. If they do so, they become vulnerable to claims of discriminatory practices . . . "you don't enforce the rules for everyone, therefore, you are discriminating against me" If you think about it, you are really asking them to admit you instead of someone who did meet all the criteria. Would that be fair?

If you don't make it this time, do more prep work and re-take the test to get a higher grade.

[rngraduate2014]

Every good nurse became one because they deserved to be. I received two rejections in the previous years before my current 2 acceptances I just received. This will motivate you to go hard or go home. I have been at this for so long that Failure is not an option. Keep your head up improve in the areas that can be improved on and don't ever give up.

[NP Sam]

I know this is disappointing. No you should not call. That would be extremely unprofessional. It is very hard to be accepted. Keep applying. I have been denied a couple of times and but look at me now. I know my scores on entrance tests were the reason I was denied too. Good Luck

[ShesAcuteNurse, ADN, LPN]

I can only imagine how you feel. I am expecting to hear something this week or next week for the lpn program and I am so anxious and nervous. Do not give up! I used a study guide before taking the nln (pax) test and it helped me out a lot.

[WannaBNursey, ADN, ASN, RN]

I can't believe that they take anything besides just your GPA and test scores. You're lucky that you have a school that sort of looks at the whole picture. All the schools out by me do point system, no essay, no interview, volunteer work isn't taken into consideration at all.