Academics or work experience...what counts most?

[kittygirl2006]

I've been going through the admission criteria of nursing schools I plan to apply for the ADN program. Most of them seem to use a multi-criteria evaluation system that take in to account both academic performance and work experience in healthcare. Does anyone know exactly how does this work? I have A for all my prerequisites, but could I still not get selected because I do not have relevant work experience as a CNA, an LVN etc.?

[nguyency77, CNA]

Do you think they are working with a point system?

[chorkle]

kitty-g--

It depends entirely upon your (Nursing) school.

The logical school, for where I once worked, had as its only prereqs, certain required courses & GPA. They said they looked at nothing more, nothing else. And, from my observations about who was admitted, this must certainly have been true. (Qualities of an ideal nurse?--not important.)

At another school I know of, the criteria are smth. like, certain prereqs., 40% GPA, 40% TEAS score, 10% being a CNA in that state, 10% being a resident of that state.

Therefore, it varies all over the place. Any generalizations are likely to be false, or at best, inadequate.

HTH

[kittygirl2006]

Thank you, chorkle!

You are right. Yesterday, I checked this up on some schools that I've shortlisted. Some of them go on a purely academic basis, while others go on a points system that counts both academics and life experience.