Advice please? give your opinion :)

xohaileyyyx3 · Apr 9, 2011

one more question (as if my last post wasn't long enough! haha)

what do you guys think about applying to nursing school with recomendation letters?

I volunteer at hospitals during the summer - do you think it would be better for me to get recomendation letters from my supervisors, or from my professors?

thanks everyone :)

have a good weekend!

FLhusker · Apr 10, 2011

One C probably won't hurt you but it all depends on the criteria for admission. Some schools don't take your overall GPA into consideration (they don't care about how you did in the History of the Civil War or General Math).

Most school WILL require either Stats or College Algebra so maybe you want to get a tutor to get you through those.

I had a relatively low overall GPA but my pre-req GPA was a 3.77 and luckily that is what my school used.

Also, how much weigh is put on the entrance exam?

Letters of recommendation....DO NOT send them with your application unless they are requested. The admissions committee has enough to go over and it will just probably annoy them. My school specifically said DO NOT send any info other than what they ask for. If letters will help you out, they will tell you!

Does your school have an interivew or is it purely objective?

These are the questions you need to answer before anyone can really tell you how you stand or where you rank. Call the school, or look on-line and find out the specifics on admission criteria.

Good luck and don't give up if this is really what you want to do!

newRNstudent02 · Apr 10, 2011

Are you entering Salisbury to increase your chances of getting into the nursing program? It's a risky move that can pay off, but with your course work at the University level-Patho, Chem, Micro you may not pull off the grades you need to get into the program. If you can get all A's in those classes I think you'll be set for getting into ns.

xohaileyyyx3 · Apr 10, 2011

One C probably won't hurt you but it all depends on the criteria for admission. Some schools don't take your overall GPA into consideration (they don't care about how you did in the History of the Civil War or General Math).
Most school WILL require either Stats or College Algebra so maybe you want to get a tutor to get you through those.
I had a relatively low overall GPA but my pre-req GPA was a 3.77 and luckily that is what my school used.
Also, how much weigh is put on the entrance exam?
Letters of recommendation....DO NOT send them with your application unless they are requested. The admissions committee has enough to go over and it will just probably annoy them. My school specifically said DO NOT send any info other than what they ask for. If letters will help you out, they will tell you!
Does your school have an interivew or is it purely objective?
These are the questions you need to answer before anyone can really tell you how you stand or where you rank. Call the school, or look on-line and find out the specifics on admission criteria.
Good luck and don't give up if this is really what you want to do!

Thanks for responding back :)

- we do get an interview when we apply to the program

- average GPA accepted is a 3.5

- I talked to the head of the department, she said that they look at your overall GPA (all courses icluded) and sometimes they look at your specific science course GPA

- I'm not completely sure about if they want recomendation letters or not. I do know they give you an option to send in a essay? Which is why I thought I should send in a letter or two as well. If the essay is optional I should send it in, correct?

- I am not exactly sure how much the entrance exam counts towards admission. When I asked that, the nursing department told me it is taken into consideration?

* I know I can get an A in stats this summer, but I really have no idea about this other math course. I know stats is the most important math for nursing, but having a C really worries me. Even if I re-took it, I feel like taking it a third time would look horrible!

* I should definitely retake psych, correct?

Thanks for your help :)

xohaileyyyx3 · Apr 10, 2011

Are you entering Salisbury to increase your chances of getting into the nursing program? It's a risky move that can pay off, but with your course work at the University level-Patho, Chem, Micro you may not pull off the grades you need to get into the program. If you can get all A's in those classes I think you'll be set for getting into ns.

I asked the head if the nursing dept - she said that when I apply, I will

not yet have completed patho or chemistry 2. Chem 1 and micro are the easier classes out of that list - so I really hope I can pull of the grades.

It makes me so

nervous!

FLhusker · Apr 10, 2011

I wouldn't even consider applying to a school that couldn't give me their admission criteria....

They take your overall GPA but SOMETIMES consider the science GPA?

They give you the OPTION of an essay (YES, submit one)

THey take the entrace exam INTO CONSIDERATION but can't tell you the weight?

This all sounds shady to me and a bit too subjective. It sounds like maybe they base the entire decision on the interview and then decide if they want to give anything else any weight?

I would certainly persist in gathering information. Call back until you get someone who can give you more concrete answers.

xohaileyyyx3 · Apr 10, 2011

I wouldn't even consider applying to a school that couldn't give me their admission criteria....
They take your overall GPA but SOMETIMES consider the science GPA?
They give you the OPTION of an essay (YES, submit one)
THey take the entrace exam INTO CONSIDERATION but can't tell you the weight?
This all sounds shady to me and a bit too subjective. It sounds like maybe they base the entire decision on the interview and then decide if they want to give anything else any weight?
I would certainly persist in gathering information. Call back until you get someone who can give you more concrete answers.

You actually are very right.

She said the major thing they look at is GPA, that's their biggest concern. Then she said they also look at your admissions exam (which can only be took once) and that is another thing they look at.

She also said that we can supplement our application with an essay.

I actually just emailed her last night and asked which GPA they looked at - she told

me they always look at cumulative, and sometimes they just look at sciences.

The only other piece of information I have is the average GPA for last years accepted students was a 3.5 and you are not looked at if you have below a 3.0

hmm?

CCL RN, RN · Apr 10, 2011

I've aced Algebra, Trig, physics, and Calculus. And stats was the worst math class EVER! Egads!

Just saying, stats isn't as easy as many people think. I think its painful, sadistic, miserable, etc, etc. And I love, LOVE math.

Food for thought.

xohaileyyyx3 · Apr 11, 2011

I've aced Algebra, Trig, physics, and Calculus. And stats was the worst math class EVER! Egads!
Just saying, stats isn't as easy as many people think. I think its painful, sadistic, miserable, etc, etc. And I love, LOVE math.
Food for thought.

I'm jealous! I hate math - If only I had your math skills! Lol :)

I've heard that stats can be horrible. I'm taking it at rio salado, the course is called intro to stats and it is actually a psychology related course. I heard that something like 54% of people who take the class ace it!

The tests are all open book, apparently it really isn't bad at all at Rio. Although I've heard some stats

classes are hell!

Wish me luck!

CCL RN, RN · Apr 11, 2011

Yes, my stats was the PSY class as well. I'd rather drive needles through my eyes!

Good luck!

xohaileyyyx3 · Apr 11, 2011

Oh my gosh! Well thanks for the heads up :)