National University Cohort 63

Jessica Werner · Dec 6, 2019

On 12/6/2019 at 12:20 PM, cameezy said:
Yeah it never hurts to try! A professor of mine at National says there have been students who got in with a C in some of the pre-reqs. Are you applying as a second bachelor student @Jessica Werner?
I wonder if they give any sort of bias or priority to second degree seeking students. Specially considering most absn programs are generally for those who already have a degree.

I don’t already have a degree. Would this professor be named ****** ******? Hah! He told me that 2 years ago and I tell him every time I see him to stop telling student that because it’s simple not true! I don’t know a single student who has gotten accepted with a C in any pre requisite!
the only B- I have is in micro. It’s dragging me so badly.

I don’t believe they give any priority at all to second degree students. I know the community colleges do, you get points for it.

talkingbird · Dec 6, 2019

On 12/6/2019 at 2:46 PM, Jessica Werner said:
I don’t already have a degree. Would this professor be named ***** *****? Hah! He told me that 2 years ago and I tell him every time I see him to stop telling student that because it’s simple not true! I don’t know a single student who has gotten accepted with a C in any pre requisite!
the only B- I have is in micro. It’s dragging me so badly.

I don’t believe they give any priority at all to second degree students. I know the community colleges do, you get points for it.

Haha yes, it's him. He was such a good professor. I have a B- in microbio too. That's been weighing my gpa down but I really don't wanna retake it. I took it like 9 years ago so National is the only university that will take the grade. If I don't get in cohort 63 then i'll consider retaking.

Jessica Werner · Dec 9, 2019

On 12/6/2019 at 12:51 PM, cameezy said:
Haha yes, it's him. He was such a good professor. I have a B- in microbio too. That's been weighing my gpa down but I really don't wanna retake it. I took it like 9 years ago so National is the only university that will take the grade. If I don't get in cohort 63 then i'll consider retaking.

I’m just retaking in January to be safe. I don’t want to wait another year to start a program!

ms.nurseabby · Dec 11, 2019

Hello everyone!

Just found this forum, I'm also going to apply for this cohort. My scores are 3.7 GPA and 84 TEAS (pretty close scores as everyone so far). I will be retaking my TEAS next week, to better my chance in getting into the program.

Good luck to all!

GM14 · Jan 19, 2020

Hey guys, I got accepted into cohort 62. I took the TEAS last minute for the first time and got a 77. I was devastated because all I was reading on these forums was people saying you needing high 80s to be accepted. I saw someone from cohort 61 apply with a 77 and get an interview so I tried my luck and got accepted. If you have competitive GPA and you kill your interview, you should be good.

John2020 · Jan 20, 2020

I applied for cohort 61 with a gpa of 3.6 and teas of 82.7. Got an interview but must of did horrible on the interview and did not get in. I skipped cohort 62 to give myself a break and planning on applying for this upcoming one. Good luck guys.

Student 5431 what was your gpa?

John2020 · Jan 31, 2020

Hi everyone. What’s everyone applying with? GPA/TEAS score. Thanks

ms.nurseabby · Feb 1, 2020

2 hours ago, John2020 said:
Hi everyone. What’s everyone applying with? GPA/TEAS score. Thanks

Hi John2020,

I currently have a 3.6 GPA and a TEAS score of 84%. I might retake the TEAS to attempt to reach a higher score, but if not, these are the scores I am applying with.

What questions were you asked in the interview?

John2020 · Feb 3, 2020

Things like why do you wanna be a nurse, why national. Most questions related to nursing. But I was reading the previous cohort before this one and some people had mention their teas questions and some questions were different from mines. So I’m wondering if they change a few each cohort, so I’m a little nervous. I also have a 3.6 and a teas of 83 I’m retaking the teas to try and get a higher score.

I’m sorry not read questions I meant interview questions.

thundermoo5e · Feb 4, 2020

FWIW i applied to cohort 61 with a 3.75 and an 82.7 TEAS, got an interview, and must have bombed it, cutoff was around 88 points I believe. Im reapplying for February, retook the TEAS and got a 90% so god help me if I get denied again lol

John2020 · Feb 5, 2020

That’s an awesome score! How did you study for the teas?

You’ll definitely get in this time!

thundermoo5e · Feb 5, 2020

12 hours ago, John2020 said:
That’s an awesome score! How did you study for the teas?
You’ll definitely get in this time!

I used the mometrix book, the pocket prep app/ website (i paid for the full 1500 questions) and I googled science teas questions and took every practice exam online I could find. I built 2 quizlets with around 250 questions and studied every day for like 2 months!

Thanks for the encouragement! I also started volunteering at UCSD, I cant stress enough they really want to see some healthcare experience during the interview ? It is its own category of points!