Advice for a potential future nurse?

ItsTheDude · Jan 27, 2010

i guess ur looking to go for a bsn (what's usually req 4 a crna) then if u want to be a crna. in that case get into a 4 yr program (bsn) and make good grades n the required courses and any other requirements they have.

good luck

ItsTheDude · Jan 27, 2010

forgot to add, ur hs grades aren't going to matter much unless they count as req college classes, but they may help get u into college.

generally, getting into college and getting into the nursing program are two different things.

Long. · Jan 27, 2010

]Focus on getting accepted into a 4 year university first, that should be your first step. ]You're on track as far as your grades goes, so keep that up. Like others have stated, I don't think high school grades matter much as far as being accepted into a nursing program. It's good to think ahead, but you have a lot of time before having to worry about nursing school, so continue to do well in your classes right now and you'll be fine! :) In the mean time, have you considered becoming a CNA?

Assailants · Jan 28, 2010

Yeah your HS grades mean s to the nursing departments. Look for the core classes you need to take (depending on your state and the programs you want to apply for)...probably anatomy, physiology, microbiology, introductory inorganic chemistry, introductory organic chemistry, a general psychology/sociology course, freshman english, nutrition, etc. The AP chem class your taking probably get you out of taking intro chem so you can go to intro to o-chem after.

Strudel26 · Jan 28, 2010

Okay thank you very much everyone. I just posted up my grades to show that I do study and have the studying skills. I do plan on becoming a CRNA.

Another question. Is there a cap on how many pre-req classes for nursing school can be waived? such as AP courses in high school? Such as AP Chemistry, AP English, AP Government, AP Physcology, can those all be waived? Will I want to take them again in college to create a solid GPA to apply to nursing schools?

Anoetos, BSN, RN · Jan 28, 2010

Blake,

I am sure it depends on the school. You may be able to CLEP out of some of the freshman level introductory classes (Algebra, Foundations of Cellular Biology, English) but it depends on what the undergraduate program requires. It seems unlikely that you would be able to test out of say, A&P or Micro since these are fairly intensive college level course and I doubt that even AP High School Life Science could provide an adequate equivalent. Chemistry may be a different story, I don't know, again, it depends on program requirements, you may be able to avoid the introductory Chemistry with a CLEP but I really would be surprised if you could forego OChem.

My school is starting an entry level BSN program this fall. They have sixty seats and are accepting applicants from High School where things like your excellent HS resume would factor significantly but this is a commuter school.

My gentlest advice would be for you to slow down. Your enthusiasm is awesome and I hope you are always able to keep it, but this road is a slog in more ways than just being congested with a lot of work. It is certainly reasonable to want to not have to pay for and take courses you don't really have to, but at the same time, don't hamstring yourself or set yourself up for frustration.

If you're very strong in say, Math, it may make sense to skip directly to Stats if you can, but the science stuff I would urge you to take anyway. I suspect that, however excellent your HS classes may have been, college hard sciences will still represent another level.

Regards,

Mike.

Assailants · Jan 29, 2010

oo damn you are 15...I wish I was that motivated at 15 lol or even that motivated at 19. like the others have said, I don't think a hs physiology class would be equivalent to a college level course. However, I would knock out the classes that are equivalent to the pre-nursing pre-reqs as soon as possible, i.e., psychology, sociology, nutrition, statistics, maybe lifespan, intro to inorganic chem, etc. Because those courses, at least at my JC, can be substituted with hs ap classes if your score high enough on the ap exam.

ItsTheDude · Jan 29, 2010

well, bsn nursing programs are generally competitive and give ranking pts based on college level grads, any examination (clep, etc) to get out of taking a class n college is generally only viewed as a C for college grade purposes, which can hurt a person's ranking pts (A's & B's = more pts).