Don't know what road to get on... completely lost and scared.

Jennifer,

Go talk to the schools and find out what the specifics are for each school. Only two or three chances to apply,... hmmm, that does not make sense to me. Why the restriction? My school says they will kick you out if you fail 2 classes, but I don't think its really enforced. Moving out of state or private school means higher tuition. Only you can make those decisions. I understand that high GPAs are needed in California. Get in touch with a few schools and go visit. Talk with the dept. heads and instructors. Do your "homework"

So you say you are in CA. Do you by any chance have family or friends in Las Vegas? I am in Las Vegas attending the College of Southern Nevada and THANK GOD the competition here is not nearly as bad as it is in CA. The min requirements are at a least a 2.5 gpa, pass the Teas test and completion of pre-reqs. I believe this last time the nursing office accepted 256 applications for 124 spots. Not so bad at all. Also, CSN has a very good NCLEX pass rate. So, just an option. You can go to their website and check it out. www.csn.edu Good luck.

Jennifer,

Go talk to the schools and find out what the specifics are for each school. Only two or three chances to apply,... hmmm, that does not make sense to me. Why the restriction? My school says they will kick you out if you fail 2 classes, but I don't think its really enforced. Moving out of state or private school means higher tuition. Only you can make those decisions. I understand that high GPAs are needed in California. Get in touch with a few schools and go visit. Talk with the dept. heads and instructors. Do your "homework"

I agree that you should talk to a nursing admissions, adviser. However, the restriction for application is real at some schools. You definitely should speak to a

nursing admissions adviser for the schools you are interested. Each school has their own criteria for admission. My school, you can only apply twice - The restriction comes from the TEAS V Exam - You can only take it twice to be considered. So if you you don't pass it on the 2nd try, thats it. You can no longer apply here. But other schools have different criteria, some let you apply unlimited times, or you might be restricted to one per year or something else.

I'm not in CA so I have no advice for you, but I will tell you this. A year ago, I was probably feeling like you, scared about whether or not I would get in to a program. I worked hard and focused and made sure my GPA was competitive and come January 2011, I will be starting nursing classes. Point, I'm trying to make here, don't give up before you've even tried! You are a Freshman so you have plenty of time to bring your GPA up. Just focus and keep your eyes on the prize. Don't worry about not getting in. Tell yourself you will get in. Worry about Plan B when you get there, right now just focus on excelling in your pre-reqs. Trust me, its not impossible to have your GPA in at 3.8 -4.0 if you work at it. Treat your GPA like a newborn baby, nurture it, care for it, don't let anyone get in the way of taking care of it.

Don't even worry about failing nursing school. Keep a positive attitude. People do get kicked out of nursing programs but if you go in thinking about it too much, I think you already set yourself up for failure. Right now I would work on Plan A. Doing your very best to achieve the GPA to be considered competitive for admission. If that does not work, then move to plan B, but don't start thinking about not getting in at the moment, when you haven't even tried.