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I attend a community college and we were order ranked by our grades. Each grade received a value along with an entrance exam. The ones with the top scores got in - period.
Now that we have started our numbers have dropped from 40 to 33 and about 1/2 the class is failing pharmacology. It's hard stuff.
As o/p stated, it depends on your school - but my suggestion would be to 1st find out and then 2nd, if you can and must, try retaking the class with the C to improve your score.
Hey there everyone! This may seem like a silly question but here goes. I've applied for several adn programs for the spring semester and was just wondering if they even consider applicants that have a "C" in a pre-req. In a&p 1 I recieved an a in the lecture and b in the lab. Then a&p2 recieved a b in lecture and c in lab. Are C's even considered with so many other applicants? I'm so nervous!
In my school, yes, they will. I have a C in one of my classes (DH and I were going through a rough time, so I blame it on him ). According to the Nursing department, you need at least a 2.0 GPA to be considered for the program. Our getting into the program is mainly based on our NLN pre-entrance exam scores. As long as we have a GPA of 2.0 or higher, we're golden if we're in the top percent of the test takers.
I would check with a counselor at the school...or the nursing department directly. I got the phone number to call off the internet for that specific department and they answered all of my questions. But yes, in our school, basically a C or better is ok.
Good luck!!
You have to check with the nursing school you are planning to apply to - and realize they won't make any exceptions to their rules. I know that sounds kind of funny, but I ran into fellow students while I was doing my pre-reqs who thought that the nursing program(s) would make an exception for them because they were close in their scores, etc. Trust me, they won't. Too many people *will* meet the standards, and they will always get priority.
Also, you might want to check to see if they will let you re-do any of your sciences to raise your GPA. That is allowed in at least one program here (a re-do of one science).
Check with the program. At our CC, there's a two year wait list for the ADN program! Students are allowed to take a prerequisite class over three times! GPA isn't a factor (as long as you have a 2.5 before petitioning.) senority takes priority over stellar grades. I don't know why this hasn't been changed.
WannaBeNurseKatie
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Hey there everyone! This may seem like a silly question but here goes. I've applied for several adn programs for the spring semester and was just wondering if they even consider applicants that have a "C" in a pre-req. In a&p 1 I recieved an a in the lecture and b in the lab. Then a&p2 recieved a b in lecture and c in lab. Are C's even considered with so many other applicants? I'm so nervous!