Better chance at getting into nursing school if I volunteer at a hospital?

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I have an interview to be a volunteer worker at a children's hospital next Friday. I want to start being in a hospital environment considering being a nurse has been a dream of mine since as long as I could remember. But I was just wondering if you guys think being a volunteer would look good on a nursing school application or better my chances of being accepted? By the way I'm in my second semster of nursing pre-reqs.

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It wouldn't make a difference at my school. They look at grades, SAT/ACT scores, etc but nothing to do with work/volunteer experience.

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Same at our school... GPA, Nursing Related Science classes taken during Prereqs, TEAS, and ACT...

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It depends on if your school requires it or not. Even if they don't, volunteering won't hurt. You'll be able to get a feel for the hospital setting.

I don't think my school requires it, but I'm still trying to volunteer at my local hospital this semester. (I'm in 3rd semester of pre-reqs)

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Good for your résumé prob not for nursing application

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Good for your résumé prob not for nursing application

This is indeed true.

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Specializes in Hospice.

Well, it probably didn't hurt my chances of getting into nursing school. My daughter is a senior regional admissions rep for the University of South Carolina so I asked her if noting my years of volunteer service on a brief cover letter attached to my application was a good idea and she said, All they can do is not read it, and it can't hurt. So it may well have worked for me along with a couple of other things I did to make myself stand out.

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The program I am hoping to get into, as well as several ADN programs from community colleges in the area, requires a *minimum* of 100 hours of healthcare volunteer service where you can "observe" nurses and interact with them. Most successful applicants have SUBSTANTIALLY more than that, however.

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