Hi there! I set this up so that people who are currently at Hunter, who intend to apply for the New Generic Program for Nursing in Fall 2014 can share, discuss, and review anything related to the nursing program.
Also, any students who are currently in Hunter's Nursing Program (any) , or in a nursing program in general are welcome to share any useful information they have. (NLN scores, tips, advice, GPA?)
Hello guys. In previous years, Ms. ***** did not reply to the acceptance emails. I was wondering if she has replied to any of the ones for this year. She hasn't replied to mine yet.
You're NLN score is great... and yes your gpa could be a little higher.. but last year someone had a 3.35 and got in with a 160 NLN score. But unfortunately, its hard to assume what will be the competitive gpa this year.
The thing though is.. it is tough to use last year's gpa average in comparison to this year's program because they are different programs with different prerequisites. Last year a student had to have already taken Anatomy and Physiology 1&2 as well as Microbiology. I already took all those courses and so did all the applicants for last years program. Now the thing is... since freshmen don't have to take those courses this year until AFTER they get into the program, there are going to be a lot of freshmen applying with high GPA's. Because those prereqs are not required anymore, it will be easier for students this year to maintain a high GPA because they are required to have less credits and the "tougher" courses aren't required that would potentially lower a lot of GPA's.
So what does that mean for this new generic program? I can see this program being very competitive in the future in regards to GPA, because if you are a hard working college student, it should be relatively easy to maintain a high gpa with only those courses as prereqs. (essen of gen chem, psych/dev psych, english comp, statistics,) to me and this is of course my own opinion, those are somewhat easy for students to receive A's in. i think the only "hard" course that is a prereq for the nursing program this year is the essentials of organic chemistry. In my opinion this is one of the only courses that really threatens to lower high gpas amongst high achieving students.
Now the good thing, or maybe not so good thing for some students, but in my case since I took all those prereqs/coreqs, it really helped me score in the 99 percentile in science, whereas after the exam a couple students who were freshmen without those prereqs were really stumped when it came to all the anatomy and microbio questions.
Also, what kind of stinks for a lot of students is that now one has to receive a "B" or better in the sciences and math (statistics) prereqs. This further proves there will be higher GPA's from now on applying because they no longer allow you to apply if you had a "C". Obviously, Hunter is trying to "raise the bar" and only wants the cream of the crop to apply. It would be nice if they did have a formal interview process for application because in all honesty, I am sure there are lots of people who don't have such a great gpa who would be more qualified to become a nurse (professionally, emotionally, socially) than someone who has a 4.0 and had no personal skills, but with this model, we would rarely ever find out.
Another setback for students who haven't taken anatomy & physiology 1/2 or microbiology is that it now has to be taken WITH the nursing classes as a co-requisite. That is tough and I'm not sure if the staff really realizes (since its the first year) how hard this is going to be for students to accomplish. Here is a look at the first semester once in the program:
BIOL 120 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4.5 cr)
NURS 200 Introduction to Nursing (2 cr)
NURS 210 Nursing Fundamentals and Health Assessment (4 cr)
NURS 240 Foundation of Genetics for Nurses (2 cr)
Humanities (3 cr) (see catalog)
That's 15.5 credits AND you have to make sure to maintain a "B" or better. I'm not trying to scare anyone, but if someone is applying to next years program and they leave it this way, I would suggest taking those co-reqs beforehand. That way you can focus fully on the nursing curriculum and retain more valuable information for the NCLEX and for your future as a nurse! The way they have the curriculum set up now, it's like you're going to be a memory machine and that's it. Once that semester is over you'll be so grateful to be over with it, you'll just dump the info and forget most of it in preparation for the next semester of memory overload. If I get in, I will be so grateful for having taken those prereqs because I feel like I will be able to dedicate more of my mind to the nursing classes and really absorb and retain the information.
Then the next semester is even worse! One has to take A&P 2 with Microbio AND the other nursing courses.. I am sure there is a reason why they set up the new program this way, but I don't think it was the best way to do it. But, what do I know? I am just a student trying to get into the program! But I am entitled to an opinion right? lol.
I write a lot, sorry. But as far as posting NLN scores, i think you're right on that. I tend to find that as I look through all these forums, only people who scored relatively well have posted their scores. The two people I saw that posted low scores had high gpa's and talked about planning to retake the nln. lol. As far as some other grades, in my orgo lecture, some girls stated they score 120, 109, 110. One girl even said she hadn't met anyone yet that scored over 130 and she had been asking a lot of people. One more little tidbit to add: Upon my own observation, (and this is just correlation) I noticed that people who are usually interested in their standings and post onto allnurses, usually make into the program. For instance, I looked at last years entire forum, (I'm crazy i guess) and everyone who posted about their (gpa's/nln scores/i'm nervous/I hope my score is good enough/) ended up getting into the program. Among the individuals that kept posting in the forums, I didn't see one post that stated, "I didn't make it". I am sure we will all be back here in a couple of months saying, "I got accepted".
GL to you too,Milady. I hope you make it in the program. I have a feeling though with that NLN score you may make it in. and by the way... the person who posted a 160 nln score is already in the program. He is not competition. Yay.. one less.
Ah. I'm applying for Hunter Bellevue next semester because I'm transferring from BMCC this fall. I actually took Bio with organic chem just in case Hunter wouldn't reply to my application. I focused more on Orgo because I read that the 'B' or better matters more there. Do you know if I can retake bio or not when I get to Hunter?
Hoping to get a 160 NLN next year and raise my GPA. Still haven't taken stats and that history pre-reqs yet
im assuming that you want to retake it because you received below a B. but unfortunately, if you received below a B in any of the prereq science courses, no matter where you took it, you can not retake it at Hunter. You will not be able to apply for the program.
Hey guys, do you know where we can pay the deposit and officially accept your seat to the Hunter A2D program?
I'm in the generic program and I know that we're supposed to email the coordinator (her email is in your acceptance email) but I don't know anything about a deposit.
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generic.. congrats to you too!