Schools with no waitlist and not as competitive for ABSN or MSN

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Hello everyone~

I feel I am losing hope with going to nursing school. MY goal is to be a nurse practioner or Nurse anethesia. I currently have a 2.9 undergrad in Business Management and a 3.3 MBA degree. I have no science or medical background. I am looking for a school that is not so competitive and that has no waiting list anywhere in the US. I currently live in South Fl. Looking to relocate. I was looking into the schools in OKC and they seem to have a good program so that is my 1st on the list.

Any advise?

I just feel that time passes and I'm still stuck in the same dead-end job and really want to go into the medical field. I am open to any school anywhere in the country, but I am looking for ABSN program.

Thanks so much!

Yes, me too I am in similiar situation because I have to finish my pre-reqs and Hubbie and I want to have a child soon and am working fulltime so its alot, but I dont want to give-up on my dreams of going to nursing and relocating and have a baby.

Thats awesome you will be done before you know you will see:)

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Specializes in Peds OR as RN, Peds ENT as NP.

University of alabama at birmingham is not that competitive. 250 apply and 150 get in! I find out in a couple weeks whether I got in. If you do not have a 3.0 you must take the GRE, get a 1000 combined score and 4 analytical score.

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Specializes in Family Medicine, Medical Intensive Care.

The University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL has an ABSN track. Since you live in Florida, this may be do-able for you since the move would not be so far away. Also, USA offers a diverse selection of nurse practitioner programs. They even have a BSN-DNP track! The tuition rates at USA are very affordable, in my opinion. I have a good friend who attended their nursing program, and she enjoyed it there. No complaints from her other than nursing school is a lot of work. Another perk of USA is that they have a teaching hospital since they have a medical school on site. Perhaps that will interest you as well.

Here at the links to the different nursing tracks available:

ABSN:

USA College of Nursing - Accelerated BSN

MSN:

USA College of Nursing - Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

DNP:

USA College of Nursing - Doctor of Nursing Practice

Here is the tuition and fees link for the university:

Tuition and Fees

Good luck with whatever you choose! I hope the links I have provided will help. :)

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University of alabama at birmingham is not that competitive. 250 apply and 150 get in! I find out in a couple weeks whether I got in. If you do not have a 3.0 you must take the GRE, get a 1000 combined score and 4 analytical score.

CNA Sam~

Thanks so much for replying to my post. I will check out this school in Alabama, sounds great that gives more of chance to get in.. I wish you all the best of luck and hope you get in!! Quick me posted:clown::nurse:

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The University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL has an ABSN track. Since you live in Florida, this may be do-able for you since the move would not be so far away. Also, USA offers a diverse selection of nurse practitioner programs. They even have a BSN-DNP track! The tuition rates at USA are very affordable, in my opinion. I have a good friend who attended their nursing program, and she enjoyed it there. No complaints from her other than nursing school is a lot of work. Another perk of USA is that they have a teaching hospital since they have a medical school on site. Perhaps that will interest you as well.

Here at the links to the different nursing tracks available:

ABSN:

USA College of Nursing - Accelerated BSN

MSN:

USA College of Nursing - Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

DNP:

USA College of Nursing - Doctor of Nursing Practice

Here is the tuition and fees link for the university:

Tuition and Fees

Good luck with whatever you choose! I hope the links I have provided will help. :)

staphylococci~

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to my post. This has helped me alot! I will def check out this school and the tuition prices are very affordable. Do you live in AL? If you do how is the living there? I was looking at the website and the ABSN is 12 months that is awesome:lol2:

I need to start taking my pre-reqs.

Hopefully I will start taking them in the fall.

Thanks so much!!

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Specializes in Family Medicine, Medical Intensive Care.
staphylococci~

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to my post. This has helped me alot! I will def check out this school and the tuition prices are very affordable. Do you live in AL? If you do how is the living there? I was looking at the website and the ABSN is 12 months that is awesome:lol2:

I need to start taking my pre-reqs.

Hopefully I will start taking them in the fall.

Thanks so much!!

You're very welcome. ;)

No, I do not reside in Alabama. However, I did spend a vast amount of time in Mobile during my freshman and sophomore years of college. Mobile has a lot to offer in terms of dining, entertainment, and shopping. You're also not far away from beaches in Gulf Shores, AL, Dauphin Island, AL, and Pensacola, FL. The MS Gulf Coast also has casinos, if you're interested, and the drive from there to Mobile is about an hour. Overall, it is a large city with plenty of things to do. There are also shopping centers, attractions, and restaurants in the surrounding areas. If I had to do it all over again, I would have gone to USA. Oh well, I guess things happen for a reason. :rolleyes:

Good luck on your pre-requisites, especially the sciences!

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There are tons of people I know with Master's and Bachelor's that are going into accelerated programs, but they are competitive (meaning at least a 3.5 gpa.) But it still takes about 1 1/2 years to get the RN (after pre-reqs). It's a BSN.

And the CRNA is the MOST competitive program of them all.

It is true that the least competitive schools are very expensive, at least where I am located. There are 3 private schools where you can get your RN in 2 years, no wait. But it's $20K per year (which is 2x the tuition of the university.) And it seems that those students have problems with their licenses transferring from state to state.

