NJ nursing student needs advice!

[kristanv]

Okay so I need some advice.

I started off at a community college after highschool, and my GPA wasn't exactly ..well good. I had a 2.2. I transferred to William Paterson University and after my first semester, I now have a GPA of a 3.3. It's likely I won't make it in my schools nursing program due to its high competitiveness and standards. Right now I am listed as a Public Health major. There is no other major I wish to pursue because this is my dream career! So what should I do?

Someone told me i may have a better chance applying to some of the private institutions in new jersey, but I simply can not afford those schools. I'm trying other universities but I'm not sure if my 3.3 is good enough or if they may hold my performance at the community college higher. Is there still a chance for me?

I briefly considered getting my degree in public health to give myself time to really do well at this school and strengthen my application to nursing programs, and then applying to accelerated programs. But that's a lot of time and effort being put into a major that I really don't want. If anyone has any insight, or even better if you live in new jersey, please HELP

[CollegeGirl13]

wow kristanv , now your scarring me i applied to wpunj for the fall 2011 for nursing, my gpa is a 3.53 and now idk if i'll get into the program or not. do you know about now many people they accept?

and did you apply anyway? (p.s. good luck ! )

[strawberryluv, BSN, RN]

You should apply anyway, it doesn't hurt to try. Try look at other community college because other CCs might have a rule like automatic acceptance after finishing all the pre-reqs.

3.3 GPA isn't bad...

[kristanv]

@Collegegirl 13..

I'm not sure how many students they accept. Are you a highschool student or a transfer? I applied anyway. Reason being aside from GPA they also take a look at how well you would be able to fit into the program in the fall based on the completetion of your prereqs. I'm basically done with those. So I've got nothing to lose and everything to gain so I went ahead and applied. I will find out soon.

@jngo

I did apply to a few other schools. My heart is set on Willy P but I'll go wherever I'm accepted. Thanks for the reply!

[CollegeGirl13]

I'm a transfer student. But definately apply to other girls (Im from Nj too). I wanted to apply to Rutgers but they're not accepted transfer students for the upcoming fall (sucks). I applied to Temple, Widener, and Drexel, and saint peters.

Did you try Seton Hall?

[kristanv]

Oh thats great! I applied to FDU and St. Peters. I didn't apply to Seton Hall.. I might though. Let me know if you ever get a response!