Anyone in my predictament? What are your chances of getting in?

U.S.A. New Jersey

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I know everyone at one time or another has felt that they may not get into nursing school. I have been reading some of the posts in the NJ forum where some people didn't get into a BSN program b/c they had a 3.5 GPA. I have to say that I am a tad bit worried.

I graduated Rutgers in 2003 with a BA in Economics and I had a 2.0 GPA. From there I landed a really good job in the corporate world where I was promoted and always commended by upper mgmt. The problem is I never really liked this job and do not see myself being in a corporate setting for the lifetime of my career.

Knowing that admissions into nursing school is highly competitive, are there other people out there that got into nursing school with a "not-so-good" GPA?

I plan to quit my job in the fall to go back to a community college to do my pre-req's, but this is a very high risk since there is a possibility that I will not get into a BSN program.

If any of you can advise or share your experience it would be greatly appreciated.

I was in a similar situation with earning my RN, grades are off, have a B.S. from Rutgers Engineering. I did well on the entrance exam, and just got my acceptance letter to MCC nursing. Good luck.

Specializes in Med/Surg.

did you check out rutgers nursing? if you go in, you can ask what your chances are. they have a 2nd degree program now, too. i graduated from rutgers in '99 & went back to rutgers nursing in '01 & had absolutely no problem getting in. my GPA was OK..not greater than 3.5, though. the application process was easy, because they had easy access to my transcripts. i say talk to someone there, b/c they can be very helpful. & if you graduated from rutgers economics...they'll see that you're a smart cookie. also, i agree with an early poster...try to bring up your GPA with the pre-req's. good luck!

Specializes in Orthopedics/Med-Surg, LDRP.

Everywhere has high demands on nursing programs. Everyone knows that everyone is hiring and that hospitals are paying pretty good money these days. I was lucky to get in before it really got hot and was grandfathered into Mercer Co College even though I'm from Burlington County. To me it was harder to get into the community college than it was for me to get into University for my BSN. I graduated with a 2.95 and evidently it was good enough to get in for Drexel.

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