a 4.0 GPA does not help

Come on you know you are suppose to be a nurse...the real question is are you sure you applied to the right school! I recommend you apply to a different school STAT!

I hate places like that! You deserve it, not the ones that don't show up. I second the different school.

Stick with it and look at other programs that will let you transfer your credits.

I'm sorry to hear that, don't give up. You deserve a spot, which I'm sure you'll get sooner or later. Good luck, and I wish you the best.

I'm jumping on the bandwagon with the others. Apply to a different school. I have a fear similar to yours, but I've decided I will go to another school if I am not not accepted to my school's program.

I agree with the rest of the posters. Apply to other schools, and do your research this time. Go to the schools' websites and/or talk with advisors to know how are they selecting the applicants. It sucks being rejected but it's one of the risks of applying to only one school. (At least that what I understood from your post).

I don't think that being a guy has to do with anything in this case.

I'm sure you'll have better news for us soon if you try with other schools. Good luck!

i just can say i am heartbroken....maybe because i'm a guy i'm not supposed to become a nurse. i feel terrible....

dude cheer up! i was in the same boat as you. i was waiting for a spot in an rn program and could not wait any longer after waiting 1.5 years so i did an lpn program. then lpn to rn program and i have been an rn now since october 2010. your gender has nothing to do with why you did not get a spot but a lot to do with the school's admission policy. congrats on the 4.0 and apply at other schools where they give "more points" for having a 4.0

cheers,

agldragonrn (guy nurse )

what kind of program has a random lottery to get in? if you got a 4.0 you should apply to a better school.

I just got answer from Evergreen Community College in San Jose with the bad news that I didn't make it into the program. After working very hard in my pre-requisites, driving 3 hours twice a week for classes for 3 semesters I achieved straight A's in all my pre-requisite classes. I thought that this would help to get me into the program, but I guess that it didn't matter because is a random lottery... I remember classmates that didn't show up for classes and struggled with the material and barely passed but they might be the lucky ones that got into the program. I just can say I am heartbroken....maybe because I'm a guy I'm not supposed to become a nurse. I feel terrible....

In northern Alabama it's quite common for the schools to only require a 2.5 gpa (for the associate's degree). When I saw this I felt about the same as you do. But rest assured that if you decide to become an advanced practice nurse that GPA will come in handy and you'll be glad you worked so hard.

My school had an objective rubric for applicants. So many pts for grades that were pre-reqs for Nursing; sciences had higher pt values. They also factored in TEAS score and if you lived in the county, there was a small bonus (community college). I think that is a fair way. I got in the first time I applied, even though I did not have all the pre-reqs b/c I scored well on the TEAS and I had good grades in my sciences (I came in with a BS Biology). Apply somewhere else if you can.

Good Luck!!

A Quick question.

Do they even take GPA into consideration??

Or can someone with a 2.75 be put into the lottery?

Or do they take all the 4.0 GPA students and then put those people into the lottery??

If they take all GPA's into one bucket then I am not sure I would want to say I went to that school since that makes it look like your academic knowledge does not matter.

In any event, I must agree with everyone else and say APPLY to other nursing programs!!! You have a SUPER GPA and it will definately get you into a Great Nursing Program!!!!