I finally got in!

[Powder Seeker]

I just found out that I got in to Nursing school. After two years of generals and a year of retaking generals, after I didn't get in last year, I was finally accepted into the nursing program at the University of Wyoming. It is really hard to get in. They only take 48 students a year, which I think is ridiculous considering the whining that has taken place due to the nursing shortage . Finally though, I made the cut. This will also allow me to partake of the champagne powder and killer mountain's of Colorado. I can't wait! AAAAAH! I am so excited. Just thought I would celebrate with some of my fellow mags!

[Below Zero]

Congratulations on your acceptance!

[freshie247]

Congratulations PS! It's a Double Karmic credit to be a healer & a female skier!!

[EPSkis]

Way to go, Fokker.

[BENDOR]

Congrats , it sounds like there is a lot of that nursing acceptance Bullshit going on everywhere, here in Oregon as well. I have some completely qualified friends who can't do much more and they have yet to be accepted.

[Powder Seeker]

Congrats , it sounds like there is a lot of that nursing acceptance Bullshit going on everywhere, here in Oregon as well. I have some completely qualified friends who can't do much more and they have yet to be accepted.

Yeah, U of W just built a brand new nursing building. They say that they only admit 48 due to lack of instructors. If this is the case, why aren't they taking the money that they spent on that new building, using it for instructor's salaries, and admitting more students? It frustrates me. If there is a shortage they should quit whining and do something about it. A little less talk and more action is in order I think.

[1080Rider]

Ahhhh, but remember, you WANT that shortage. You're finally in, all you have to do is graduate and reap the rewards of the shortage. Good work. I know how it is to get that acceptance letter. After I got my LSAT scores (which proved that I really am borderline retarded) I figured I'd never go to law school. Someone was dumb enough to accept me and here I am...

[girlski0912]

THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! I have so many friends who have been struggling to get into nursing school, so be proud of your accomplishment!

My stepdad just got rejection letters back from nursing school in WA. Same situation out here- shortage of nurses, super competative to even get an interview with the nursing programs all because of the shortage of instructors(and that HAS to have something to do with the fact that they need to be working rather than teaching plus that it pays better than teaching...) The downside is that some programs, recognizing that they only have a few spots, start developing these ridiculous acceptance requirements to narrow down the field of applicants. My stepdad is a certified personal trainer, has a B.S. is Exercise and Sports Science, has been working full time as an M.A. at an orthopedic clinic in Vancouver, has his radiology cert, TAUGHT the M.A. program for a year at the school where he got rejected from nursing school, and the entire time he was taking classes trying to get his credits caught up. But he got rejected because this school was basing acceptance off of GPA alone...stupid stupid stupid. There is just something really backwards in the thought process that you only allow in 48 students (like you program) or the students with good GPAs and no work experience when the spots are limited in the first place....

Sorry to go off, but from what I understand of this area, the dynamics of it are frustrating. I am sure that you can relate to most of this since it sounds like you have been applying for awhile.

[Stanley]

For any nurse wannabe's, dont forget to look at CWC outta Riverton. Classroom & hands on crap is all done in Jackson.
Hospital decided that train your own is better (cheaper) than paying beaucoups to bring people in.

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THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! I have so many friends who have been struggling to get into nursing school, so be proud of your accomplishment!

My stepdad just got rejection letters back from nursing school in WA. Same situation out here- shortage of nurses, super competative to even get an interview with the nursing programs all because of the shortage of instructors(and that HAS to have something to do with the fact that they need to be working rather than teaching plus that it pays better than teaching...) The downside is that some programs, recognizing that they only have a few spots, start developing these ridiculous acceptance requirements to narrow down the field of applicants. My stepdad is a certified personal trainer, has a B.S. is Exercise and Sports Science, has been working full time as an M.A. at an orthopedic clinic in Vancouver, has his radiology cert, TAUGHT the M.A. program for a year at the school where he got rejected from nursing school, and the entire time he was taking classes trying to get his credits caught up. But he got rejected because this school was basing acceptance off of GPA alone...stupid stupid stupid. There is just something really backwards in the thought process that you only allow in 48 students (like you program) or the students with good GPAs and no work experience when the spots are limited in the first place....

Sorry to go off, but from what I understand of this area, the dynamics of it are frustrating. I am sure that you can relate to most of this since it sounds like you have been applying for awhile.

Sheesh, that paints a wonderful picture of what I have to look forward to.

[LAN]

Congratulations! Hang in there, work hard, and remember that nursing school is all about jumping through hoops to get to the end.

[LAN]

Sorry to go off, but from what I understand of this area, the dynamics of it are frustrating. I am sure that you can relate to most of this since it sounds like you have been applying for awhile.

It's not just the dynamics of the application process that are fucked up. Nursing school in itself is fucked up. Every program that I've heard of, with the exception of some of the community college programs try to weed their students out. It's not uncommon for old school Nurse Ratchet professors to fail their students out of the program. Instead of being a supportive, encouraging, scholastic environment, it's the same shit that's gone on for years. Still ... a women's oriented profession, where the RN's inching towards retirement eat the newbees and spit them out in the trash.

Then once you're out in the "real world" as a nurse, you're still in that same "female profession." While things for nurses have changed drastically in the skill set and scope of practice, the pay is still not that fabulous. Sure, you can make $100k per year as a nurse, but that requires working full time at one facility and working nearly full time at another on your days off.

I would say the perks of the profession are the flexible hours, that each day is different from the next, and that medicine is interesting - but would I suggest the profession to someone looking at going into medicine? Um ... NO. The sad thing is that almost all of the RN's that I went to school with and work with feel the same way.

In hindsight, I would've stuck with Biochem, gone into med school, engineering, teaching, but not nursing. I may sound Nurse Ratchety, but that's my honest assessment of the profession - and that's at age 25 after 3 years of experience.

[Powder Seeker]

Thanks for all of the congrats and support mags. Advice taken. Best of luck to all of you who may be applying or who have family and friends that are trying to get in. I will keep my fingers crossed for them.