Advice?

Look at your individual course grades rather than your GPA. Are there any courses that you could take over and replace a poor grade with a better one?

What are the standards for admission at your school? Lots of schools put higher weight on sciences than some other courses. What can you improve?

In highly competive schools, a higher GPA might be needed. Schools post the "at least" but if most have higher scores, the at leasts might be out of luck.

In all honesty, I encourage you to widen your search. I think all nursing students should have three or four schools they apply to. It is so hard to get into nursing school you may not get into your initial nursing school.

There's another thread on this topic...interesting reading:

https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/nursing-admissions-a-1073022.html

Hello Whispera,

Thanks for replying. There is only a limit of two retakes so that isn't an option for me anymore, as I have used it up. Also, GPA has to be a minimum of a 3.0 to apply and the minimum prereq GPA is a 3.25. Along with a certain HESi score that I have met. At this point, this particular school uses a stacked ranking of both the GPA and HESI score. Even though I meet the requirements, I feel like I have the bare minimum.

Hello applesxoranges,

Thanks for replying. I see what you are saying but the thing that discourages me is that GCU has many locations and based on acceptance the location is determined by them. Therefore, even though I didn't get into the main campus that means I most likely wasn't considered for the other locations as well.

Whispera,

I will definitely be taking a look at it, thank you!

Any other thoughts?

I hate to say it, but there could be quite a few people with ranking higher than yours, and they'll get the first slots in the school. Have you talked with an advisor to see what he or she says could help you get in?

I think previous posters covered it. Apply again for spring, look at other schools. My concern is if you are getting state or federal grants and are about to get another degree you will likely no longer be eligible for them once you have that degree. Meaning that you will be on your own once you actually get into nursing school. I would seriously examine all of your options before that degree is awarded.

Look into other options as mentioned above. I had a friend that was in your situation-- and even the same major. He graduated with that degree, and applied to accelerated BSN programs and he got in.

Sorry about your situation. I was also rejected from many schools, and for a long time I felt so discouraged. I had a 3.52 GPA with no volunteer experience-- just your extremely average applicant. I almost threw myself into a for-profit school at one point. However, I did not give up and I kept applying. Fortunately, I was accepted to a BSN program one year later. It's funny because upon acceptance, I emailed admissions to double check if I was actually accepted to the clinical program-- LOL. Keep trying, keep applying, keep researching, get a mentor, etc. Good luck!