Chances of acceptance

[polarizing]

Hi all,

I am new to this site and was hoping to get some feedback! I live in the Chicago area and was looking into some of the nursing programs here. Resurrection has caught my eye since I can be done in 16 months! I will be applying for the Spring Semester after I am done with my final pre requisites this semester. I was hoping to get some input on my chances for acceptance because in all honesty I am nervous. My science GPA will be at a 2.5 while my cumulative will sit around a 3.2. I have not taken the teas exam yet. I have 2 years of experience around nurses at a nursing home as a dietary aide so I am definitely set on this career! I feel my science GPA is too low to be considered. I will start studying butt off for the teas to hopefully get at least an 85. I am also a male if that plays a role in my acceptance.

Thank you guys for your time and input. Please let me know if theirs anything I can do this summer to boost my application such as volunteering etc.

[NICU Guy, BSN, RN]

Both GPAs are low according to many that have posted their GPAs on this site. In addition, NO being male does not mean anything to nursing schools. You have the same chance a a female candidate with the same grades.

[RunBabyRN]

Have you looked at the stats for the schools you're considering?

I agree with Don1984- honestly, those stats are low compared to the stats of those being accepted. Do you have any way to raise those grades?

[dt70]

Even if you look like George Clooney and they won't mind seeing you around I don't think being male will give any added influence.

If you've already taken all math/science prerequisites take more math/science non prerequisites to raise that gpa. You may be able to use lessons learned on past classes to improve your grades on similar classes.

[PNW0212]

Talk to your counselor at the college. Apply anyway when you're finished with the prerequisites, and if you don't get accepted you know whether or not to retake any science classes. It also depends on the schools you're applying to because some look at majority of your TEAS score, some a majority of your GPA, and other schools look at those things plus volunteer work and experience. Good luck :-)

[polarizing]

Thanks for the advice guys! I am planning on applying after these prerequisites and I will apply to chamberlain as a back up. Do you guys have any opinion on chamberlain as an overall program because accreditation seems to be an issue with them.

[ShelbyaStar]

Doing things like volunteering may or may not help you, doing well on the TEAS may or may not help you, etc. It depends on the school. Some look at a lot of factors including letters of recommendation, an essay, volunteer work, all classes and test scores. Some look at 3 prereqs and the TEAS and don't give a rat's butt about anything else, and it would be a waste of time to do anything but get extremely good grades and test scores. Some let you retake and some don't. In any case, schools just about everywhere are extremely competitive, especially near major cities, and those are, sorry, pretty low stats.

I would talk to an adviser for school specific advice and more than likely plan on retaking some classes. Maybe apply into LPN as a backup plan, or perhaps see if there's any schools that go on a lottery system.