can someone help me explain what exactly i need to get into a nursing school?
I feel like I've really wasted a whole year at community college because I just realized that I need to finish a year of chem, anat and physio, microbiology, ochem and stats for most nursing schools I think?
And so far I've only got one semester of chem done. Then I have to take the second semester and anat in the fall then microbiology, physiology, and ochem in the spring?
But like what GPA do I need to get into most schools? Because a counselor just told me that the school in my city (CSU Fresno) you need a 3.8 GPA to get into the nursing program and right now I have a 3.47. So I'm getting really really discouraged that I might not get into any nursing school at all. I really want to go to a UC school but there's only UCLA and UCI nursing which seems impossible for me now and then my next choice is USF (university of san francisco, not florida lol) which seems more possible? Then any other CSU school like CSULA or CSULB or something in southern california.
Do you think I still have a chance of getting into any of those schools, preferably USF, with a 3.47? Or should I just give up on my dream of being a male nurse and switch my major to something else? Also I feel like I won't have enough time to finish all my prereqs before next school year or before I apply and I really don't want to spend another year or semester longer in community college.
Can someone explain to me what's really needed higher my chances of getting into a nursing school? Because I know on the school websites they say things you should have like a 3.0 GPA but we all know they want so much more lol.
My only advice to you is to get serious, talk to the right people, make some decisions and start moving forward. The poster who mentioned excuses is right. If you just want to make excuses, no problem. But they won't get you anywhere. Time to figure out what you need to do and do it. It doesn't have to be nursing, but if you want to become a nurse, buckle down and do the work. If you aren't getting the answers you need, talk to someone else. No one on a discussion board can give you the advice you need. You MUST talk to the people at the school you hope to attend. Good luck. I hope you're able to figure it all out.
rubato, ASN, RN
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My only advice to you is to get serious, talk to the right people, make some decisions and start moving forward. The poster who mentioned excuses is right. If you just want to make excuses, no problem. But they won't get you anywhere. Time to figure out what you need to do and do it. It doesn't have to be nursing, but if you want to become a nurse, buckle down and do the work. If you aren't getting the answers you need, talk to someone else. No one on a discussion board can give you the advice you need. You MUST talk to the people at the school you hope to attend. Good luck. I hope you're able to figure it all out.