Previous low gpa, straight A's now, my chances?

U.S.A. Colorado

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Hey guys. I am applying to Regis and metro for the accelerated BSN program but my previous gpa was not very good. I have a cummulative gpa of 3.1 but the last three semesters I took were straight A's. This includes taking A&P together with one of the hardest instructors I have ever met and taking Acing advanced human physiology without the A&P I & II prerequisites under my belt. That was the hardest semester I have ever been through. I extended my graduation date by about 2 years to complete nursing prereques and retake classes that brought me down. I must admit I have a lotof NC's (~10) my transcript from the last grade stands poicy at Metro. I still have no doubts about my ability to do well in the program but I want to know if the admissions staff will see it the same way. I have volunteered at National Jewish Health as a specimen runner and a lab tech (my BS is in bio), Body worlds (just seemed fun), and now I am volunteering at the Rocky Mountain Youth Clinic where I am being trained as an MA. I was an alternate for Metro but was not rotated in. Still waiting on regis. So what do you think?

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Keep trying! I have a somewhat similar background and just graduated from Metro State.

My grades from my first bachelor's degree were a little worse off then yours, but were from 15+ years ago. My nursing prereq's were very good, although not 4.0, and I have gained a lot of working and life experience since I graduated the first time.

What I am trying to say is that I believe they take a well-rounded view of the person and don't just focus on the GPA. I was accepted to Metro before applying to Regis, but my impression was they would have given me some consideration also.

Good luck!

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Thank you. That's good news.

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Thanks for posting this. I'm going to be in a similar situation. Although I haven't finished my pre reqs, I currently have a 4.0 in my pre reqs. I hope I can keep it. I'm happy to hear others are getting accepted into programs.

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You're welcome, feel free to hit me up in august to see if I got in.

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