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1. Will my chances be harmed if I retake prereq courses?

   clg0213 replied to clg0213's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thanks for the comments everyone! I found out that UTHSCSA allows students to retake courses, but they average all of your attemps together. So if I retake stats and get an 'A' to compensate for my first attempt which was a 'C', my average would be a...

2. Any stories/advice overcoming low undergrad gpa?

   clg0213 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Has anyone overcame a not-so-stellar gpa from college and retook classes to improve their gpa? I am so worried that I won't be able to get into my dream bsn program because the school's policy on retaking classes. I really want to go to the nursing ...

3. Will my chances be harmed if I retake prereq courses?

   clg0213 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Is it ok to retake prereq courses if I didn't make an A or B the first time as a college undergrad? Will the school look at the old grade and the most recent one when they evaluate all my transcripts, or do they take the highest grade from that cours...

4. Interested in several specialities, take ADN or BSN route?

   clg0213 posted a topic in Texas

   I'm interested in several different nursing specialties, i.e. peds, ICU, ER, CC and oncology. Does it matter if I take the ADN or BSN route for these? Correct me if I'm wrong, but if I take the ADN route will it limit me to particular specialties? -...

5. Do schools look at cumulative gpa or science/math prereq gpa more?

   clg0213 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   A nurse instructor said: There is no magic GPA but in general most students have a GPA of 3.5 and above. You must have a 3.0 to be competitive. Is she talking about cumulative gpa or science and math gpa? I'm going to be taking my science and math pr...

6. Prereq recommendations

   clg0213 replied to clg0213's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thank you all for the suggestions! They are very helpful to me. @brenay good luck to you!!

7. Prereq recommendations

   clg0213 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm a recent college graduate and will be taking prereq courses next spring towards a bsn. I visited the admissions site and they have a list of science (2 anatomy and physiology with labs, microbiology with lab, chem 1 and 2, nutrition) and math (al...

8. ADN or BSN for San Antonio area?

   clg0213 posted a topic in Texas

   I'm going to be a college graduate in December. I'm interested in pursuing a degreee towards nursing. Ultimately I want to be an RN. I am worried though. I've read some posts that the San Antonio market is saturated and Texas as well. Some nurses and...

9. Students & Nurses- How do I get into nursing school with low undergrad gpa?

   clg0213 replied to clg0213's topic in Pre-Nursing

   This is very helpful advice, and it has given me a lot to think about. Thank you all for your suggestions!

10. Students & Nurses- How do I get into nursing school with low undergrad gpa?

    clg0213 replied to clg0213's topic in Pre-Nursing

    So if I enroll is an ADN program, can I still become or given the opportunity to be an RN? Is there a difference between ADN/RN and BSN/RN?

11. Students & Nurses- How do I get into nursing school with low undergrad gpa?

    clg0213 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi all! I've been thinking seriously about applying to nursing school for about a year and I desperately need your advice. I'm currently a senior at a university and will be graduating in December with a degree in journalism. As a journalism student...