Hi everyone, I'm 21 years old and is currently doing my pre-nursing classes.
Just a little background information, I go to my local community college in hopes of getting into the Nursing program and to graduate!
First semester was great! I had received a B in anatomy and physiology I (4 credits). An A- in the required math course for pre-nursing (4 credits). A in psychology (3 credits). And lastly, English 101. I had a B all the way up to my final, but failed the final. If you failed the final, you failed the course. Because I failed the final, I'm now retaking the class, BUT I'm doing more awful than the first time. (All story short)
I tried to withdraw from the ENG 101, but missed the deadline. I tried to talk to ENG professor and she couldn't help. Therefore, I'm stuck with another F.
Now this semester I'm taking anatomy and physiology II, and so far I have a B+(4 credits). Stats -B (3credits). Lifespan B-(3credits). LIB A (1credit). Eng 101, F!
Long story short, do you think (in general) the nursing program will accept me if I take ENG 101 (for the third time) and pass! I want to take ENG 101 in the summer and just focus on English.
Side note**
I had spoken with the secretary of the nursing department, and she told me that it is all based upon GPA and your Teas score (last time I had gotten 70.7).
I'm not trying to downplay my school, but it's a community college and only can obtain an Associates degree. Therefore, it's not as on the same level of "strictness" as a BSN level. I'm not trying to sound any type of way neither. The school requires a minimum of 2.50 gpa average, and you cannot repeat A&P I or II (and any other biology class pertaining to the Nursing program) more than twice. You need at least a "C."
Never, ever, ever assume you can get into a nursing program anywhere with the minimum. You will be very surprised. 2.5 does not mean you will be accepted. If there are 25 slots, and 100 people apply, and 75 apply with a 2.5 GPA and 25 apply with a 4.0, who do you think will be getting accepted? You have to think about the applicants you are going up against.
You will also be very surprised at how "strict" ADN programs can be when compared with BSN programs.
I'm trying to figure out how you didn't learn sentence structure and grammar in a school long before community college.
I'm not trying to downplay my school, but it's a community college and only can obtain an Associates degree. Therefore, it's not as on the same level of "strictness" as a BSN level. I'm not trying to sound any type of way neither. The school requires a minimum of 2.50 gpa average, and you cannot repeat A&P I or II (and any other biology class pertaining to the Nursing program) more than twice. You need at least a "C."
The English department policy if you fail the final you fail the course.
Personally I think if I take in alone in the summer and just focus on my writing I'll be fine.
Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).
Exactly what part of the English class are you struggling in? From your other grades it appears that you have the intelligence to pass English 101. Is English your 2nd language? Most community colleges have resource centers where you can hire a tutor to help you. I did this with College Algebra and passed on my 3rd try. I agree with you about taking it is summer when you can focus on the content without other classes. Can you talk to your instructor about what your areas of weakness are? If English is your second language you can take an ESL course to help you with the general mechanics of the language.
I've yet to meet a person who got into nursing school (community college, which I might add has higher requirements than the universities in my area or in a 4 year university) with the minimum requirements.
I'm not trying to downplay my school, but it's a community college and only can obtain an Associates degree. Therefore, it's not as on the same level of "strictness" as a BSN level.
It completely depends on what school you go to. My community college outperformed all universities in the area in terms of NCLEX pass rates. Hospitals in the area favored our school's students and employed a lot of our new grads because of our school's reputation. They were extremely strict and and didnt have lower standards just because we were only graduating with an associates degree. Whether you have an ADN or BSN, you are still RNs and chances are you get paid the same.
Specializes in Education, Skills & Simulation, Med/Surg, Pharm.
You'll definitely want to work with a tutor. If you plan to get a BSN or higher down the road, it's VERY writing intensive. And the grading is much more harsh and the writing more difficult than any undergraduate English course I ever took.
Was the final a long essay or was is an actual exam where you had to pick apart sentences and such? I agree with everyone about the tutor. Also, if you're having problems with essay structure, the Purdue English department has a wonderful MLA website that helps with structure, citing, etc. You just have to Google it, it helped me a lot.
I only ask about the final because my Eng 101 class was all essays all the time. I'm taking 102 over the summer (in 4 weeks instead of 16!!)
WookieeRN, BSN, MSN, RN
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Never, ever, ever assume you can get into a nursing program anywhere with the minimum. You will be very surprised. 2.5 does not mean you will be accepted. If there are 25 slots, and 100 people apply, and 75 apply with a 2.5 GPA and 25 apply with a 4.0, who do you think will be getting accepted? You have to think about the applicants you are going up against.
You will also be very surprised at how "strict" ADN programs can be when compared with BSN programs.