I graduated from a highly competitive high school with a 96 weighted GPA and a 31 on the ACT and am currently enrolled at Binghamton University. I came into Binghamton University not knowing what I wanted to do. Due to a mixture of difficulty transitioning into college and being a part of the Div 1 wrestling team I was on academic probation after my first semester. I got a C+, C+, and a D. I got my crap together and second semester I made Dean's List. As of now I have a accumulative GPA of 2.73. I'm still working on finishing my pre-requisites, but it looks like by that time I will have just about a 3.0 accumulative GPA. I realize the program here is very competitive and many kids with GPAs well above a 3.0 don't get in. My question is if I don't get into the program here and decide to apply to a different Nursing Program will they take into consideration the difficulty level of the school. I find it unfair that if this is the case Nursing Schools are more prone to accept kids with GPA such as mine compared to kids who have 4.0s at a community college. I was debating whether or not I should transfer to SUNY Oneonta, where I know I will have a high 3 GPA then try transferring to a nursing program. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.
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I graduated from a highly competitive high school with a 96 weighted GPA and a 31 on the ACT and am currently enrolled at Binghamton University. I came into Binghamton University not knowing what I wanted to do. Due to a mixture of difficulty transitioning into college and being a part of the Div 1 wrestling team I was on academic probation after my first semester. I got a C+, C+, and a D. I got my crap together and second semester I made Dean's List. As of now I have a accumulative GPA of 2.73. I'm still working on finishing my pre-requisites, but it looks like by that time I will have just about a 3.0 accumulative GPA. I realize the program here is very competitive and many kids with GPAs well above a 3.0 don't get in. My question is if I don't get into the program here and decide to apply to a different Nursing Program will they take into consideration the difficulty level of the school. I find it unfair that if this is the case Nursing Schools are more prone to accept kids with GPA such as mine compared to kids who have 4.0s at a community college. I was debating whether or not I should transfer to SUNY Oneonta, where I know I will have a high 3 GPA then try transferring to a nursing program. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.