Is Nursing school totally out of the picture for me?

[HM_Gomms95]

For starters, I'm new to this site and forum for that matter, so I apologize in advance if I'm doing this all wrong.

I started off my college career pursuing pre-pharmacy and stayed on this path for 3 years --retaking multiple classes almost 3 times just because I didn't know what to do out of this path.

Fastforward, after working with nurses for a certain time frame within a military service, I've realized nursing is something I'd love to pursue and see myself doing this long-term. I've gained experience through this life experience as well.

Problem is those past classes from my pre-pharmacy phase was severely detrimental to my overall cumulative GPA.

I'm in the process of applying to nursing schools now, managed to bring my overall cumulative GPA up to a 3.2 with core pre-requisite classes (natural sciences - AP, Chemistry ; Nutrition; etc.) specific to these nursing programs in my state to a cumulative GPA of 3.56.

What are my chances to getting into programs? Also, would my associates of pre-nursing GPA follow me into nursing school? Or would nursing school be like a blank slate in terms of GPA

[tesa0414]

I'm in my second semester of nursing school at my county's community college. I did very poorly when I first started taking college classes years ago, before I even considered nursing as a career. I went back to school two years ago, decided on nursing and finished the core pre-reqs and then applied.

My school judged applicants on overall gpa (minimum required 2.0), core pre-req gpa (minimum 2.8), and teas score (minimum 60%). I know that seems low standard, acceptance was based on the applicants applying for a particular semester. So if the majority of applicants had 3.5 or above, 3.5 would be the unofficial standard. If majority had gpas closer to 3.0, then that would be the standard. Core gpa and teas were considered first, and overall gpa was judged as a tie-breaker if needed. They didn't accept personal statements, cover letters or recommendations, just the numbers.

My overall was 3.2, my core was 3.6 and my teas was 86.7%. So almost exactly your same GPA and I got into two community college ASN programs around me (I'm in Tampa/St. Pete Florida area). I picked the one that had the best reputation and was closest to me, and it's the same college I took my final pre-reqs at.

I think you most definitely have a shot, just be flexible and creative, and look in depth at the requirements of the schools you're looking into. I'll also add that I applied to start in the spring semester and the gpa standard was lower than it was for the fall semester.