Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

stucky621 · Aug 28, 2009, 03:09 PM

Re: Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

unfortunately, you're not the only one worrying about getting into a nursing school

Snwbdr · Aug 28, 2009, 04:39 PM

Re: Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

if you feel like you've hit a wall, and private school is a way out, it might be worth it to take the private school route rather than waiting for a public school.....You're right in that it's getting more competitive for public schools, so if you can't make yourself more competitive in that nature, it really limits your options....

Are there classes you can take over to boost your GPA? Is there anything extra like volunteering that you can do to make yourself more attractive as a candidate?

With a private school, you might pay more for tuition, but it might be better than waiting, reapplying, and possibly not getting in....The sooner you're out in the workforce, the sooner you're earning.....

Good luck with whatever you decide to do.....

And by the way, the lowest overall GPA someone from my cohort got admitted with was a 2.9.....so there's always hope

Paco386 · Aug 28, 2009, 05:01 PM

Re: Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

Originally Posted by ChanelCinq

I just finished taking the TEAS and I ranked in the 99th percentile with 92.4%. One more thing to cross off the list. I don’t think I’ll retake it with 92.4% as there is a possibility of doing a little worse and some schools take the last test and not the best.

Would you mind at all sharing what your study tools were to achieve such and excellent score? That's great!

divemedic1316 · Aug 28, 2009, 05:14 PM

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There are options for you if you seek them out. First off instead of waiting to be accepted to a school why not jump into a LVN\LPN program and get going with being a nurse, and not worry about learning stuff that is not nursing.
Alot of changes are comming to health care. A good friend told me the wages in nursing are already starting to come down and some nursing schools are laying off instructors.
Look to other states. I know someone who went to wyoming and the Tribal Nation paid for His RN he only had to give them 8 months after he got his license to repay them for a great favor. (free RN).
Alaska, Florida, Orange county California, Texas all have LVN programs open, then you can be making money and working and learning nursing instead of how to pass the TEAS test. Mexicali Mexico has a nursing program and they are grudating and sending nurses to work in California while students in Califronia are looking to get in School. Get creative and get creative now, things are going to change quickly alot of hospitals are broke and are going to start to fill job openings with Patient Care Techs, and EMT(s) in order to stay afloat. Good luck hope to see you on the floor soon.

divemedic1316 · Aug 28, 2009, 05:35 PM

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I had to add another reply after reading a few more posts. You are allowing these schools to control you.
May I ask you how many nurisng textbooks have you read?
Retaking a class that you already took and spending 3 months of your time to do it is LAME.
If you are really wanting to be a nurse, start to study on your own, take and EMT class, go to Paramedic school.
Find a fair priced LVN school somewhere and start to learn medicine. The doors will open as you will start to meet people who can point you in the right direction.
California is importing nurses!!!!!!!! Google this..........Goal2Diversity. It states the agenda for California nursing. Like I said find a state that you can start to study nursing, and not have to take history over agian to become a nurse. These people in these schools are wasting your time, most of them could not handle a simple ACLS algorithm or treat a major truama pt. Sorry if I have been to blunt but I would look elswhere and you will make it. Go Get it.

HeartsOpenWide · Aug 29, 2009, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ChanelCinq

Can you post the average GPA for HSU?

I do not know the average for sure but I had a 3.56 overall and a 3.7 pre-req and I was not the highest but not the lowest either.

ChanelCinq · Aug 30, 2009, 02:05 PM

Re: Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

Originally Posted by Paco386

Would you mind at all sharing what your study tools were to achieve such and excellent score? That's great!

I used both the Kaplan book and ATI’s study guide. I think ATI’s study guide prepared me a lot more than the Kaplan guide because ATI’s guide is exactly like the test. It is their test so the guide teaches to the test.

I also paid for an online practice exam and it was identical to the real thing. I took it the night before the real thing and definitely learned some tricks that came in handy on the real test. I only got 82% on the practice where I got 92.4% on the real thing. I did rush through the practice a bit.

I highly recommend the ATI guide and the practice exams.

Originally Posted by Snwbdr

And by the way, the lowest overall GPA someone from my cohort got admitted with was a 2.9.....so there's always hope

Snwbdr what school do you go to?

I know there are options out there I just have to find them.

Snwbdr · Aug 30, 2009, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ChanelCinq

Snwbdr what school do you go to?

I know there are options out there I just have to find them.

I go to Cal State San Marcos. I'm in the Generic BSN program. It's 3 years long, and designed for those without a BA/BS. You can apply for it if you have one though, one of my classmates has a BS already and opted to go this route instead of the ABSN, which the school also has. I've heard it was easier to get into the ABSN program, but dunno for sure.

*~Mi Vida Loca~* · Aug 30, 2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bluechick112

I'm not yet, I'm still #1 on the waitlist for fall 09 entry. But I'm assuming I won't get in since there's only a week left for them to accept me. That's okay though, there's always spring!!

Don't count it out yet, some people never show up on the first day or drop in the first few days.

ChanelCinq · Aug 31, 2009, 12:26 PM

Re: Where on earth are CA students with a low GPA(3.3) applying!?!?!

Originally Posted by divemedic1316

I had to add another reply after reading a few more posts. You are allowing these schools to control you. May I ask you how many nurisng textbooks have you read?
Retaking a class that you already took and spending 3 months of your time to do it is LAME.
If you are really wanting to be a nurse, start to study on your own, take and EMT class, go to Paramedic school.
Find a fair priced LVN school somewhere and start to learn medicine. The doors will open as you will start to meet people who can point you in the right direction.
California is importing nurses!!!!!!!! Google this..........Goal2Diversity. It states the agenda for California nursing. Like I said find a state that you can start to study nursing, and not have to take history over agian to become a nurse. These people in these schools are wasting your time, most of them could not handle a simple ACLS algorithm or treat a major truama pt. Sorry if I have been to blunt but I would look elswhere and you will make it. Go Get it.

I don’t do well studying on my own. I could never take online classes. I need the classroom environment.

I know that I will get in somewhere in the country for a BSN or ABSN. It just probably will not be CA which is fine but I just need to find out about different programs.

What school in Wyoming did your friend go to? I am trying to find out about as many schools as possible and searching online is not very efficient.

I have tried to start threads about inexpensive ABSN programs but didn’t get many responses. There are sites like becomern.com that list ABSN programs but most all those are the expensive ones. I know there are cheaper ones out there I just don’t know how to find them.

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