I would definitely start off by taking pre-reqs at a community college and go from there. I'm sure you'll meet students that are in the same position as you as well.

Good luck!

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Specializes in Pediatrics, HIV, Pub Health.

Hi,

I stumbled on this thread by accident not realizing it was for pre nursing students. I read your post and just thought I would share some insight on the route in took. First of all, you are going to be hard pressed to find a school with no wait list that is accredited. I had a similar academic profile as you and even then I felt very insecure. My cumulative GPA for a BA in Journalism was a 2.9. I decided the best route for me was an accelerated BSN program. I chose this route because I figured it elimanated a large amount of the competition by virtue of needing a BSN to get in. Also a lot of people want to the MEPN route but I did not as I wasn't sure I would love nursing and it was too long of a commitment. So, I began my pre-requisites at a fresh school starting a very clean and pretty slate of science grades all on one transcript from one school. My strategy was to have something beautiful to present in the form of a high GPA transcript versus my undergraduate 2.9 which was riddled with W's. I also took a PT job in a doctor's office and fluffed that up on the application as much as one could. Expensive schools are easier to get into. I went private at a school called Mt. St. Mary's in LA. It's a great school and I think I was the 1st graduating accelerated class in 1997. Samuel Merrit's accelerated would be the equivelent in the SF Bay Area. I guess my strategy worked because I was accepted first round. My prerequisites were all done as an unclassified grad student at a state university versus JC. I went in as unclassified grad student status and I thought this might separate me from the pack as well. Not to mention I didn't have years to wait around to get priority to get into the impacted JC science classes.

I completed the accelerated, worked for about 4 years as an RN and then went traditional applying to UCLA for MSN/PNP. Got in and have been a PNP ever since 2004. I am glad to have taken this route as I always thought I wanted to be a midwife and it was only when I worked in that area as an RN did I realize that I didn't want to do that at all. And I suppose this is why working in the field is always more attractive on applications.

My main advice if you feel insecure about ability to get in is focus on the pricier schools. They are less competitive in my opinion (don't get me wrong, still competitive) and pay themselves off in the long run without a doubt. I think an accelerated BSN runs around 40K. People spend this much financing cars w/o blinking an eye and in a few years you have a used depreciated car you don't even like anymore. You can flip twice that for a career that you will have until retirement. Good luck.

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Hi,

I stumbled on this thread by accident not realizing it was for pre nursing students. I read your post and just thought I would share some insight on the route in took. First of all, you are going to be hard pressed to find a school with no wait list that is accredited. I had a similar academic profile as you and even then I felt very insecure. My cumulative GPA for a BA in Journalism was a 2.9. I decided the best route for me was an accelerated BSN program. I chose this route because I figured it elimanated a large amount of the competition by virtue of needing a BSN to get in. Also a lot of people want to the MEPN route but I did not as I wasn't sure I would love nursing and it was too long of a commitment. So, I began my pre-requisites at a fresh school starting a very clean and pretty slate of science grades all on one transcript from one school. My strategy was to have something beautiful to present in the form of a high GPA transcript versus my undergraduate 2.9 which was riddled with W's. I also took a PT job in a doctor's office and fluffed that up on the application as much as one could. Expensive schools are easier to get into. I went private at a school called Mt. St. Mary's in LA. It's a great school and I think I was the 1st graduating accelerated class in 1997. Samuel Merrit's accelerated would be the equivelent in the SF Bay Area. I guess my strategy worked because I was accepted first round. My prerequisites were all done as an unclassified grad student at a state university versus JC. I went in as unclassified grad student status and I thought this might separate me from the pack as well. Not to mention I didn't have years to wait around to get priority to get into the impacted JC science classes.

I completed the accelerated, worked for about 4 years as an RN and then went traditional applying to UCLA for MSN/PNP. Got in and have been a PNP ever since 2004. I am glad to have taken this route as I always thought I wanted to be a midwife and it was only when I worked in that area as an RN did I realize that I didn't want to do that at all. And I suppose this is why working in the field is always more attractive on applications.

My main advice if you feel insecure about ability to get in is focus on the pricier schools. They are less competitive in my opinion (don't get me wrong, still competitive) and pay themselves off in the long run without a doubt. I think an accelerated BSN runs around 40K. People spend this much financing cars w/o blinking an eye and in a few years you have a used depreciated car you don't even like anymore. You can flip twice that for a career that you will have until retirement. Good luck.

Nikkitee99~

Thank you soooo much for making this post. I highly appreciate it! It has given a lot of hope/positive outlook for continuing my dreams to pursue nursing even with all the odds. I really want to continue my education all I need is to take a few pre-reqs and apply to several schools. That is so awesome that today you are a PNP, That is one of the specialities I am thinking of pursuing or women's health. I will def check out the pricier schools since they are not as competitive. and that is my chance in trying to enter a ABSN or direct MSN program. Like you mentioned many people do get a car with the amount they have to finance and with this amount I can get a second major in an area that I really love.

Thank you so much again! I can't thank you enough for all your pointers/advice.

I am hoping to start my pre-reqs in the fall of this year.

Thanks again!:lol2:

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