College: Do I Have a Chance with My Grades?

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This is my senior year of high school and gpa is not as good as it should be neither is my class rank if that matters, my freshman and sophomore year i didn't take school as serious because i had a lot friends in my classroom and i'm the type of person that is very easily distracted especially around friends and for some reason i just thought school wasn't for me but my junior i was sick of being a slack and started to get my grades in order and since i didn't have friends in my classes my grades were at its highest its ever been so my freshman year i ended with a 1.9 sophomore 2.0 and and right now i'm at 2.28 but most community colleges you need at least a 2.5 or higher to get in does anyone think that i have a chance of getting accepted into a nursing program?

P.s. taking sats on Saturday hope i get a descent score

I have to agree with RNsRWe. If one is a good writer, the good writing skills are still obvious even in a casual setting like allnurses, despite the use of internet acronyms such as "lol." If someone has already learned how to properly follow grammar, punctuation, and capitalization rules, why would someone gravely and intentionally regress, especially when posting about their academic promise to enter a college nursing program? I'm not saying people who have learned how to write properly don't occasionally have "grammar farts" online .. just saying that their posts in general would reflect proper structure overall.

Anyway, with respect to your question ... my understanding is that you can be a declared nursing major as a college freshman or sophomore, but you will not formally be accepted to take nursing coursework until your junior year. The first two years of college are the years you take general education and science prereqs to prove your worth to enter the program. During this time, you should also volunteer at a hospital to get exposure to the profession and demonstrate your commitment to health care (as opposed to just being a bookworm, you want to have a well-rounded profile). Working as a CNA part-time will also help your profile immensely, both in substance and in networking for future job opportunities.

College is a good time to get a fresh start with academics if you manage to get in despite a lackluster high school record. Getting into a nursing program in your junior year will reflect more on your initial college performance rather than your high school years. I'm also writing this assuming you have an eye towards pursuing your BSN. You can always get your associates degree in nursing, but if you have been on here long enough you have probably read a lot about how BSNs are preferred in hiring these days. You will probably do better starting off at a community college and transferring over to a 4-year BSN program. However, your hurdle now is to get into community college. Slam dunk your senior year and you should be able to pull off that 2.5 GPA. If you really want that, you can make it happen.

So, Paco, you agreed with me (appreciated) but gave a "like" to that rather rude response by Miss Ashlee?

As for the rest, considering her rudeness, you gave some VERY good information and advice, whether it is accepted (or deserved) or not :)

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If that's what I needed help on I would have ask

You CAME here asking for help, you just didn't know that you would receive advice that you didn't realize you really did need. Your responses seem childish, and with low academic indicators, and NOT those of a college-bound high school senior.

Good luck.

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Your high school GPA is good enough to be admitted to a community college. You'll have to take pre-requisite courses before you apply for admission to the nursing program. These vary from program to program, but usually include college algebra and some sciences (human anatomy, chemistry, microbiology, etc.). It's also a good idea to get non-nursing courses like English, psychology, and nutrition out of the way, so you can focus on your nursing courses once you're in the program.

It's your GPA in these college level pre-requisite courses that will matter in applying to a nursing program, not your high school GPA. The nursing program will likely only care that you graduated high school. The college may look at your high school GPA for placement in math and English courses, but often they look more at your ACT or SAT scores for this. You may have to take some remedial courses if your scores are too low.

You're still in a good position to get into a nursing program, if that's what you want to do. Your high school grades won't necessarily hold you back. Just keep working this year, and be ready to work even harder once you start college classes. Most programs require a 2.5 college GPA, but that's the minimum. Admission to nursing programs is highly competitive; the higher your scores, the better your odds are of getting in. Good luck and don't forget to enjoy your senior year!

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So, Paco, you agreed with me (appreciated) but gave a "like" to that rather rude response by Miss Ashlee?

Um yes ... I need to explain that, lol. I meant to press QUOTE on my iPad and instead pressed LIKE and for some reason I cannot unlike it! :( it was definitely an error on my part, for the record!

Edited to add: never mind, I was able to unlike through web as opposed to the app. :)

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ha! thought that was weird! Aren't computer glitches fun :)

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Your college GPA will be the same as the High school students who had a 4.0 GPA in Highs school. 0.0 college GPA.

Taking remedial classes will delay your progress, but may make it an overall more successful one.

Comparing yourself to others leads to unhappiness.

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