Looking for a career where you can make a difference, explore your interests, and grow professionally? Nursing offers all that and more.

If you’re considering a career in healthcare, nursing is worth a closer look. From flexible education pathways to diverse career opportunities, nursing provides the freedom to shape a career around your individual goals all while making a meaningful impact on people’s lives.  

Here are five reasons nursing stands out from other health professions and why it could be the right path for you.

Program Overview

The NursingCAS Student Ambassador Group brings together a diverse group of 10-15 nursing students from across the country to promote nursing education, the nursing profession, and NursingCAS to prospective students. Group members participate in outreach such as webinars, videos, and social media/blog content to showcase the value of nursing and encourage other students to begin or continue their nursing education.

Enrollment leaders know the reality: prospective students don’t move through tidy, linear funnels. They explore programs over time, across channels, often anonymously, and form perceptions long before they ever submit a form or appear in a CRM. 

AACN's student-facing Preparing and Strengthening Your NursingCAS Application webinar provides an overview of the NursingCAS application from a student perspective. 

Admissions users are encouraged to review this recording for insight on the applicant experience. School users can also share this resource with their applicant pool to provide tips and tricks for submitting a successful application.  

AACN hosted the second installment in the new Link & Learn virtual networking series, Link & Learn: Leveraging Local Statuses. Review the recording of this session to learn more about your peer institutions’ approaches to this admissions tool.  

The fall semester has started for nursing students across the country. Some students are already becoming well acclimated to their studies, and others are getting ready to apply for a program in the near future.

For those who are currently getting ready to apply, this special Back to School article is worth a read. Here’s a list of application tips from nursing school admissions reps and NursingCAS staff. Whether you’re in the early stages of selecting a program or actively filling out an application, these tips are sure to set you up for success.