Does being a Male help for admission

HeartsOpenWide, RN · Oct 12, 2007

I doubt it. They do not typically look at sex. If you happen to be a male and have what they are looking for then great, but if a girl has better grades and more qualifications then they will probably take her; and vice versa. At least that is how they do it at my school and it is a BSN program

NoviceRN10 · Oct 12, 2007

I doubt it, but I have heard that male nurses earn more than female ones.

BillboSN · Oct 12, 2007

In states where affirmative action is in place underrepresented groups (males in nursing, minorities etc.) get extra points on the application. So it would help being a male. But if there is no affirmative action then your out of luck.

Multicollinearity, BSN, RN · Oct 12, 2007

One BSN program I was going to apply to recently accepted a male student with a pre-req GPA of 2.8. The average GPA of all accepted for the last few years has been 3.8 to 3.9. This university does use affirmative action. The male student hit the trifecta: he was a he, he was an under-represented minority, and he was low-income.

How do I know all of this? My lab partner is his fiance. It even burns her up; she's been denied admission with her 3.6 GPA. (He's also been trying to pass NCLEX since May...but that's another topic.)

For competitive admission programs, yes, I think sometimes there can be an advantage. For wait-list type programs, I don't think so. Be careful, though. Don't assume that male classmates got in with special favors. That would not be respectful of them.

Music in My Heart · Oct 12, 2007

Hello i was wondering if it will be easier for me to gain admission into BSN considering i am a male?

Here in California, no - at least not at the public schools. They're statutorily prohibited from considering gender or ethnicity in their selection processes.

surehands2 · Oct 12, 2007

everyone talks about GPA hear do they take into effect what school the GPA is coming from? for instance CC or University?

Music in My Heart · Oct 12, 2007

everyone talks about GPA hear do they take into effect what school the GPA is coming from? for instance CC or University?

Well, who knows for certain? However, the schools where I've seen it publicly addressed have specifically said that it does not matter where the grades are earned. That's legit to me: I've seen no difference in quality by institution type, only by individual instructor and laboratory resources.

surehands2 · Oct 12, 2007

i understand but i personally have experienced both and there is a quite a difference both being CC and university

Music in My Heart · Oct 12, 2007

For my experience, I've had some laughably easy instructors at the university whose classes were a complete joke and the same at the CC. I've also had horribly difficult instructors at the CC and at the university.

There's just no way to compare the rigor of any two classes by different instructors whether at different institutions or the same one. That's where standardized testing plays a role.

I will say that I believe that the best students at a CC would likely be among the best students at the university and vice versa.

I imagine that every program has some subjectivity to its admissions process and that you may be scrutinized more or less depending on the experience that they've had with other students from your school.

greygooseuria · Oct 12, 2007

I actually outright asked this question of my school that I am applying to. They said they can't LEGALLY do that, implying that yes, they do practice affirmative action but they won't SAY they do.

99.9% of schools do this just to say they have X number of minorities, no matter what anyone here says. I worked at an admissions office; trust me:)

Multicollinearity, BSN, RN · Oct 12, 2007

For my experience, I've had some laughably easy instructors at the university whose classes were a complete joke and the same at the CC. I've also had horribly difficult instructors at the CC and at the university.
There's just no way to compare the rigor of any two classes by different instructors whether at different institutions or the same one. That's where standardized testing plays a role.
I will say that I believe that the best students at a CC would likely be among the best students at the university and vice versa.
I imagine that every program has some subjectivity to its admissions process and that you may be scrutinized more or less depending on the experience that they've had with other students from your school.

I could have written the above. This has been my experience with the universities I've attended and community colleges.

I will add a couple more thoughts, though. For certain subjects, I've had better and more challenging class discussions at my community college. I attribute this to age composition. Community college students tend to be older, and those who are older tend to have more developed critical thinking skills compared to 18-21ish university students.

Also, I see a suprising number of faculty catering to younger students' adolescent behavior at my supposed public-ivy university. I never saw these things at the community college I attended.