UMSON Spring 2013

plotbe01 · Dec 8, 2012

I was accepted into the program, my GPA was not stellar, my TEAS were excellent and I have a lot of volunteer experience. You always have a chance! Good luck!

AprilAnney · Dec 10, 2012

Congrats to everyone who got in for Spring 2013! I'm in the Spring 2012 cohort. I'll start off first by telling everyone to remain calm. It's not as bad as everyone says nursing school is. I've managed to maintain a decent GPA while working 32 hours a week, keeping 2 kids alive, and 1 husband relatively happy. You can do it, too! :)

Hargrove86 · Dec 10, 2012

You beat me to it, April!

SBW4RN · Dec 29, 2012

Congrats all for being accepted to UMSON.

quarterlife · Jan 14, 2013

I have a question. My friend was rejected for Spring 2013 admissions and she was not given a reason as to why this had happened when she called in and asked. Is there a way to have the application reviewed over again? As I recall, she mentioned she had a pretty average-good GPA (although her science GPA might have been a bit low due to previous science courses NOT related to nursing prerequisites). Her prereq grades were also great. She did an absolutely AMAZING job in the TEAS and so I am confused as to why she may have been rejected.

Is there a way for the application to be reviewed over again or is there someone that she can contact to get a reason as to why she was rejected?

Thanks.

guest10 · Jan 24, 2013

Assuming she met all the minimum requirements, no one can tell your friend exactly why she did not make it. In the end, it's not any one thing, it's the competition. For this admission cycle, there were so many applicants whose applications were better in some way (maybe even a very small way) that the seats were filled before they got to her. For the next admission cycle, the applicant pool is brand new and so it is a whole new ball game. The science GPA is calculated by averaging grades in the four required sciences, Micro, Chemistry, A & P 1, A & P 2. Since applications are all reviewed together as a group, there is no way to review a single application by itself.

Tell your friend she should re-write her essay, get some healthcare experience, and re-take any of the required sciences she got a C in and get an A, re-apply, but have a plan B. And most of all, if she truly wants nursing, to never give up. There are multiple ways to reach this goal. Best of luck to her.