Erm. There's a nursing shortage in the USA. Taking up limited spots in a nursing program seems immoral. This country needs nurses that can work. We're talking about people's lives here who could be saved by just one more nurse. Your future career is on the line, and those people's very EXISTANCES are on the line. Knowingly being a "deadweight" student who can't work after graduating is rather monstrous when you know there are others who could actually be helping people.