Wait List Advice (first in line)

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I'm the first person on a waitlist (and have been in the first position since the beginning) at a small school admitting 30 students per class. Classes start Aug 30, which doesn't leave much time between now and when classes start. A few questions I had was:

1) The no payment drop date is this thursday, does this signify a chance for a cut?

2) Is there anything I should do to prepare in the meantime?

3) Has anyone had a similar experience at a smaller school and have any luck?

It's making me completely nervous for something I'm really excited for!!! Thank-you ahead of time for any advice you may have.

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I would just be ready to hit the ground running if you "get the call/email/letter" and otherwise try to stay as calm as possible. Have a back-up plan in place and pursue that as much as possible in the mean time.

best wishes to you and congrats for being at the top of the list!

sandan rnstudent

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Most students will not be dropped at the 'pay or drop date' because people with financial aid do not get dropped by that date even if they did not pay...

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Thanks for the advice. I am perusing other options, which has proved to be the most therapeutic option, but still a nerve-racking experience.

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What will happen if you don't get a call and are not in the class? Will you be first picked for the next class or will your name go back into the bowl to be picked at random for a place on next semester's class?

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I was fourth on the wait list for my RN program... I got called at 4pm the day before class started!! I had to go immediately to the school take the hesi entrance exam (its not required by my school until acceptance, and is only used as a baseline), take and pass the posology test, and enroll for classes (all by 5pm!!) I was so excited!! I said all this just to say... Stay Positive! You may get the call at anytime, so be ready :) Good LUck and let us know what happens

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Crazy things can happen. I was first on the wait list and had people at the school telling me to have other plans. Two people died - very freaky - that had already gotten in so their spaces opened up. The school ended up opening 8 spaces and I got in. Not everyone is getting financial aid so you may just have a chance with the drop date! Hang in there!

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How did you find out that you are first on the list? I was waitlisted for spring 2012 and I have NO IDEA where I am in line. Would it be inappropriate of me to ask the admissions counselor who has been helping me with the process? I was told to have everything ready to go (immunizations records, etc) because I could get "the call" up until the day before the program starts in January. I'm hoping that by being waitlisted I'll have a much better chance of being accepted for summer start.

GOOD LUCK! I hope you get "the call"!

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I called the person over the nursing dept. and flat out asked her where I was and she told me. It doesn't hurt to try and they like to hear from people who are eager to get in.

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I called the person over the nursing dept. and flat out asked her where I was and she told me. It doesn't hurt to try and they like to hear from people who are eager to get in.

I think I'll send her a message and ask her. I'd like to know if I'm #1....or #101. :lol2:

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I called and asked. It is a really small school and easy to communicate with everyone.

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