National University BSN Program

Ms.Kitty · Jun 9, 2011

Berra, you had it the toughest! No time to study and a LONG waiting game! lol All worth it in the end when you get the acceptance letter =)

Hannah_PsychRN · Jun 9, 2011

congrats to all of you who were accepted! would you guys mind giving us an idea of your stats (GPA and TEAS score)? that'd be really helpful since i plan on applying later this year. and were you accepted to the ABSN or generic BSN program? thanks!!

zannica22811 · Jun 9, 2011

Hi everyone! I am new to this forum and new to National University. Just have a few more classes before I apply to the Nursing program....BSN General Entry. congratulations to everyone who got in.

Does anyone have any tips for applying to the program? Do they accept letters of recommendation?

Thank you!!!

ABerra13 · Jun 10, 2011

Hey Hannah,

I had a 3.96 for the sciences and math. And i got a 73.4 on the TEAS. Good luck to you!

ABerra13 · Jun 10, 2011

Hannah, I applied for the BSN Generic :)

Zannica, no they don't take any letters. Its a straight point system. If you haven't attended a pre-nursing forum you should, it's very informative.

SanDiegoGirl19 · Jun 10, 2011

hi everyone! i got in too. finally! i thought it would never happen.

i applied for the accelerated program. got an 84% on the teas and i have no idea what my computed gpa is. my bachelor's degree is from ucd (quarter system) then i ended up retaking anatomy/physio bc it was about 10 years ago and other schools wanted those classes within 8 years. after all the calculations and retakes, i don't know what the submitted gpa is but it's not as impressive as aberras! i think i have a low 3.??

for those of you who have to study for the teas v, make sure to study chemistry! the test is considerably harder than version 4 (i had a 92% on version 4.) know how to balance equations quickly so you can spend more time on other questions. i studied off the ati study guide book. i also read the science portion of other study books at the book store for review.

i actually kicked butt on the science portion; my english portion is what brought my score down. version 5 focuses more on punctuation, spelling and parts of speech. i wish i spent at least a 1/2 hour to review stuff i learned in the 3rd grade!

i plan on working a little during school. i just don't want to give up my seniority at the hospital. i hope i can handle it....i'll quit if it gets too hard. i don't have kids so i'll try.

ABerra13 · Jun 10, 2011

Hey Sandiegogirl,

Congrats!!! You should join our fb group! I will be working through the program as well When I was at the pre-nursing forum the facilitator said it made no difference if you didn't work at all, or you worked 20-25 hours a week. It would make a different if you tried to work 40 though. I don't have any kids either, so I'm hoping I can do it too, I will need to keep my medical benefits. It's funny there is so much chemistry on the TEAS when NU doesn't even require that class. Sandiegogirl you're right about the english sections, it was basic stuff that I'ev learned a long time ago. I honestly feel like I could have done better straight out of High School.

Ms.Kitty · Jun 12, 2011

English section killed me too. I got 86% on TEAS, if it weren't for the grammar I probably could have had a higher score. GPA of 3.6 and was told I got 4/5 on essay portion. Seems to me that the TEAS test score really is the determining factor.

cali_luv · Jun 12, 2011

Has anyone yet received their score breakdown?

Ms.Kitty · Jun 12, 2011

I contacted Ms. M----- and she was able to tell me how I did. Pretty much just gives you the essay score. But I am still waiting for the official grade break down

cali_luv · Jun 12, 2011

I left her a voicemail and email last week, no response yet but well see. :)

luvxallxthextime · Jun 14, 2011

Has anyone received their letter in the mail yet? I thought they said "shortly after" we will get our letters through USPS?