Advice Please!! TWU & UTA & Any Texas Nursing Schools

[saiko]

This is kind of a long post because I really want help.

Okay I really need some advice because I'm getting really depressed and discouraged and I'm wanting to just give up.

So, I should have been graduating this year (2019) but I'm not because I'm trying to get into a nursing school!

Anyway, I've attended TWU since 2015 and have applied to their nursing program for Fall 2018 and got denied. Then I applied for Spring 2019 but I didn't send in all the necessary transcripts so I became ineligible (I know that is 100% my fault and I regret it but I was going through a lot at that time). Then I recently applied for Fall 2019 in high hopes that this would finally be my time, but I got that denial letter back in March and I just felt like the world doesn't want to see me shine.

Now I am just embarrassed really, and I don't really talk to anyone that much about school because I just feel like I'm not doing something right but I don't really understand what it is? I've never made anything below a B in all 4 years that I've attended school. All of my classes are A's and B's but I will admit that they are mostly B's. Is that the problem?

My current GPA is 3.5 and my Science GPA is 3.4

I took the TEAS twice and had disappointing results. The latest results are:

TEAS Overall: 81%

Reading: 78.7%

Math: 96.9%

Science: 68.1%

English and Language Usage: 87.5%

The first time I took it I made a 88% in the Science section so I was so devastated when I got such a low score the second round I wanted to retake it again before applying in 2018 but I think TWU only let's you take it twice in a year so I had no choice but to use this one.

Since 2019 is a new year, I plan to retake the TEAS before applying to TWU for Spring 2020. My question is do you guys think I should retake the classes I received B's in? That would be retaking A&P I and II and Microbiology (I'd rather not retake this one because it was so hard for me to get a B in the first place!). I got A's in Nutrition, Chem, Stats, and Developmental Psych.

Here's another thing, I only applied to TWU last year and that was it. I was doing all of this on my own and didn't realize that I needed to apply to other nursing programs as well so currently I am attending UTA (I transferred this semester in Spring 2019). I'm taking General Chem at UTA because my chem class I took at TWU did not count towards their requirement since it was an intro chem class. I might end up with a B in this class so yeah that sucks.

Honestly, if I didn't have to work and go to school at the same time, I know I would be making more A's. Idk how some people manage to do both and get 4.0 GPAs because it's just impossible for me. I'm going to try harder though, because If I do not get into a program in 2020, I honestly don't know if I am even going to continue going to school.

So I am reaching out to some fellow pre-nurses/ RNs/ and anyone that can give me some advice on what I should do. I talked to an advisor at UTA but I didn't really feel the encouragement from them that I was hoping to receive. They only told me when to apply and to make sure I get immunized and told me I might have a chance of getting in.

Please guys! I take criticism well, I might cry but I will still take what is said to me and use it lol so please tell me what you think I'm doing wrong or what I should do better.

I plan on applying to other schools other than UTA and TWU. What schools do you think would give me a better chance? I've been so iffy applying to other cities because I'm from Dallas and I really didn't want to have to move out to like Houston or Galveston or far because it was my goal to be commuting to school, but I am willing to do it at this point because I just want to graduate and start my career!

[dorkyhades]

Hiii. First of all please don't give up on becoming a nurse!!! You WILL get into a nursing school and you will become one. I too was on the same boat as you and honestly I get you so much. I literally used to just cry about it to my friend and on social media lol.

I don't think you getting A's and B's is the problem. I have a C on Nutrition and 3 B's from A&P I and II lecture and A&P I lab. Honestly your science GPA is better than mine. In my opinion I think what you should do is focus more on studying for the TEAS and if you can and know you can do better then retake A&P.

You could also apply to TAMU, UTMB, or Sam Houston State although I'm sure there are way more schools I'm forgetting. Also you could apply to ADN programs as well and do a bridge program afterwards if you want your BSN.