Education is at a Stand Still

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I've been taking pre-reqs at my community college for the nursing program at University of Baltimore and by the end of this spring, I completed all the pre-reqs as well as getting my associates of general studies at the community college.

I applied for the fall semester to UMB in the 87% percentile of the TEAS test, and I also have a 3.54 gpa (my transcript had all A's and B's)... thinking for sure I would get accepted, THEY REJECTED ME :crying2: :crying2:

I have no idea what to do now, also considering that I have no idea what was wrong with my application. I submitted everything before the deadline and I believed that my score and gpa for the teas was good...

I know i'm going to try again and apply for the spring semester but for the fall semester coming up, i'm at a stand still and not sure what I should do. This is also the first time I applied to anything, because after high school I went directly to community college... is it possible for schools to tell you why they rejected you?

And for the Fall, should I:

a. retake the B's and hope I get A's?

b. spend 950$ to get a CNA?

c. Work full-time and just take a semester off?

d. ??

What should I do for the Fall? Please give me advice on what I should do next :(

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Oh and if it's not possible to get the reason why I got rejected, as of now, I have no idea of how I can higher my chances of getting accepted for the Spring...

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I think you should just work a semester...I think the CNA program will be a waste of time, you might get complacent and just remain a CNA instead of getting your bachelors...Did you find out what was the average GPA they accepted last semester? that might help

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Specializes in Peri-op/Sub-Acute ANP.

UMB has a minimum GPA for consideration (which I THINK is a 3.5 - someone will correct me if I'm wrong). However, they make no secret of the fact that they pick the best of the best in that particular application pool, and in recent years they have had an extremely high number of applicants for each place. Although they do consider other factors, like work experience, references, etc., there is a fair chance that the people who got in had significantly higher GPAs and/or a lot of relevant work experience. My advice would be to volunteer at a local hospital (if you don't already have relevant work experience) and polish up a couple of those B's with the hopes of getting A's.

Good luck!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Academics.

When I was applying to schools, I applied to multiple schools to prevent a "standstill" from happening. Maybe you can continue applications to a number of schools.

As for the CNA, why not? If you need to work while in nursing school, you can, plus you'll have healthcare experience to put on your resume when you finish!

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I don't see how you would be complacent with a CNA if your goal is to become an RN???

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Specializes in Nursing Education.

I would definitely focus on trying to find out how to best improve your application. Talk to the Admission coordinator, or find a friendly faculty member who is willing to talk to you about it. Even if they can't say why you got rejected, ask them specifically what you could do to better improve your chances of getting accepted next time around. Then just follow that advice. That way, if your grades are okay, but they wanted more experience, you can volunteer at a hospital or get your CNA, but not have to waste the time/money on retaking the classes. Or vice versa, depending on their advice.

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Specializes in Operating Room.

I'm sorry this happened to you. Contact the school and see why you were rejected. I don't know the specifics of their admission criteria, but that grade point average can use some improvement. There is nothing wrong to retake classes to improve your GPA, I know people at my school do that all the time. In fact, it took my friend another year of doing prereqs until she was finally admitted after I was (we started at the same time). I wouldn't waste your time spending that money for CNA if your ultimate goal is to become an RN.

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Specializes in Gyn/STD clinic tech.

try and retake the teas. i am pretty sure you can take it again. i was a 98%, and almost everyone accepted into my program were in the 90% range.

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