Eastern Michigan University Traditional (BSN) Nursing Program Fall 2013

marconner2011 · Jun 21, 2013

I applied to the BSN traditional program. I had a 3.67 GPA, all my pre requisites at EMU, 15/20 on the teas, 5 points for nursing 110 and the 5 points for health care experience. Thanks.

kames1 · Jun 22, 2013

Yay! Thanks for sharing everyone. I received my acceptance letter for the traditional BSN program.

B5421 · Jun 22, 2013

Congrats! Do you mind sharing your breakdown of points?

tmccormi25 · Jun 25, 2013

Well, I did not get in. I had a feeling I would not because I did not take my classes at EMU. Congrats to everyone who did get in. It is really an accomplishment with how competitive everything is for nursing school. I am considering looking into U of M's accelerated program, and if I cannot get into that one then I will probably just start pursuing my master's degree. You all should be very proud. Congrats and good luck in your studies. :)

evacutting · Jun 26, 2013

I did not get in either. I received my rejection letter last Friday. Any suggestions on what to do with my existing credits? I am 33 credits short of a degree and would like to be finished within a year. Most of my existing credits are from science, sociology and psychology classes since I was trying to get into the Nursing program. Planned on Health Administration but the way that EMU has the classes set up it would take me another 2 years. I will transfer to another school as long as it is local. Any help is appreciated.

tmccormi25 · Jun 26, 2013

You are 33 credits short of a degree. That is an accomplishment in itself! I am sorry you did not get in. I know how crappy I feel about it, so I'm sure you are dissapointed as well. As far as what you should pursue, I suggest you look into what interests you. Are you only interested in healthcare? My degree is in psychology and I am looking into accelerated BSN degrees, but also Master's in social work, and possibly even physician's assistant (which EMU may be offering soon!) Either way you have options. My biggest suggestion is looking into how your courses will transfer to other institutions. That will possibly help you decide.

I am suprised to see that you did not get in, looking at the stats you posted on the 2nd page of this thread. I honestly am even more confused now as to how they make their decisions.

evacutting · Jun 26, 2013

I am pretty baffled by the way they figure points too. As far as I could figure out I had 153 points, so if they said that 154 was the cut-off last year and they did no expect it to be that high again, they were wrong. The more I hear about who was chosen I almost believe that they only use points as a guideline and not a concrete. Possibly it is only people with a 4.0 science GPA and healthcare experience that are chosen. Either way, I am not waiting, it is time to move forward. I want to complete my degree as soon as possible so that I can start applying for second degree programs. There are plenty of them out there, and quite a few that accept applicant several times a year. I'm within a couple classes of completing a Bachelor in Sociology, but I don't know if that is even worth it.

tmccormi25 · Jun 26, 2013

A BA in Soc is probably similar to my degree in psych. If you are closest to the soc degree I would say just keep following through with that. Look into transfer options for nursing with U of M. They seem to accept a lot of students, and the U of M health system is amazing. It is my dream place to work someday. It is good that you have a positive attitude with all of it. I was somewhat mad for a few days! Ha! I (and no offense to you since you took your classes at EMU) think it is quite unfair that they give extra points for completing pre-reqs at EMU. I have an excellent GPA, great grades in my science classes, all the points on the TEAS, and healthcare experience. But, since I did not pursue pre-reqs at EMU I did not get any extra points. I worked just as hard for my grade, I just did not pay the EMU price tag to get them. The advantage that you do have is that you have taken a lot of your classes at a university as opposed to a community college. This will make transferring easier. What are you specifically interested in? Public health is a great option that I am considering too :)

evacutting · Jun 26, 2013

I eventually want to get my CRNA. I've been looking into the second degree programs at Oakland University and University of Detroit Mercy since both offer a CRNA program. Both schools also offer a PA program which I wouldn't to object applying at either but I would need 500 hours of patient care experience.

tmccormi25 · Jun 26, 2013

Have you looked into Wayne State? I believe they may offer a CRNA too? And I think U of M Flint does as well. I was just looking at Wayne State's website regarding their accelerated program. It seems pretty easy pre-reqs, and no goofy entrance exams like the TEAS. They just want you to shadow a nurse for at least 24 hours. Unfortunatly they do look at students who have taken their classes at WSU and they seem to have somewhat of a priority with admissions. The good way to get patient contact hours is to do a CNA program. I took one last fall and just need to (still!) take my state licensing exam for it. I dont know if I should just give up on this nursing pursuit because I would still need to do about 4 pre-reqs for other programs, or just start working towards my master's and call it quits with nursing. It is such a hard decision to make.

Jesecca25 · Jun 29, 2013

I just wanted to let everyone know that the cut off this year was 158... I know someone who was on the alternate list at 157 but he was also the first on that. i was fortunate enough to get in. I had 163 points and did not have enough work experience at the time to make it count.

Technicolourhobo · Jul 1, 2013

I just wanted to let everyone know that the cut off this year was 158... I know someone who was on the alternate list at 157 but he was also the first on that. i was fortunate enough to get in. I had 163 points and did not have enough work experience at the time to make it count.

Congratulations on making it in! I'd love to hear about how everything goes from here, I'm taking pre-reqs this Fall and Winter for application for the Fall 2014 program. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't 6 months of healthcare experience required for application? I have been working in an ER for 3 years, so I have that covered, but I saw people apply without it and then they were rejected. Did you apply once before and get rejected, then sought more experience? Can you elaborate further on what they use to tabulate the points? I look forward to hearing from you!