So I had a horrible 2 semesters at a previous college with repeats. Enough that I couldnt register for new classes so I went to another college with the drive that I shouldve had from the beginning but had a ton of personal distractions and hardships, and now I'm amazing myself at how much of a turn around I've accomplished.
I've heard that schools use the national student clearing house to find out where students have attended but I just found out that the school I did horribly in isnt on the list of participating schools.
I know what the honest thing to do is, and it'll kill me thinking about it throughout any nursing school career but I'm so incredibly scared that itll ruin any chances of getting into a nursing program especially being recent grades. I'm just looking for an opinion whether or not Ill be ok omitting those transcripts.
I was in the same boat as you. I went to nursing school right after high school and did not do well at all. I was much more interested in friends and parties than actually going to class. I left school after three semesters because I couldn't afford it. I had a 2.0 GPA, with having to re-take Organic Chemistry. Fast forward 6 years later. I enrolled in community college and took most of my pre-requisites for nursing school (A & P I & II, psychology, ethics, etc.) and ended up with an associates degree in liberal arts with a 3.87 GPA. I have applied to several schools (ADN and BSN programs, both community colleges, state schools and private schools). I was denied by some but accepted into my first choice BSN program. I start next week. I submitted ALL of my transcripts. Most schools do hold in account your older grades but weight your newer grades more. It took me two years to get in, but I did it.
Question for you... Did you retake all of your pre reqs? I have a low gpa for sciences, my story is pretty much similar to yours.. I want to go back to school but I don't know who would take and accept my grades. I took my pre reqs approximately 5 years ago
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Dannyjdr
I was in the same boat as you. I went to nursing school right after high school and did not do well at all. I was much more interested in friends and parties than actually going to class. I left school after three semesters because I couldn't afford it. I had a 2.0 GPA, with having to re-take Organic Chemistry. Fast forward 6 years later. I enrolled in community college and took most of my pre-requisites for nursing school (A & P I & II, psychology, ethics, etc.) and ended up with an associates degree in liberal arts with a 3.87 GPA. I have applied to several schools (ADN and BSN programs, both community colleges, state schools and private schools). I was denied by some but accepted into my first choice BSN program. I start next week. I submitted ALL of my transcripts. Most schools do hold in account your older grades but weight your newer grades more. It took me two years to get in, but I did it.