Finishing all pre-reqs and co-reqs make you a better candidate?

[AddisonLawrence03]

I have completed every single pre req for the nursing program--you don't have to have them all done but I did to make things easier on me. Do you think that I have a good chance of being accepted since I completed all of them with As and Bs over students who have not?

[Student4_life]

I would assume so. Look at it from the schools perspective, they know exactly how you did, the next guy, who knows, he could end up bombing something between acceptance and orientation.

This was what drove me to finish all the hard sciences prior to the application due date, that way the school knows what I am made of (down side is that school sucks when you are just taking fluff classes).

[tokyoROSE, BSN, RN]

It depends on your school. The criteria should be outlined in the application. Some school value things over others, I would suggest you to contact them for the most accurate answer.

[tanelson]

I agree. It depends on your school. The community college that I'm applying to for next fall has a point system for acceptance to the ADN program that includes points for all of the pre-reqs and co-reqs that a student has completed, as well as the student's ACT score, GPA, and letters of recommendation. The student gets 4 points for an A in each science or math based class, and 3 points per A for each other class. So in my case, yes, it makes a huge difference in how competitive your application is, but not all schools judge eligibility and decide acceptances the same way. I would check with the schools you're interested in attending.

[cogath]

With my BSN program I hadn't completed all the pre-reqs but was accepted anyway, however this is allowed and is understood that you won't be able to continue if you don't do well in the pre-req. Let me tell you though getting them all done in time is a smart thing, because having the added stress of extra classes on top of a nursing circullum is really exhausting.