Getting into nursing programs with lower grades, plus rate these schools!

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I'm about to finish my junior year of high school, which means it's time to get serious about looking at colleges. My grades aren't the best (mostly B's and C's), but I expect my SAT scores will be very good. I did well on the PSAT. My last report card said my gpa was 3.14 (I laughed that it was pi) but I think that's a heavily weighted gpa, so I'm not sure what it is to colleges.

I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with the new for fall 2015 PSAT and 2016 SAT scoring systems, but the PSAT is now 2 sections out of 760 each, 1520 total, and the SAT is 2 sections out of 800 each, 1600 total, and a separate essay. Until this year the PSAT was 3 sections out of 80 each, 240 total, and the SAT was 3 sections, 800 each, out of 2400 total, plus separate essay.

Now that that's explained: my PSAT score was 1380/1520, a 680/760 in math and a 700/760 in reading/writing. I don't get my SAT scores back until mid-June since I took the SAT in early May with the rest of my class, but I expect to have similar scores, if not better.

Now, I'm not trying to get into Harvard, Yale, Stanford, etc. I clearly have no chance of getting in there. But what do you guys think my chances are with regular nursing programs considering my grades and my SAT scores?

I know my grades are not optimal, and I know that it's my own fault that they're not optimal. I won't pretend that it's not my fault. I have had a rough high school experience, with being diagnosed with depression, my grandmother dying during my freshman year, my other grandmother being diagnosed with breast cancer soon after and moving in with us, the cancer metastasizing, projected life span of 3 months that ended 6 months ago yet she's still here... BUT in the end I know that people go through harder things and still get straight A's, so it's still my own fault for not sucking it up and pushing through it.

So as for colleges I'm planning to apply to, here's a basic list:

Castleton University (VT)

Norwich University (VT)

Keene State College (NH)

Rivier University (NH)

Framingham State University (MA)

Anna Maria College (MA)

Regis College (MA)

Franklin Pierce University (NH)

St. Anselm College (NH)

Plymouth State University (NH)

UMass Lowell (MA)

Endicott College (MA)

Becker College (MA)

Anyone with knowledge about any of these colleges who can rate the college/give opinions on the school's quality and/or inform me about whether they think I can get in or not, please share!

Thank you in advance!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Oncology.

You might be a bit confused regarding how nursing programs typically work (or I just may not have understood your post correctly). You will need to complete pre-requisites in college before you can be considered for a nursing program. I'm not sure how likely it is that you will be admitted to any of these schools, but you will need to complete pre-reqs first before applying to nursing school. The good news is that if you do well in your pre-reqs, you could have a competitive GPA. As I'm sure you already know, nursing is very competitive.

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You might be a bit confused regarding how nursing programs typically work (or I just may not have understood your post correctly). You will need to complete pre-requisites in college before you can be considered for a nursing program. I'm not sure how likely it is that you will be admitted to any of these schools, but you will need to complete pre-reqs first before applying to nursing school. The good news is that if you do well in your pre-reqs, you could have a competitive GPA. As I'm sure you already know, nursing is very competitive.

The nursing programs I'll be applying to are 4 year bsn programs that include the prerequisites in the curriculum. When you apply for the college, you apply specifically for the nursing program.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
You might be a bit confused regarding how nursing programs typically work (or I just may not have understood your post correctly). You will need to complete pre-requisites in college before you can be considered for a nursing program. I'm not sure how likely it is that you will be admitted to any of these schools, but you will need to complete pre-reqs first before applying to nursing school. The good news is that if you do well in your pre-reqs, you could have a competitive GPA. As I'm sure you already know, nursing is very competitive.

Not always. At least 3 BSN programs in my areas admit directly into nursing and the co-requisites are taken concurrently with the nursing curriculum. Over 85% graduate within 4 years with a few needing a summer class. My sister's program had nursing fundamentals first semester freshman year if the student passed the placement tests in science, English and math

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