Admitted into a university but not direct admit?

Mwallenmd
Sun, 03 Jan 2016 17:41:47 +0000

There are probably a number of things you need to consider. Did the admission’s officer give you any stats regarding the number of students who apply for the third year Nursing Program and how many of them are accepted (also how many of these are accepted from other schools, if any)? Did that person give you any idea of the GPA of those accepted into the program? Once you have these answers (if you can get them), and even if you can’t get this info, you then need to decide about your abilities/motivation and if you determine that you have a decent chance of getting into the Program. You then need to decide if it is worth the risk of not being accepted, if you really want to become a nurse, without having to attend additional schooling after you obtain your bachelors degree in another major (i.e. complete an accelerated BSN Program which usually takes 18-24 months) in order to obtain your BSN. If you go this route a science major would probably be best. It is a difficult decision to make. You probably will find that most people on this board would recommend direct entry as the way to go (but obviously many students do attend non-direct entry programs-but certainly this is extremely stressful and is to varying degrees risky depending on the school). Good luck in making your decision.