CUNY Hunter Generic Pathway Fall 2012

Bk100 · Feb 29, 2012

I mean, the NLN site says 200....but I think its nearly impossible to score that high. At the open house, the nursing advisor said 165 was the highest score possible, and generic applicants should aim for 145-155.

Heyy there

Did the adviser mean that 165 is the highest possible score for the composite portion? Because technically it can go to 200. The raw score stops at 160 (60 + 40 + 60) though.

Do you have any idea what typically the highest NLN scores are in the generic program??? Are there many people who score about 150/160?

payw · Mar 1, 2012

Technically it can go to 200, but what I think she meant was not very many people actually do achieve above a 165. She said that generic program applicants that are accepted generally have a 145-155, and that accelerated applicants accepted generally have a 155-165. I don't know about in the past, but check this thread and you'll see that applicants this year are doing really well.

Bk100 · Mar 1, 2012

I see... wow didn't know the accelerated program had such high standards!

I don't know how much better applicants are doing this year compared to the last. I don't think the average should deviate too far from that 145-155 NLN composite average score. Sure, some people get above 155... but then again you can expect just as many to get below 145 who get in.

Bk100 · Mar 1, 2012

Are there any other indications that this year is more competitive than the previous? Besides the information presented in this thread. Personally, I have two friends who scored in the 130s so that doesn't tell me much

I heard a rumor that they consider your NLN much more heavily than your GPA... is that true?

Thanks for any info!!

katie0807 · Mar 1, 2012

i think its 50 gpa 50 nln.. ive never heard otherwise lol.. i cant see why they would consider nln more heavily!

Bk100 · Mar 1, 2012

I overheard a nursing student talking about it to her friend who was still doing prereqs. She told her that they consider the NLN more heavily. Something about someone with a high NLN/low GPA having a better shot at getting in than someone with lower NLN/high GPA... im not sure if its true...

also if you look at one of the previous threads, someone said that her rejection letter only talked about her poor NLN rank but never mentioned how her GPA compared....

katie0807 · Mar 1, 2012

oh well im not sure.. but theres nothing we can do now haha, just need to wait, how did u do on your nln and gpa?

Bk100 · Mar 1, 2012

My NLN is 160 and GPA is just above 3.5

katie0807 · Mar 1, 2012

Hopefully we all get in!!

Bk100 · Mar 2, 2012

I hope so too!!!

Im soo curious to know how other people did this year!

lexx575 · Mar 3, 2012

Man I am praying to get into this program is everyone here applying to the generic program or are some of you applying to the accelerated program as well.

payw · Mar 8, 2012

Bk100,In a way, you're right-they do consider NLN more than GPA. Think about it: the composite score is basically a students NLN and GPA combined. If one student had a 4.0 GPA but only got a 135 on the NLN, the composite score would be a 139. Whereas, if another student had a 3.5 GPA but got a 140 on the NLN, the composite score would be a 143.5, which ranks the second student with the lower GPA above the first student with a better GPA because of the higher NLN score.