Can someone explain to me why??

I guess so. It says "BSN preferred" under the position I applied for in their website. It also says that candidate must obtain BSN within 5 years of employment. That's is why I was a little unsure about my situation. However, you are right about them being very strict and specific about having BSN nowadays.

Yes there are a lot of new nurses without jobs in the NYC area. It has been a long journey for me. I am ready to land a nursing job anywhere at this point.

Hey everyone

I recently applied for a nursing fellowship in one of the best health systems in the city and had an interview with a recruiter for a nursing position. However, I did not get the position because of not having BSN. I am currently licensed as an RN and will be graduating with BSN this December. In another words I am one semester away from graduation. I provided a letter from the program stating my graduation date and that I am in a very good academic standing. My current GPA is 3.9. So even with that in mind why would I get a rejection? I am so bummed:( can't stop crying...

Thank you all for the input.

Posted a link in the News section that should be live soon. But basically there is *NO* shortage of BSN nurses both experienced and new grads in New York City and some other areas of the state.

Between new grads and completers (those with ADN degrees who have taken and completed a RN to BSN program), New York is seeing a record number of BSN nurses that has grown year to year beginning in 2002.

BSN *preferred* is becoming almost equal to "relevant experience preferred* when it comes to hiring; that is unless totally no one applies who is an exact match those who meet them totally are considered first.

Consider it a blessing at least you have met with someone in person and thus have a name that can be reached out to later. In a few months when you graduate I would reach out to this recruiter again letting her or him know you are still interested in pursuing a career at this facility.

Maybe there was a BSN with a 4.0.

It would make sense for them to revise their job posting, but that is not likely to happen. Akin to nursing programs that publish a minimum GPA for applying at, say, 2.5, yet no one with a GPA lower than 3.8 is accepted for each class. Cream of the crop applies when there are more qualified applicants than available spaces.

Don't know why places still put out such inaccurate information. Well in case of some of the CUNY ADN programs can understand *why* but still.

From the College of Staten Island:

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Maybe there was a BSN with a 4.0.

Just to be looked at by Hunter-Bellevue the minimum GPA is 3.0 with the average acceptance 3.5. If you look at many accepted and graduated recently a good number fall between 3.5 and 4.0. Could be wrong but that is how things play out pretty much across all NYC BSN programs.

I once read somewhere that a program turned away several applicants with 4.0 GPA's. Inflated grading or not, it can be disheartening for those who are good students but just can not reach 'perfection'.

If I understand correctly Hunter-Bellevue had a huge problem before recent changes were made in dealing with an over supply of applicants versus open slots. Yes, I heard of pre-nursing students with 4.0's who weren't accepted on their first try. HB only had a finite set of slots and if 300 apply for only 100 open slots with a majority of them being >3.5 then...

CUNY really needs another undergraduate BSN program. Have never understood why still after all these years CSI after the merger of Richmond College and the College of Staten Island that program still only offers an ADN undergraduate. When you consider NS-LIJ owns a large part of the healthcare system on Staten Island and their policy towards BSN preferred graduates it just makes sense.