Finally accepted after two years!

I just got an acceptance letter after submitting my THIRD application to my school's nursing program. I never thought it would happen. I received great grades in my nursing pre-reqs, but unfortunately I'd taken (and bombed) TONS of classes at my cc before realizing what career path I wanted to follow. That left me with a nursing program GPA of 3.4...but a cumulative GPA of 2.7, which was above my school's minimum of 2.5, but definitely not strong enough to gain acceptance into our competitive program.

For two years I'd taken classes towards my BSN to try and boost my GPA more, but I'd just about given up and had been prepared to transfer to another university for a completely unrelated bachelor's program when my school started requiring the TEAS-V for prospective nursing students. The TEAS saved my life! I took it for the first time when the spring 2012 application period started and scored a 90; my school's requirement was a 60, and the mean was a 64. I'm 100% certain the test score is the reason why I got in after so long.

Of course I wish this had happened two years ago but better later than never. It just goes to show that if you really want it you should never give up, even if acceptance seems impossible, you never know what could change in your favor!