<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

I'm 21, and I've been trying and struggling to get into nursing school for three years. I spent two years at my original university, had all A's except for one B, and was denied entrance twice. I switched to a school that does a two year program and has ten campuses around the state. Most of my credits transferred and a few didn't, so I spent the past year doing those and got A's. I was denied from all 10 campuses. I went to talk to my adviser about what to do, and told her respiration therapy and radiation therapy were my back up plans. She burst my bubble when she told me that those programs are even harder to get into (then why the hell are they listed as good back up plans?) and left me wondering what I'm going to do.

My mom and I poured over all the options I would have at nursing schools elsewhere, and the story is the same everywhere you go: too many applicants, and even if you have straight A's the chances of getting in are slim to none. The only option would be a private nursing school that accepts you right away, but carries a price tag of over $100k. I'm thinking about switching back to my original university and going through their radiation therapy program, but I'm terrified that I'm going to spend two more years doing pre-reqs only to be denied entrance to the school.

Anyone else feel like they wasted their time, or were caught between a rock and a hard place? What did you do? Any advice?
<bot>: Wasted three years trying to get into nursing school. Feeling very stuck and have no idea what I'm going to do.