I Want To Be A Nurse, But My Grades Aren't Competitive. Help!

[Bruceh]

Thanks for the advice about taking more courses that is what I am going to do

[expmac]

You are so right when you say desire is not enough. A big part of Nursing is common sense and there are nurse's who have none. I am by no means brushing aside the grades that are needed; your patients deserve the best that you can give them. This is where honesty comes in. You need to know when you go to work that you have the skills and knowledge to handle all and any situations that may arise.A code, a fall, a seizure, an actively dying patient,the patient who was just told her daughter died,and the son or daughter who feels if they leave their parent's bedside they will die alone. I don't know a nurse who doesn't believe in GOD because if you think your success is by you alone--then you are alone.

[life is beautiful]

Thank you so much for writing such a motivational article :) I am going through the same path as u guys r explaining. I am done with all my pre-req & other recommended courses but couldn't pass my Hesi I am sitting for HESI again this May & counting my blessings so I can apply for this spring semester :)

[Natasha A., CNA, LVN]

Great article and very informative in regards of looking into rural areas. I have been out of high school for 10 years and having trouble with mathematics on timed test. I used to love math in high school and realized that my motivation and determination needs to be top notch. Do letter of recommendations help with admissions in anyway?

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Do letter of recommendations help with admissions in anyway?

Letters of recommendation help only a little bit. An applicant needs good grades and acceptable test scores, which are weighted far higher than a recommendation letter.

[Natasha A., CNA, LVN]

i see. do you have any math books for the tabe test to recommend?

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

i see. do you have any math books for the tabe test to recommend?

Any 8th grade level pre-algebra study guide from a Barnes & Noble or Half-Price Books will do. Be sure it contains rationales and directions.

Also, Khanacademy.org is good for learning math topics that trouble you.

[Natasha A., CNA, LVN]

thanks. i took the tabe at la puente adult school and the applied math section was graphs and word problems only. one problem had a 3-D cube and said "find the line that intersects with

[cruiseyb]

Where is this school at?

[cruiseyb]

This is exactly what I did and what led me to the school I am now. I did all my prerequisites at a college in the city that I live. I had a 3.5 gpa and got an 89 on the HESI entrance exam. I did not get into the program. I applied to a school out of state, which is 30 mins from the city I live in....I got in and did not have to take an entrance exam. I am also at an advantage as I dont have other classes to take with my clinical. Im in my first clinical now. have three more to complete to graduate.

i was wondering where is this school at? I'm trying to become an RN but haven't taken the entrance exam yet.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

This is exactly what I did and what led me to the school I am now.

i was wondering where is this school at? I'm trying to become an RN but haven't taken the entrance exam yet.

Member Ladyt03's location is Brooklyn, NY according to her profile, so I assume the nursing school she attends is somewhere in the Northeastern US. After all, she mentioned that her out-of-state school is located 30 minutes away from the city where she lived.

Based on the geography of that tri-state region, the two states that are 30 minutes away from Brooklyn, NY are New Jersey and Connecticut.

[jupitercrash, LPN]

I live in a pretty rural area. GPA must be 2.6 and the only thing you need to do to be "competitive" is finish all your science classes before you apply.