Options needed for student nurse

Sorry, just skimmed this thread really quickly so sorry if this has been said before - he has to figure out how to get As. I have ADD too so I do sympathize but he just has to get As. An A- or two might be okay, but it is just so competitive that they have flocks of A students applying.

He also needs to be good at critical thinking - maybe he could get some NCLEX prep books (or the LPN equivalent) like the Davis or the Saunders and study them and then take the practice tests. Also if he can find any used ATI books & CDs that would help too. Basically if he can teach himself the content of those books, and master the art of test taking, he would have something he can demonstrate to those who doubt his abilities.

I think it would behoove him to go to the selection process committee and ask them specifically what would make him "stand out."
It sounds like a very, very competitive school and if his GPA is not up to par--I know that our schools here in the South Florida area have people applying with 4.0s...and fewer 3.0s getting in...

I know at school B's and C's were simply not good enough to get into the nursing program. It is very competitive and it depends on the group you apply with. Right now a lot of people with "real world" experience are going back to school. I graduated with a 3.55 (honors) and was not even in the top 15% of my nursing class. He might want to try other schools...or community college?

I know everyone has already pointed this out, but B's really don't get you into nursing school. Maybe that is what the dean is meaning by the statistics saying he would not be a good candidate or whatever flimsy excsue it was that she gave you. said. So you're options?

1. Try a different school.
2. Boost the grades up to A's and reapply to the same school... On that note, I would try to boost up to A's for any school that he will apply to.

I don't want to sound mean, but the truth of the matter is every single student I am in class with was an A student when it came to their pre reqs.

As for legal recourse? I don't know if I personally would go that far. Does the program have other minorities in it? I go to a small program (30 per class) at a rural community college and we have several foreign students in the class. If their grades are spectacular, they are there.

I hope you're son finds his way and keeps on trying. Maybe if nursing doesn't work out, he could try and focus on another area of healthcare! There are many areas out there. Best of luck!!

I'm sorry to hear your son is having so much trouble getting into clinicals. My only suggestion would be for him to get specifics from the head of the nursing department as to why he wouldn't be expected to perform well. Perhaps it would be best if he explained that he wanted to improve on his weak areas so he could be a better applicant for other programs. The whole statistics explaination sounds a little too vague of a response, unless s/he was refering to the acceptance policy being competitive based and your son simply didn't have a hbigh enough gpa? I hope your son can find a way to pursue his degree and this struggle will soon be behind him.

I don't think anyone should take these things personal. The school I went to had 137 qualified applications and only accepted 36. The males in my class were almost "catered" too, seemed to get away with more. Suppose it was a way of supporting males in the profession. My class was multi-aged and multi-cultural.

Once he does get into a program there will be so many more events, situations and opportunities that might not always go his way - first lesson - don't take these things personal.

I applied to 2 community schools, 2 univeristies - did NOT apply to the multiple private schools - due to expense - and got wait listed at every one. Had to wait until the deadlines for the next year and re-apply.

My GPA was 3.4 etc. It is tough to get in, tough all the way through, a tough test to get license, and now a tough job market. Don't take it personal.

I agree. My school (which is a community college) accepts only about 20% of those who apply. So that's 80% that don't get in each year. If you're still reading this thread, I'd reiterate what I said about getting NCLEX books and studying out of them till he knows the information back and forth and can take the tests and score really well.

At the campus I attend, if you don't have all As in the required classes and an excellent TEAS score (probably >85 or so) you really have no chance at getting in at all. Hundreds of people apply every semester and only 10-40 are accepted. The people who are accepted are going to have all As and high scores. It's great that his grades are improving by retaking classes but he really needs to bring them up to As.

Nursing school admission is a privilege, not a legal right. If you tried going to a lawyer to try to force the school to admit him, I'm pretty sure he'd be blacklisted forever.