George Mason Accelerated BSN Fall 2011 - Page 8

My stats are identical to the ones posted before

Undergrad GPA: 3.7 (James Madison University)
Pre-req GPA: 4.0 NOVA
HESI: 94%

I was a Finance major so I didn't have very much medical experience to apply to my application. I did volunteer at a hospital for about 6 months prior to when I applied. They definitely mentioned at their info session that they like to see some sort of volunteer experience or job in the medical profession on the resume.

Congrats to those of you who have been accepted. I didn't realize that GMU discussion was under DC not VA. I just recently started taking pre-reqs at NOVA. I have a question for those of you who did the same. I noticed that for microbiology, you need to take 1 year of chemistry but have also been told that not everyone who has taken micro had to do the full year of chemistry. Any ideas? I am excited but nervous about starting this process. It is so competitive to get into nursing school. Congrats again!

You do not need a full year of chem - I only took CHM 111. I would get verification just to make sure but that's how it was when I took micro in the fall, and I know people who took it in the spring and only took a semester of chem as well. There are conflicting summaries of BIO 205 on two different parts of the NOVA website. One of the course descriptions states that 1 year of Chemistry is needed, whereas the other says only 1 semester.

Thanks for replying. How was the class? I am so scared of that class (chem was not my strength in high school) but I know I need to get through it to get to the microbiology.

SuzyQ2011- Would love to keep in touch. I am starting pre-reqs at NOVA in late August. I've been out of school for awhile so I am taking a bio-medical ethics class to satisfy a GT pre-req (and maybe GMU- I forget) just to get a feel for school again. I am so excited and looking forward to this road ahead.

Let us know how chem goes. I'm deathly afraid as well--think I squeaked by HS honors chem with a D+. Ouch. It truly was one of my worst classes ever.

I think it's silly that NOVA requires chemistry intended for science and engineers as a pre-req for microbiology. I can understand if it was general chemistry. The other thing didn't realize until now is that it requires placement into a pre-cal level math.

Does anyone know if GMU traditional BSN program require 500 clinical hours?

Hi everyone - I'm new to the site but this discussion is right on target with some questions I have. I'm currently in the process of applying for a 2012 Accelerated nursing program, and I need to take the HESI still. Where did all of you take the exam, and how was the test overall?

I forget where I took mine, I think the only options were up in the Alexandria/Arlington area. I didn't find the exam too hard, definitely study and follow the study guide. The anatomy/physiology part of the exam was the hardest because I had only taken the first part of the course when I took the exam, but I still managed to score an 84% on that part.

HI. I am applying for next fall. Would you mind sharing your stats. I am having so much anxiety