I am going to be a senior in high school this year and I made my decision into becoming a nurse! I am trying to apply to colleges where there is a direct entry (USF, Case Western, Purdue I heard are all direct entry)
However, my grades are not the greatest, especially my junior year which is supposed to be the most important year...
I got accepted into a medical program class my school offers, would that help?
I would like to try to get into really, any direct entry at this point.
Is there a chance I can get in? What are some good direct entry nursing schools you know?
Well I suppose technically most universities require an overall minimum GPA for HS & an ACT/SAT score for general acceptance, but that is for everyone, nursing major or other.
Just not heard of that in my area so that's new to me. Kinda crappy to base acceptance into a nursing program based on a grade you may have earned as a 15-18 year old in high school. That's just my opinion of course. Anyway learned something new today.
So, what should nursing school acceptance be based on, then, if not one's prior academic performance? They are all inundated with applicants, many more than they can accommodate; how do you propose they decide who gets in vs. who doesn't? For that matter, how do you think other programs, besides nursing programs, decide who they are going to accept? My parents told me all my (early) life, all the way through school, that my school records were going to follow me through the rest of my life. Turned out they were right. Yes, your high school grades matter, as least in regard to getting into college the first time.
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So, what should nursing school acceptance be based on, then, if not one's prior academic performance? They are all inundated with applicants, many more than they can accommodate; how do you propose they decide who gets in vs. who doesn't? For that matter, how do you think other programs, besides nursing programs, decide who they are going to accept? My parents told me all my (early) life, all the way through school, that my school records were going to follow me through the rest of my life. Turned out they were right. Yes, your high school grades matter, as least in regard to getting into college the first time.