How can I get in?

It's a luck of the draw. U may have everything they r looking 4 and still might not get n becuz of 2 many applicants and not enough spots. I attend wcccd in mi. Where they go by a point system. All prereq. Taken at their school, pass medical background,gpa , net entrance scores, essay, background check, and all prereq. Completed. Hope this helps

Ace your A&P lab. Score high on the entrance test. If allowed (all school's are different on this issue!) maybe re-take a course you're strong in to increase your GPA. Really, it all depends on seat's available (as noted above), your school's process and application criteria - talk to an Advisor in that program, they should be able to help you.

Ours looks at GPA (3.8 is what I'm hearing), completion of ALL pre-req courses (this way you're more able to solely focus on the nursing courses and do well).

Also, Plan B is that I'm looking at a 2nd school nearby where all my credits will be accepted/transferable both to the 2nd school and then back again to the first one where I'll do my BSN (confirmed through Advising as the 2nd school only offers the 2 year RN). The 2nd school has different requirements - I'll have to take their nutrition course and an assessment test prior to applying for their 2 year RN.

Good luck!

Sharon

Your exam score (if it's high enough) may be your saving grace. Your GPA isn't bad but I hear most nursing schools are looking for 3.5 and above. Could you retake 1 or 2 courses to bring it up? Also, does your school like to see expirience? Perhaps you could get a job as a CNA or something to make your application stand out (if they show preference to expirience).

Are you taking the "net" test? There are study guides you should be able to get at school library,or for any test you are taking. Good luck

I just read a thread on the board about the TEAS exam... timnug provided a link to down load the McGraw Hill Study Guide on Nursing School Entrance Exams...which a lot of people recommend. And it's free. Here's the link to his thread: http://allnurses.com/florida-nurses/...ep-399551.html go to his second post where I've left kudos and read his note.

Definitely check and see what exam you'll be taking and that'll help guide you and maybe do some searches on the board to see what others have thought of the guides (some are saying the SG are weak in the science portion for example). Best of luck to you!!

Sharon

Well when applying to nursing school that is a job in itself. I took off work when I began applying to the nursing programs for the simple fact it takes up so much of your time. I have a BA degree and I had to only take science courses which bought my GPA down. But what I would suggest is to look at all the colleges in your area and see all the pre-requisites that they require and then apply to the ones that most likely would accept all your prerequisites. You have a better chance of getting in if you apply to several colleges instead of just one. I applied to 6 colleges in my area and got accepted to two. The criteria for some of the colleges are changing where they are only looking at your math and science courses overall GPA. The rest of the classes that they require are not being added into the GPA. For the schools I applied to, two of them only averaged my science and math classes which made my GPA on the low side. But you might really want to sped your time looking at several colleges instead of one. As mentioned sometimes its the luck of the draw and others it is the highest GPA and the passing of the entrance exam. So with so many applicants and so little seats available makes it difficult. Good luck

It depends on what type of program you are trying to get in and even what state you are in? are you in NY or in the tristate/NYC area?