What do you do about insane wait lists?

[salsaking]

I've completed all my prereqs for Nursing (even for BSN ) but I've been told by my college that the wait list is about 2 and a half years. MY GPA is good but not competitive enough to get in right away. I live in southern california and attend Cypress college.......does anyone know of any local schools with shorter/no wait lists? I was thinking of applying at the University of Colorado for their BSN programs, does anyone have an idea how bad it is out there? Thanks... I'm sure these questions have been asked to death. Gosh this is so frustrating...... I dont want to waste 2 years of my life doing nothing while I "wait" to get accepted......

[ashtabella]

i know that at Bakersfield College, they accept new students 2x a year, spring and fall, and that about 80% that apply every semester get in! Its done by a random lottery. as long as you have your prerequisites out of the way, with a c or better, you can get in most of the time. Bakersfield is about 1 1/2 hours from LA by the way : )