Which school should I go to? Questions?

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i have a general associate's degree because i wasn't sure what i wanted to do. i've thought about nursing since entering college in 2007. the part that holds me back is the wait list and how difficult it is to get into nursing schools. i've taken my classes all over. english comp 1, english comp 2, american government, intro to psychology, and intro to sociology taken at occ. nutrition and microbiology were taken at schoolcraft. i got a 4.0 in all of my classes except american government and intro to sociology. i'm currently about to take anatomy & physiology 1 at schoolcraft. i'm aware of the long wait there, last time i heard 5 years?!?!?!

my question is do i have to retake all of my classes at one school to increase my odds of getting in? i think i do..... like even though i got a 4.0 in microbiology and nutrition, if i wanted to get into occ i would have to take it at occ and get a 4.0 too?

or should i just go with the ultrasound tech program or xray program instead? there are so many options. i'm 23 and i want to make something of my life some day.

Specializes in Labor and Delivery.

Hi! No I am in my third semester and have just went through so family issues where I was on the otherside atthe hospital and since then I have really doubted myself. I have a hard time imagining being there everyday as a nurse to witness and be with people during such tragic times in their life. I find myself much more emotional when at clinical and dread going to the hospital. I'm sure it will be something that will get better but its hard. It's a damned if you do damned if you don't, cause if you start to be totally okay then what you become cold and if not then what depresssed all the time? I don't know. I'm also just feeling very stressed out and this is allegedly the hardest semester of the program so I am just exhausted too. I don't doubt that nursing is for me but I have definately found I have preference for where I hope to work and what would be the best for me. I don't see the point of doing a ASD program because I've heard those are very hard to get into and very difficult, my friend graduated from OU and really struggled and I've heard that alot. I love the school where I'm at and we are treated very well, I was in a similar position as far as school cause I was at OCC then decided I wanted to go directly for my BSN but then looked at Wayne State, Oakland, U of D, and just happened to look into Madonna because a co-worker graduated from there and loved it (in a different field) so I met with an advisor and just loved the school and thought I'ld take my chances and got in on my first app and am graduating next year. I'm very happy with my decision as far as schools.

Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine.
What about Lansing Community College? (I know it is points system, how many points to get in?)

I just went to the pre-nursing seminar about 4 weeks ago. The point cut off for 2011 was 81 points out of 90. However, they just revised the points system so it's now a much higher scale. I believe the maximum possible score is 180 points. They haven't released the 2012 cut off number yet.

Here's a link to the file that explains the points system (it's on page 10 for the regular 2-year program):

http://www.lcc.edu/nursing/nursing/admissions/Nursing%20Advising%20Guide%20-%202012-2013%20Admission%20-%20Revised%2006-30-11.pdf

I just went to the pre-nursing seminar about 4 weeks ago. The point cut off for 2011 was 81 points out of 90. However, they just revised the points system so it's now a much higher scale. I believe the maximum possible score is 180 points. They haven't released the 2012 cut off number yet.

Here's a link to the file that explains the points system (it's on page 10 for the regular 2-year program):

http://www.lcc.edu/nursing/nursing/admissions/Nursing Advising Guide - 2012-2013 Admission - Revised 06-30-11.pdf

Looks like I need to become a patient care technician and volunteer, then get a 3.75 gpa or higher. Is there an admission's test? I can't do anything about not being a resident, I live in Oakland County.

Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine.
Looks like I need to become a patient care technician and volunteer, then get a 3.75 gpa or higher. Is there an admission's test? I can't do anything about not being a resident, I live in Oakland County.

Non-district residents get 5 points instead of 10 for being a MI resident. No admissions testing required. While they don't require you to have all the co-reqs completed before applying (e.g. Micro, Pharmacology, etc.), you get 46 bonus points for having them completed. Plus, you only have to take nursing classes once you're in, so it's easier to focus on your clinicals. And since it's so competitive to get in, you really don't stand a chance of getting enough points unless you've got them all completed. At the pre-nursing seminar, they highly emphasized that your GPA needs to be 3.5 or higher just to be competitive with your points.

The good news is the GPA is calculated based solely on your pre-reqs & co-reqs. So, as long as you're acing those classes, your application GPA could be different from your cummulative GPA.

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