A bit of advice

[galactose]

Hello all! I am eagerly awaiting to apply for a VA community college RN program (Germanna CC). Apps open on September 1 and I wanted a bit of advice based off their requirements and if anyone else has applied to Germanna and gotten in! They are requiring a 2.5 or higher GPA wise, and stressed GPA is the biggest factor bringing in points (2.5=2 pts, 3.0= 3 pts, 4.0=4 pts). They state it's basically GPA, GPA GPA--while the Kaplan Pre-Nursing exam is a baseline 45% or higher in each section. Literally had a professor and advisor sitting on the nursing school board state they don't care if you just get all '45's' as long as you can hit that 45% you're good to go. Everything else is run of the mill background checks, transcripts, etc.

My institutional GPA is a 4.0. This includes the required pre-reqs of English 101, 102, Student Development, Human Lifespan and Dev, and A&P I. I also have taken A&P II and received an 'A', but on my humanities course a flat "B". I recently transferred from GMU to this school due to financial burden, and on my GMU transcript I have a 'C' for an unrelated Bio 101 course I did not study my best on. I'm worried they will take my other GPA from GMU and include it in my institutional GPA or use it for comparison! The Nursing Board did specify they are looking for a 2.5 or higher GPA, GPA specific to Germanna courses and in only the pre-reqs (A&P I, Humanities course, PSYC 230, ENG 101, SDV 101, etc)--but I am extremely worried!

My Kaplan was great and I obviously scored way higher than a 45% in each of the four sections, nor do I have any type of issue with my background check (not even a traffic ticket:woot:).

Can someone tell me if I'm seriously being delusional in thinking they'll give me a hard time ? Also, if anyone has been accepted by Germanna (they have over 120 seats to fill each semester I believe) please let me know your baseline GPA and education experience!

[TheDudeWithTheBigDog, ADN, RN]

I never even heard of that school, but if those are really your grades, if your Kaplan was as high as I want to assume by you getting an A in everything, I doubt you're going to have any problem getting in.

[EmDash]

If they have said they only look at pre-req GPA, then I wouldn't even worry about it. They aren't going to spend their time looking through your transcript for things that don't ultimately go toward their rank. I doubt they have that time to spare.

If they do look at your overall GPA (aka your GPA from every class you've taken at all colleges), then one B and C isn't going to kill your GPA. And from there, it just depends a bit on how competitive it is regarding what their general accepted GPA is. You might be able to look up threads on here, as sometimes people will make a thread during the application period and will mention their GPAs, etc.

[sparkle donuts, ADN]

Hey! I am also applying September as well when applications open up and I specifically asked this question the other day during an advising session! The nursing advisor said they only take your GPA from the first 5 pre reqs which I believe is eng 111, bio 141, elective, psy 230, and sdv 100 ! They won't be looking at your grades for any other classes as far as your GPA is concerned but they will look to see how many pre reqs you have completed and if they are above a C. Good Luck !!