Declined admission!!! Please help!

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Hello everyone,

I am a college grad with a low GPA (2.7) and I want to be a nurse. I applied to ABSN programs and was unfortunately denied. I started to retake courses to make my application more competitive when I reapply. However, I was told by a school that would not help me into their school. what should I do? Should I start from scratch and go to nursing school for 4 years? What options do I have?

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I think you might request a sit-down with the admissions counselor and ask those very questions. You haven't told us enough here to know what they might have found inadequate in your application, other than the low GPA. If there's a reason it was low (illness, personal tragedy, major changes in life circumstances...) and you have moved beyond that, as evidenced by successful grades in more college-level courses, I don't know why they wouldn't reconsider your application. But they would be the one to tell you.

That said, though, overall, it looks like applying to a regular BSN program, rather than an accelerated one, might be in your best interests. Or apply to another accelerated one after you have some better grades under your belt.

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Welllll......

When I was applying to nursing school I applied to an ABSN and an ADN. I had a 3.5 from my previous degree and a 4.0 from nursing pre-reqs. Big, fat, ugly denial from ABSN, but accepted to ADN. Finished ADN and very happily working in outpatient endoscopy.

I figure it was a blessing to be denied the ABSN. Seriously. I have absolutely no debt (ADN cost about $6k out of pocket- while the ABSN would have been about $45k). I got a great job right out of school and now, if I want, I can bridge to BSN on my own time in about one year and less than $10k.

ADN programs can be very competitive (mine accepted 48 of 400 qualified applicants!!) but it *can* be a great way to go! I know I am very happy with my path. Check out what is in your area!

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Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.

Moved to General Nursing Student forum for more response.

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Apply to every program in your area. You need to be open to whoever can accept you. It's really hard nowadays to get accepted because of state budgets. I've been declined, alot of people do. Just gotta keep applying and working hard!! I finally got into a ADN program and loving it! Good luck

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Specializes in Public Health.

Also. Nursing programs are usually two years. It depends on how many classes you still need

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She's trying to get a BSN it will take her more than two years.

Transferring into BSN programs is especially difficult, but don't give up! I have a horrible GPA from the first time I attempted college. The year I transferred into my school they had about 200 applicants and took six people. It's hard but not impossible.

I looked up their degree requirements and took classes at a CC that I knew they would be looking for, wrote an essay tailored to their mission statement, and got a really good reference letter. I also used my essay to explain my GPA and the steps I had now taken to ensure success in the program. Keep applying! And apply to ADN programs as well. I was already accepted into an ADN program while apply for a BSN. I was told one of the reasons I stood out was because in my essay I wrote about not being concerned with just getting a nursing degree, I was already accepted to an ADN, I was concerned with getting the RIGHT degree and that their university was right for me. Talk them up, they love it :)

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

My friend had a non-nursing BS degree and a low overall grade point average of 2.6, with a 2.5 average for her prerequisite courses.

She completed a 12-month LPN program due to the more lenient admissions process. After a few years of working as an LPN, she completed an LPN-to-RN (ASN) bridge program. She has been an RN for several years.

The LPN program can serve as a cost-effective springboard to the RN role while circumventing the issue of a low GPA.

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Over 30 years ago, I applied for a 3 yr diploma program and was sent a denial letter stating that my weight did not correlate to my height!!! I applied at a private LPN program and was accepted and never looked back.

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She's trying to get a BSN it will take her more than two years.

Actually, many (most?) BSN (non-accelerated) programs are set up as two years of general college and two years of the nursing program. If someone is transferring in with a previous BA/BS and prerequisites are met, that person would most likely be able to complete just the nursing portion of the program (and graduate with a BSN) in two academic years.

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Actually, many (most?) BSN (non-accelerated) programs are set up as two years of general college and two years of the nursing program. If someone is transferring in with a previous BA/BS and prerequisites are met, that person would most likely be able to complete just the nursing portion of the program (and graduate with a BSN) in two academic years.

Agree with this statement. I took all my pre reqs at a community college and transferred this fall to a 4 year school where I am in my first semester of four semesters for the upper level classes, which are all nursing. I will graduate in a little less than 2 years.

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