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Has anyone had any luck with applying at National University for their nursing program? I applied back in Oct 06 and have been waiting to hear from them. They are supposed to notify in 3 months. I have called and called and written email upon emails with no response really. :banghead: Please, if anyone has applied and received some sort of letter, I would greatly appreciate your reply.

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Hello! I am currently working on my pre-reqs at NU and one of my classmates met one of the nursing program professors. He told her that unless she had all A's in her science classes she wasn't even in the running for getting into the program and shouldn't bother applying until she'd retaken any classes she hadn't gotten an A in. I know its competitive but that seems a little much, is this accurate? Did anyone who got accepted have less than an A in any of your sciences? I appreciate any info you can give me! :)

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I had all 'a's . The competitiveness depends on the particular cohort you are applying to. Mine was extremely competitive. All of us had really high GPAs and pretty good teas scores. I know there are past cohorts that had lower total point cutoffs and also higher total point cutoffs. Depends on the 200 or so people you apply with.

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hello future nurses! :)

i am in cohort 18, in the home stretch of my degree, just over 5 more months left!!!! i just wanted to give some advice on books for the nursing program. as for the book lists, i recommend just buying the main text that is required... don't waste your time on the recommended text.

there are 2 books that i feel are a must for the program. they are:

saunders comprehensive review for the nclex-rn examination

isbn: [color=#0000cc]9781416037088

**this book is great to take with you during the program. it summarizes everything from med-surg, ob, peds, psych, drug calculations, meds, skills review, basically everything you need for the nclex in a nutshell. every section has practice questions and this book has helped me so much through the program, it is like my bible. :D

nursing diagnosis handbook: an evidence-based guide to planning care

isbn: [color=#0000cc]9780323048262

**this book was my bible for the 10,000 care plans you have to do throughout the program. makes care planning a breeze!!

hope this helps, i am going to start studying for the nclex and i'll be using my saunder's book... taking it in march and it will be here before i know it!

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Swede_girl726- I also had all A's, and I was given the same info as you when I started taking pre-reqs. I'd say it's an accurate statement based on my knowledge. If you have any low B's or C's- definitely don't waste your time. ExPharmagirl has a good point that it depends on the cohort. If you apply in an August cohort, you're competing with a lot of people who finished classes in May, so I think those have more applicants and are therefore likely to have a higher cut-off. I applied for the Feb deadline (Cohort 24) and it was still very competitive, but I'm guessing the "off-season" deadlines might be a better bet if you have anything lower than an A. Just a thought.

PrettyinPink57- Thank you so much for the info you provided, and best of luck on the NCLEX in March!!

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Hello Swede_girl726,

I think people are forgetting that the prereqs are 30% of your point total to get in. You should strive to get A's and or B's. I did not have A's in any of my prereqs, I even had C's. It all depends on the competition of your cohort, and it also depends on if you retook a class, your TEAS grade and your Essay grade. If you feel you have poor grades, then strive to do your best on the essay and Teas. I got in with no A's, good essay grade and good teas grade. Then again I was an alternate, but still, for someone to say to "not waste your time" is not a good motivator to some of these people, especially knowing how hard it is to get into a nursing program. Do your best, if you lack in one area, try and make up for it in the others. Gl with your pre-reqs!

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yea, don't waste your time if you have C's for sure. I have straight As in all the prereqs and a 94% on the TEAS. I'd consider myself lucky if I get in to a cohort!

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Thanks for all the info! :D

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hello future nurses! :)

i am in cohort 18, in the home stretch of my degree, just over 5 more months left!!!! i just wanted to give some advice on books for the nursing program. as for the book lists, i recommend just buying the main text that is required... don't waste your time on the recommended text.

there are 2 books that i feel are a must for the program. they are:

saunders comprehensive review for the nclex-rn examination

isbn: [color=#0000cc]9781416037088

**this book is great to take with you during the program. it summarizes everything from med-surg, ob, peds, psych, drug calculations, meds, skills review, basically everything you need for the nclex in a nutshell. every section has practice questions and this book has helped me so much through the program, it is like my bible. :D

nursing diagnosis handbook: an evidence-based guide to planning care

isbn: [color=#0000cc]9780323048262

**this book was my bible for the 10,000 care plans you have to do throughout the program. makes care planning a breeze!!

hope this helps, i am going to start studying for the nclex and i'll be using my saunder's book... taking it in march and it will be here before i know it!

thank you for the info prettyinpink! how is the program going for you so far? are you happy with the teachers, clinical training, etc?

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Im in the LA cohort starting in 5 weeks, and I cant wait! Thanks for all the advice you have all shared, it's really helped tremendously!

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Congrats moonshadow! If you don't mind me asking, what was your teas score? and do they tell you what grade you got for your essay? How much was your total score out of a 100? I am applying for Feb deadline and still have to take one class this Oct.

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Congrats moonshadow! If you don't mind me asking, what was your teas score? and do they tell you what grade you got for your essay? How much was your total score out of a 100? I am applying for Feb deadline and still have to take one class this Oct.

I don't know what my essay (they don't tell you) or total score was, but I did get an A in the biomedical course and a 92% on the TEAS exam.

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Hello, I just applied to the bsn program at National University for April 2011. Im awaiting a letter of whether or not I got in. Has anyone recently been accepted to the program? If no one minds sharing I would really like to know what was your TEAS score, science GPA, ect. There were a lot of people applying for very little space (I think 50 students) in the Nursing program which makes me nervous about where I stand and whether or not I will get in. Any info people could share would be great...

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