Since being on the wait list for a nursing program is some type of limbo between acceptance and rejection I figured I should start a support thread! Being placed on the waitlist means you are qualified and have the knowledge needed to start a nursing program. However it does not have the reassurance of actually being accepted into a program. If I don't make it to the top of the waitlist what will I do, keep working as a CNA, apply to more LPN programs, do more academic courses?

So if you are on a waitlist please share your position and the schools method of admissions. Or if you made it into a program after being on a waitlist please share your experience!

Thanks!

I applied too late to the school I want to go to. I was told there was one more test date available for the TEAS test, but it was only a couple days away. I have been out of school for almost 10 years and didn't want to fail, so now I am on the list to take it next Spring. I really wish I applied sooner, but my husband and I were unexpectedly able to get out finances in order which will allow me the chance to go. I've only been wanting to do this for 8 years or so...I guess waiting one more year won't hurt. It will give me time to study and save up a bunch of money to help us out.

I also have my application in at another school, but it's 45 mins away from my house rather then 10 mins. I was accepted there before, even passed my entrance exam, but because of a personal situation I couldn't go.

I applied too late also so have to wait until Aug to begin the round of testing for the Jan '13 class. I am keeping busy by studying everything I can get my hands on that will be covered in the course. I have an Associates degree so will not have to take the Teas, but I do have to test on two other topics: Math for Meds and Medical Terminology.

The other school that is my backup plan, requires these two subjects to be taken online proir to admission, so if I have to go that route, I will at least know the subject matter quite well!

In the meantime, the work place gives me more opportunity to watch and learn and ask questions (I am a new cna).

well here's my . after a rigorous application process which consisted of 3 tests, interviews, physicals, and cpr bls certification (before admittance) i had been placed on the waitlist. i studied my butt off since november and took my initial test february and waited until the early part of this month for me to reach out to the program to find out i was on a wait list.

i saw it coming because i knew they were admitting people since april and i had come to grips with the fact that i was not gonna be admitted. also out of over 1000 applicants only around 120 people are admitted into the program. i even went and re-admitted to community college and was in the process of applyiing to alternate nursing programs. well, i made sure to keep in touch with the director via email. then a stroke of luck came. when a spot opened up last week she immediately offered me the seat first since i was fresh in her mind and bam! i was in!!!!

so do not loose hope because you never know when your chance will/may come. i highly suggest keeping an open line of communication between yourself and the director of whichever program so that if a spot becomes available your persistence may pay off. show the director you are serious and enthusiastic about the program and you never know what may happen. i can almost guarantee you that the seat would have went to someone else if it weren't for my emails. keep hope everyone and good luck!

Definitely have faith! I also was waitlisted for my first choice school, and had pretty much given up on the idea of going to nursing school in the fall at my school of choice. I called my first choice school to see what position I was on the waitlist, but was told that was against FERPA regulations. So, what is an aspiring nurse to do? Apply again, I suppose! So I spent another $50 for an application fee to another school much farther from my home with a less prominent reputation, and bought all sorts of HESI A2 A&P Study Guides to prepare for my second choice's entrance exam.. only to find out a week later that I got in to my first choice! I've only been trying to do this for the last 5 years, which is not as long as some aspiring nurses out there, but I have NEVER tried so hard at anything else in my life... and this includes getting my 4 year degree at a University in a non-medical field.

Every year your application will get more and more competitive... and it's only a matter of time before getting in, the question is, however (which I've had to battle with quite a bit in the last 5 years).. is WHEN?!?!?! But now I feel so much more at ease about my future knowing that I have a career in front of me that gives me security, mobility, and is a respected profession. Keep trying and you WILL get in!