Where do all the nursing students who keep getting rejected end up majoring in?

TLizS · Jan 1, 2015

I've never known someone who was qualified and truly wanted to be a nurse who didn't end up in a program one way or another.

Maybe they didn't take the traditional route. ...I know some who chose to take the lvn-rn route instead. And some applied several times

Not sure what other majors those who don't get in choose to pursue though

NurseGirl525, ASN, RN · Jan 1, 2015

I know of some who have gone into dental hygiene. I know a lot that don't get into the RN but can do the LPN so go through that then transition to the RN program. Some go into medical assisting. I know of some who didn't like the smells and bodily fluids who decided to do coding. There's a lot someone can do.

WookieeRN, BSN, MSN, RN · Jan 1, 2015

I've known quite a few that have ended up in psychology or healthcare administration majors.

caliotter3 · Jan 1, 2015

Nursing students who failed out of my BSN program would stay at the university and finish a degree in health science.

umad · Jan 1, 2015

Child development

Public health

missmollie, ADN, BSN, RN · Jan 2, 2015

If you've been rejected, then reassess your grades. If you have C's in any of your pre-req's, I would suggest retaking them if you believe that nursing is truly for you. Minimum requirements for admission does not mean you will automatically be accepted because you meet those requirements.

Truth is, the entire nursing class will be composed of people who are extremely competitive, and not everyone will make it through the program. My class has lost over 20% of our original cohort.

If nursing is what you believe you are destined to do, then try the LPN route, apply to some different colleges for ADN or BSN, and figure out a way. I wish you the best of luck.

quixotic.dy · Jan 3, 2015

Quite a few go into healthcare administration.

My friend changed to an English major.

SquishyRN, BSN, RN · Jan 3, 2015

Quite a few go into healthcare administration.
My friend changed to an English major.

It's kind of scary to think that the people that couldn't even get into school to become nurses are the ones that become in charge of them Lol.

happyinmyheart · Jan 3, 2015

All of the ones at my school (Traditional BSN) switch to:

1. Public Health

2. Child Development

Many switch to public health because it has the most pre-requisites in common with nursing at our school. Many others switch to child development because the only reason they wanted Nursing in the first place was to do Pediatrics :)

Our school really has to work with Pre-Nursing students, anyone with below. a 3.7-3.8 doesn't get in.

***Note- most of these students are straight out of high school. We don't have a lot of non traditional students

npixie · Jan 3, 2015

My backup plan was to major in biology and become a teacher. It's not a money maker but I LOVE biology and that was the only thing I could see myself doing other than nursing. And I didn't want to be the girl who tries for six+ years to get in if it isn't really for me... There was kind of an attitude at my school that the majority of pre-nursing students had no chance but couldn't see it and I was afraid that might be me.