smk1, LPN 2,195 Posts May 3, 2008 I currently hold a BS in psychology and am taking the pre-req. i will be done with the pre-reqs in Dec. 08. My undergrad GPA is a 2.5 and from what i understand accelerated BSNs are looking for 3.0 and over. Would it be best to apply to a associates program and then get into a BSN program?Should i just try applying with that GPA? Has anyone else had this problem?You need to look at schools that don't require a high gpa for admission. Be that Associates or Bachelors. In my area if you could get your GPA to the 3.0 mark, there is one ADN school that will consider you because they have a lottery process. The rest are primarily GPA based and 3.0 is far below the cut of mark for entrance into the program. You need to find every nursing school in the area and find out their entrace requirements. Another round about option could be obtaining an LPN and then being able to join an RN program in the second year and therefore bypassing some of the GPA entrance requirements because it is a different pathway. Check into this as well to see if it will work.
baldee 343 Posts May 5, 2008 SMK1,That's a good point. I've got great Engineering credits, but I started out in a mediocre status at an apathetic business school. The problem is those VERY FIRST courses stick with you FOREVER, according to my CC, AND SO DO THE GRADES! That's a new twist as I've been in school from 1975 to 1990 with several degrees.Soooo, like every one else, I'll have to do a cost benefit analysis of scraping by minimum GPA restrictions (which I did in both my engineering degrees) or go the LPN route.LPN may earn quicker, but you would have to take the same mutually exclusive course loads of both programs: I figure a little over a year with transfer credits for ADN and standard year for LPN courses (not a significant difference).I'm getting ready to take CNA test for FL, and don't really see the huge diference between LPNs and CNA, except an assumed experience base (but I'm sure that's over-simplifying LPN courseload obserevations).However, I'm doing alright in my Security work now, so I may skip the CNA hiney wiping and bathing 400 lb men for $11/hr route, no OT.RN's get OT don't they?????
tothepointeLVN, LVN 2,246 Posts Specializes in Hospice / Ambulatory Clinic. Has 3 years experience. May 5, 2008 If you have any D, F or I's that are over 2 years old most schools have an option for academic renewal whereby if you have done well on the last 30 units they can be removed from your official transcript.
moosiesmom 87 Posts May 5, 2008 Here's a question...do the nursing schools only consider the pre-co req. grades to determine your GPA ? Or do they consider all the other nonsence grades that don't even matter. My GPA would look a tad bit better if the computed that way !! Just wondering...Thanks.
Music in My Heart 2 Articles; 4,102 Posts Specializes in being a Credible Source. Has 13 years experience. May 5, 2008 If you have any D, F or I's that are over 2 years old most schools have an option for academic renewal whereby if you have done well on the last 30 units they can be removed from your official transcript.Wow, what a deal. My state school here in California will not remove grades. You can repeat classes and have the former grade not included in your university-calculated GPA but both grades still show up on your transcript. The old one just has a symbol by it denoting that it was retaken for credit.
tothepointeLVN, LVN 2,246 Posts Specializes in Hospice / Ambulatory Clinic. Has 3 years experience. May 5, 2008 They might. I would though still go to each instituion you have attend and get any bad grades removed through the academic renewal policy. Also do you need to submit all you transcripts since is what you did in 75 really relevant?. Also I was under the impression that when you transfered credits from one institution to another only the credits came along and not the grades. This is the case in transferring community college credits to the cal state system
tothepointeLVN, LVN 2,246 Posts Specializes in Hospice / Ambulatory Clinic. Has 3 years experience. May 5, 2008 Wow' date=' what a deal. My state school here in California will not remove grades. You can repeat classes and have the former grade not included in your university-calculated GPA but both grades still show up on your transcript. The old one just has a symbol by it denoting that it was retaken for credit.[/quote']Most schools have it its buried in the catalog system somewhere. I had that done on my california community college credits on some bs fashion course taken in 2000 that I failed bc I didn't withdraw in time. This brought my grade up to 3.909. I am almost positive that cal state has the same policy but again alot of counselors are unaware of it.
coolpeach 1,051 Posts Specializes in ER/Ortho. May 5, 2008 My school has a fresh start program for grades over 10 years old.
hiddencatRN, BSN, RN 3,408 Posts May 5, 2008 "do the nursing schools only consider the pre-co req. grades to determine your GPA ? Or do they consider all the other nonsence grades"Schools I'm applying to have some combination of requiring a minimum GPA for your last 60 credits, or require GRE scores if your degree GPA is under a certain number. I mean, they're going to see all my grades regardless- at least one of the schools I'm applying to requires ALL college transcripts of EVERY school you've ever attended. But I think it doesn't take a genius to recognize a positive trend of improvement. Whether that's enough...probably depends on how selective the school is. The CC I'm taking my prerequisites specifies that you can't have more than 1 F or 1 withdrawal. I'm going to apply anyway, despite having a couple of each. "If you have any D, F or I's that are over 2 years old most schools have an option for academic renewal whereby if you have done well on the last 30 units they can be removed from your official transcript."I wish! The schools I've been to are pretty inflexible about Fs. You can retake for a replacement grade, but the original F remains visible to anyone who wants to see your transcript. And I'm a reader of fine print.At the schools I've transferred to, the courses transfer but not the credit, but again, at least one of my schools requires all transcripts. It's worth looking in to, however.
Music in My Heart 2 Articles; 4,102 Posts Specializes in being a Credible Source. Has 13 years experience. May 5, 2008 Most schools have it its buried in the catalog system somewhere. I had that done on my california community college credits on some bs fashion course taken in 2000 that I failed bc I didn't withdraw in time. This brought my grade up to 3.909. I am almost positive that cal state has the same policy but again alot of counselors are unaware of it.Definitely not at Cal Poly, at least not back in the day. Maybe things have changed...
tothepointeLVN, LVN 2,246 Posts Specializes in Hospice / Ambulatory Clinic. Has 3 years experience. May 5, 2008 I think at the very least they have a repeat and delete policy but I haven't read a cal state catalog in awhile.
moosiesmom 87 Posts May 6, 2008 My school has a fresh start program for grades over 10 years old.That is what I would love. Ay least to get rid of the W's. I am trying to re-take some classes now to bring up my total GPA. Good grief I even need to re-take my English Comp's. Got C's (could have cared less back then) and they are the first classes I see on my program evaluation. C's just sit there and do nothing (for the GPA). It drives me nuts. I am taking a "D" Bio class over now. I can only re-take my classes to bring up the GPA at my CC. No academic forgiveness here. :bowingpur Good luck to everybody !
