HELP!! need to get into nursing school

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Hello, I am a #rd year student at HCC. I am looking into nursing schools around Texas. I live in houston but it seems as though the nursing schools in Houston are extremely competetive and hard to get into. At this point I am willing to go to anywhere in Texas. The problem is that my pre-req GPA is 2.5 (before this semester is over) and science GPA is 3.3. This will be my first degree so ofcourse I am looking into just BSN program with no nursing backround. Please let me know of any BSN nursing schools that are not that hard to get into. Thank you.

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Angelo State University is worth looking into. The nursing program is actually really amazing and there isn't a formal waiting list.

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thank you :).. Do they have just a straight forward nursing degree rather than an RN-BSN? I checked there website but I didnt seem to find just a BSN program.

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Don't limit your search to one state......Your science GPA is pretty good. Apply to schools and also apply to be an alternate......

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Note though that pretty much all nursing schools are competitive to get into. Your science GPA is good and you should be able to find a school that will take you. However the less expensive schools are the most competitive.

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thank you :).. Do they have just a straight forward nursing degree rather than an RN-BSN? I checked there website but I didnt seem to find just a BSN program.

They don't have a straight BSN program at the moment. They have an ASN that takes about two years after pre-reqs. They then have either an RN-BSN (takes about a year, completely online - AND you don't have to still live in San Angelo to be enrolled) or an RN-MSN. There's also a really great hospital here to work at called Shannon who hires Nursing Students to be Nursing Assistants while in school and will PAY for your schooling. They also hire tons of new grad nurses every year. So while the Associates thing sucks, a lot of people start working at the hospitals as RNs after graduation, then have the hospital pay for the rest of their BSN. By the time they're done with that, they not only have a BSN, but also the years worth of experience that most hospitals want potential employees to have.

Also, the other big plus side to ASU's nursing program is that it really isn't that competitive. Probably because not a lot of people really want to come to San Angelo in the first place. Lol.

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