Help I have to take the GRE!

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HI all..

I recently transferred schools into an MN program and turns out I will have to take the GRE (orig. I they didnt think id have to but since I technically havent finished all my prereqs they decided I have to take the GRE). Im really worried since Ive been to the website and it mostly seems like a lot of writing....help...anyone who has taken it can you give me some advice....the school admitted me on the conditions that I take the GRE, pass a nutrition placement test AND take the rest of my prereqs and get a C or above...the bad thing is I start really soon and i'll have to go to my MN program at one school then go finish my prereqs at another school....i feel like this is an opportunity of a lifetime and i dont want to pass it up;...ive already been in school so long...my entrance counselor is soo nice but i can tell she has doubts on whether i can do it or not..I know it will be hard but im willing to do whatever it takes, i mean ill study from the time i wake up till the time i go to sleep if i have to, ill do whatever it takes, i just want to be a nurse its my dream!...any advice?...i dont know what to do...if i start and i cant do it ill be devastated...my ADN program has a waitlist that is almost 2 yrs long (as most around here do) the BSN programs wont give me fin aid (and i know i cant afford to put myself through school:()im just frustrated and kinda worried...any advice is welcome

Maybe you can do just as well if it was timed. From my experience once it is timed then things get tougher so you may not score as well initially. I started practicing on timed simulated test that had the look and feel of a real GRE. If you can go to a bookstore to get a Kaplan, Princeton, or Cliff Notes GRE with simulated test CDs. These test must be timed to be accurate. I used cliff notes and just practiced on the computer, eventually I got used to the speed and started scoring better. Verbal questions are tough! Oh yeah the GRE website may have actually simulated GRE test that are timed on their website and its FREE!

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Thanks for the advice, Ive been to the website and looked at the practice tests...My program is a masters program not a BSN, i already have a bachelors degree...My program is a relatively new idea, a masters degree that is between an MSN and a BSN, its a masters program but it doesnt give you the qualifications that an MSN would, like for example I wont be qualified to be an NP but further down the road I can teach and go into management...the reason I chose the program is bc there was no waitlist and its a really good program, its accelerated and is 15 months long or 5 semesters (no breaks..)...oh and i get to start this month...

Im not sure I understand what you are saying about the GRE, is it all computerized? Depending on how I answer one question determines the questions that follow? This is going to sound weird probably but my entrance counselor said that as long as I take it it doesnt matter my score they just need to have a score to keep on record. My program doesnt require a GRE from every student but since im still working on some pre reqs for nursing school they want me to take it. Ive looked into some of the review programs but they are a bit costly...by the way are you an OSU alum? I graduated last year!!!:)go bucks

I have one more year left at OSU! I took the GRE last month though in preparation for grad school (I like to plan ahead). Overall, I did well and the test really isn't that bad as long as you do some practice exams. Don't waste your money on the review programs- they cost over $1000 here in Columbus! Based on your practice scores, it looks like you're going to do great!

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I have one more year left at OSU! I took the GRE last month though in preparation for grad school (I like to plan ahead). Overall, I did well and the test really isn't that bad as long as you do some practice exams. Don't waste your money on the review programs- they cost over $1000 here in Columbus! Based on your practice scores, it looks like you're going to do great!

yay congrats! i had the time of my life at OSU! i still miss it, i just moved back to cincy from columbus this past october:( i remeber looking into those programs they advertised in the union and stuff and i remember how expensive they were!!! i wish i had 1000 to take it!!! oh and just a piece of advice...i crammed everything in my last quarter so that i could graduate in the spring in hopes of getting an awesome speaker....yeah we got some correspondant for 48 hours...definetly not worth waiting for, her speech sucked...it was blistering hot and under that black grad gown..ughhh..lol it was a day ill never forget but i think i lost 10 lbs just sitting in the stadium...they call each grad student by name....yikes..good luck!

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Specializes in NICU/Neonatal transport.

I'm currently at OSU starting their grad entry program this fall for nursing :D small world. We had a great speaker for undergrad - Clark Kellogg. (I got my undergrad at OSU too)

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Specializes in Neuro, Critical Care.
I'm currently at OSU starting their grad entry program this fall for nursing :D small world. We had a great speaker for undergrad - Clark Kellogg. (I got my undergrad at OSU too)

yay go bucks!!! I grad from OSU too! you got a good speaker! I grad last June...when did u grad??

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Specializes in NICU/Neonatal transport.

End of Fall 98. I tend to say winter, because the freakin' ceremony was in winter, but it was during x-mas break. I believe we were the last class to graduate through St. John's.

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