I keep posting various questions in various forums and I have 5 threads with not a single reply. I posted a similar post in the "Pre-Nursing Student Forum" about 2 weeks ago and still do not have a response. Since I am looking for second degree BSN programs or ABSN programs I thought I would try here. Hopefully I'll get an answer or two.
I am looking for inexpensive schools anywhere in the country that offer a second degree BSN or ABSN that are not too difficult to get into.
My GPA is about 3.3 and that is everything including all the cosmetology units at a community college before transferring to a University. I have well over 250 units.
I don't have any medical volunteer experience and I don't work in the medical field.
I am an older student and have lived on 4 continents and traveled extensively through 6 continents. I have lived and traveled in some of the poorest countries in the world.
Anyway in my personal statement I'll go for the older student, bilingual (Bachelors in French), lived in developing world angle. However, nursing so competitive I don't know where I can get in with my GPA.
I spoke to someone in administration at SFSU (San Francisco State University) and she said the BSN program has 40 slots at the SFSU campus and 40 slots at the Canada College campus for a total of 80 slots and 1000 applicants. That is an 8% acceptance rate.
I can't compete with those people. Are there any state schools in CA that are easier to get into? What are the least competitive schools around the country?
I am looking for public schools, as they are cheaper but if there are cheap private schools send them my way.
I know that University of Ariz and Northern Ariz University, UF, and UMass Boston all only look at your most recent classes/pre-reqs.
Unfortunately my pre-reqs match the rest of my GPA or maybe a tad bit lower. I was a French major and I am strugling a bit with classes like Micro. PLus I was working FT and going to school FT which was kind of stupid.
I'm finishing up my BA and minor. I'm currently full-time (max credits), and part-time job. My GPA is a 3.3, with my nursing pre-reqs a tad bit lower...hopefully it doesn't keep dropping.
As much as I would like to just concentrate on school, I really enjoy my experience in work...
Did you end up applying anywhere, or have any schools in mind?
medcentral college of nursing, which is located in mansfield, oh has a program which is not competitive at all! i think it costs about $24,000 or $26,000 and the program is 15 months long.
Check out Montgomery College in MD. It's a community college, but they first look at TEAS scores, then GPA, so you'd have a better chance of getting in. They accept people from all over the country and even the world, which most community colleges don't do. It's right outside of Washington, DC. They get approximately 300 applications for 88 slots. Good luck!
The undergraduate common application is being launched now, with a graduate process available next year. This Common Application Service (CAS) is really designed for the applicant who is willing to go anywhere in the country to pursue a nursing program (at any public or private school).
ChanelCinq
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Unfortunately my pre-reqs match the rest of my GPA or maybe a tad bit lower. I was a French major and I am strugling a bit with classes like Micro. PLus I was working FT and going to school FT which was kind of stupid.