Got my rejection letter today..

K_girl · Mar 31, 2011

Aww, I'm sorry to hear that! I know how tough it is. How many schools did you apply to? Have you thought about applying to some other schools other than the ones you did apply to? I applied to 2 in a different city that was still within driving distance.

I do think maybe you should definitely take some classes that would transfer for a BSN. I wouldnt put all your eggs in one basket (CC). Either way i'm sure you will get in next time!

Good luck...

Kate

nyanbensmommy1 · Mar 31, 2011

i'm sorry you got that type of letter hon.. honestly i would've thought you'd be in the program for sure. What did the avisors say? Have you taken all of your pre-reqs already?

tnearthmama · Mar 31, 2011

Yah I have all pre-req done.. All I lack is the nursing classes... UGH..

My advisor was really hoping I would get in this fall... She thinks I would do great, being I have been going full time +++ for a year now, and still able to work part time and take care of my kids.. Yah I don't sleep much but I have been making the grades.. THE ONLY reason my GPA is not a 4.0 is from when I went to college 13 years ago and flunked out.. So this coming semester I'm going to take the class that I failed to bring the GPA up even more... I just don't get it... If they were to interview me, they would see that I already know so much.. I have great bedside manner, and I enjoy being around patients, I jump in when other's won't... All my co-workers see this... And it's just sad that the school does not do a interview process...

I applied to one other school I'm sure I did not get in their either...

Guess this summer I'll take classes to work towards BSN.. And just see :)

redhead77 · Mar 31, 2011

Does your school have any kind of academic renew program that you can use to clean up your transcripts? My husband went to college right out of high school and did more messing around than studying and it tanked his GPA. When he finally decided to commit to going to school and working at it, he was able to fill out a form that removed every class that was 6 years or older and lower than a C-. This ended up bringing his GPA up from below a 2.0 to almost a 3.0, and it was only still at this level because UWs were not eligible for removal. Now that he has taken classes for a couple of semesters, his GPA is about 3.2. You should look into this to find out if it's a possibility. Other than that, I'd say just keep working on it. Either use your CNA and get some experience under your belt or take some extra classes toward BSN program requirements. Then next time around apply at every single school you can think of that you may have an interest in attending. Best of luck!

Student4_life · Mar 31, 2011

The 21 on the ACT isn't doing you any favors. That score only puts you in the 57th percentile, so 42% of the population (and about 42% of the applicants) scored higher than you. You should really focus your attention on getting into the 80th and above percentile A's it will be alot easier to raise your test score than it will be to raise your GPA. There are great books by Kaplan and the Prinston Review that will help you prepare for the ACT, but if you can take a prep course (I took one of those 10 years ago as a Junior in HS, got a 29 afterwords and have consistently scored in the 95th percentile since).

Not sure about your area, but are there schools near you that have essay options? Going to school while also working and having little ones at home shows alot of character and it would be to your advantage to capitalize on that. ( I wish my school was stats only, I pretty much put my foot in my mouth in my essay, and then proceded to put the other foot in there, and then brought in a stunt foot and jammed that in there too).

The CNA route sounds great, but are you going to have a way to show that stat on paper to the admin committee?

mangopeach · Mar 31, 2011

I would look at all the other schools in the area.

tnearthmama · Mar 31, 2011

The 21 on the ACT isn't doing you any favors. That score only puts you in the 57th percentile, so 42% of the population (and about 42% of the applicants) scored higher than you. You should really focus your attention on getting into the 80th and above percentile A's it will be alot easier to raise your test score than it will be to raise your GPA. There are great books by Kaplan and the Prinston Review that will help you prepare for the ACT, but if you can take a prep course (I took one of those 10 years ago as a Junior in HS, got a 29 afterwords and have consistently scored in the 95th percentile since).
Not sure about your area, but are there schools near you that have essay options? Going to school while also working and having little ones at home shows alot of character and it would be to your advantage to capitalize on that. ( I wish my school was stats only, I pretty much put my foot in my mouth in my essay, and then proceded to put the other foot in there, and then brought in a stunt foot and jammed that in there too).
The CNA route sounds great, but are you going to have a way to show that stat on paper to the admin committee?

CNA I won't have to show them any of my college stuff... Just my certification and graduation from the CNT program.. :) which I got A's in and passed with flying colors...

Yah I am going to go ahead and enroll in a ACT prep class, and start taking the practice tests online....

I guess I thought I could surely get in, cause I have a friend that had a 19 on her ACT went to the same school 1 year ago... The biggest difference is that there are so many with previous degrees coming to get their RN now..

So game plan now is to let DH finish his degree for the next 12 months... While I take classes that go for the BSN (history, english lit, statistics) and work on my ACT.. Next fall when applications are taken again for programs (all the school here only accept once a year, except the one I'm at now) and see about getting into a program elsewhere...

Mom/Nurse2b · Mar 31, 2011

I'm sorry you got the rejection letter. IMO, I'd start pursuing the BSN and look into other schools. That stinks!

jennylouwho · Mar 31, 2011

Sorry about the rejection letter. My school also does the one time removal of bad marks (my husband did it for his younger years insanity and it instantly boosted his GPA up).

If I were you, I'd make an excel spreadsheet and start researching all programs in your area (maybe within an hour drive), both ADN and BSN, and find out what the pre-reqs and co-reqs are for all of them. Then you can plan your year out a bit better - try taking the classes that you'd need for your top choices. But apply to all that you can afford to apply to!

Student4_life · Mar 31, 2011

I second the spreadsheet idea, it helped me decide which classes I took (although only two schools were similar enough to go for and one was next to my house and was in line with my values where the other is 2 hours away and has a very interesting nursing model).

But the spreadsheet is a great way to see where you stand at and what you need for multiple schools.

Mentalageis16 · Apr 1, 2011

ni redhead77,

I saw your post just today and found a good information about your husband was able to fill and form to remove some bad grades. do you know how he did it? on what criteria? it's very important for me. I have similar background like him. wasted 3 semesters in college and all F's. I wasn't going to classes at all and just registered and never attend the classes. does your husband or you have any idea on how I can get rid of those bad marks? if you could give some info, i would really appreciate it!