I didn't get into Nursing School!! Help!!

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So, according to Georgia State, my overall GPA is a 2.98, and my science GPA is a 2.44 currently. I've applied to 4 nursing schools for the fall 2016 semester (Ga Southern, Armstrong, Clayton and Emory). I didn't get into Ga Southern and Armstrong and I'm waiting to hear back from the other two. However, i am not very confident about getting into them either. I have no idea what I'm going to do after this summer (ill be done with all my pre-reqs for nursing school) if i don't get into a program and i don't have any idea of what i can do to still get where i want to. My goal is to be a nurse midwife. Could anyone help me please? Im beyond desperate and I'm going crazy with all the stress and frustration and crying over the past few months.

Specializes in Critical Care Transport, Cardiac ICU, Rapid.
Thank you all for your input, even the person who said, "your GPA sucks." Im 20, for the person who wanted to know my age. Everything you all are saying, i guess i kind of knew in the back of my mind but didn't want to admit it. I guess i've just never been one to have my priorities straight, or anything straight for the matter, before i get myself into something. My 2nd biggest fear is being someone who is still in school when I'm in my late 20s early 30s trying to get my 1st degree to make something of myself. My 1st fear is failure. But nursing is all i want to do. If i wasn't doing nursing, i wouldn't know what to do, literally. And while 50% of that sentence means I've fallen head over heels hard in love with this profession, the other 50% means i didn't know what i wanted to major in when i came out of high school and nursing just made sense cause theres lots of nurses in my family. But i've gotten to a point in my life--jeez i sound so elderly sometimes--where i realize that i have to 1. get my **** way past together (excuse my french), 2. learn some serious discipline, 3. learn how to study well, and 4. believe in myself. Again, thank you for all of yalls input, it's helped me so much with putting things into perspective. I'm most definitely not giving up; that will never happen. No matter how long it takes, i'm gonna be a nurse.

Jordan I'm traditional age as well (21), and it's not enough to say that youve fallen in love with nursing. You need to study and treat this profession as if you're going to be affecting someone's life in a prettt big way. How can you expect to be a nursing studen and deliver the correct amount of medication if you're not sure how to calculate the dosage correctly? How can you deliver the medication safely without knowing the contraindications and how that medication works in the body? You have to remember Pre-Reqs are just the basics and things will only get harder for you when you get into nursing school. There are a lot of people who are in love with nursing but there's also a lot of people who are that also have the work ethic needed to succeed

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Jordan I'm traditional age as well (21), and it's not enough to say that youve fallen in love with nursing. You need to study and treat this profession as if you're going to be affecting someone's life in a prettt big way. How can you expect to be a nursing studen and deliver the correct amount of medication if you're not sure how to calculate the dosage correctly? How can you deliver the medication safely without knowing the contraindications and how that medication works in the body? You have to remember Pre-Reqs are just the basics and things will only get harder for you when you get into nursing school. There are a lot of people who are in love with nursing but there's also a lot of people who are that also have the work ethic needed to succeed

This is the thing that motivates me to learn and really understand the material I'm taking as I gear up for school in the fall. The fact is that at some point someone's life is going to be in my hands and I want to be as prepared as possible and ready for that responsibility. The thought of completely messing up and hurting someone because I wasn't focused enough and didn't learn what I should terrifies me.

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As my advisor told me.. students with GPA's of less than 3.0 will sit waiting to get into RN programs because their GPA's are not high enough to ever have enough points. You need to retake any classes with a C or you can consider the LPN program first then transition into the RN. You will not get in with a GPA under 3.0 or higher.

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I hate to say it, but for-profit schools or online degrees. University of Phoenix has programs, I am pretty sure Kaplan has their own program

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Hey everybody. So i'm thinking about going to CNA school and retaking the pre-reqs i need to at the same time. Not sure if this is a good idea, or if it's even possible. Do y'all know? Also, the only 3 Nurse Aide programs i found that are accredited by the ACEN are Augusta Tech, Southern Regional Tech, and West Ga Tech. Does anybody have experiences or reviews for these schools? I ask because i've never heard of them. And last question, because i can't seem to find this anywhere, do you have to go to an accredited CNA program to get a jab? Or can it be state approved? Most all the ones i found are state approved and idk if, when i graduate from the program, the certificate will hold any validity in terms of getting a job.

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Specializes in Critical Care Transport, Cardiac ICU, Rapid.
Hey everybody. So i'm thinking about going to CNA school and retaking the pre-reqs i need to at the same time. Not sure if this is a good idea, or if it's even possible. Do y'all know? Also, the only 3 Nurse Aide programs i found that are accredited by the ACEN are Augusta Tech, Southern Regional Tech, and West Ga Tech. Does anybody have experiences or reviews for these schools? I ask because i've never heard of them. And last question, because i can't seem to find this anywhere, do you have to go to an accredited CNA program to get a jab? Or can it be state approved? Most all the ones i found are state approved and idk if, when i graduate from the program, the certificate will hold any validity in terms of getting a job.

A CNA course is not difficult and you'll be able to take classes along with it (I took that over the summer 2 years ago with A&P1 and lifespan devel). Is it fun? No, but we all make sacrifices for things we really want. If you don't plan on putting the effort needed to get a good grade I would suggest otherwise.

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I went to nursing school in GA. Had a craptastic gpa d/t screwing off in college. I blew the entrance exam out of the water and was accepted to an ADN program on my first try. I applied and was offered a job in Atlanta about a month after graduation. I got my BSN online and am now a student NP.

My point is that there is always a way...you may just have to take a different path to get there.

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Hi there! This was a very interesting forum to read, I really am in your same boat with the fact that i was denied into my nursing program twice. Although, i was proactive and applied to 6 other programs with my second application in case i got another no. The second no came, and now I'm waiting to hear from all of these other schools to see where my nursing passion will take me! Have you heard from Clayton or emory? I also applied to emory. Good luck to you! Im strongly considering getting a CNA also (:

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Don't cry. Truth is you might have to take a step back to move forward. BSN programs are tough to get into. Just recently I got accepted at a community college on a 2.71 for an RN program. I'm finishing up my LPN in 1 month. Did I want to do LPN? No, but I had to take a step back to go forward. If you can't do a BSN, then do ADN and if not that do LPN as a last resort.

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I wouldn't asume that getting an associates degree is not as competitive. A lot of people get their AS first because it is a cheaper route. I just got into a community college with a 4.0, and the average GPA of who go into the program was a 3.8. However in this program you are dually admitted into metropolitan state university to get your BSN after earning your AS. But even with that being said I have even heard that AS programs depending where you are in the country can be more competitive than BSN programs. I frankly agree with alot people on this post.. if you cant get a least a B in your sciences classes then I don't know how you think you can be a midwife. And I don't mean to be rude or negative. I am just being honset being a midwife is a huge responsibilty. What makes alot of the science classes hard is you have to retain alot of information and wrap your mind around alot of difficult material. This is something you will have to do all the time as a midwife. Why not do it right and ace your science classes? I don't think you need find a new path to get your BSN I think you just need to refocus your energy. You can do this!

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Specializes in Allergy/ENT, Occ Health, LTC/Skilled.

Relocate, raise your grades, or do LPN then RN. I'm currently awaiting acceptance to my bridge program, I'm not sure if ita my location or just that its a bridge program, but the pool of applicants is much smaller than traditional RN. I have a 3.96 for my sciences and in general but I know a few students who got in last rotation with bare minimum of 2.8. They did fail out of the program half way through though.

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you could try to do an LPN program and then apply for an LPN to RN program. However, you may need to retake classes. Then an RN to BSN or MSN program.

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