Nursing App Boosters??

Continue to do really well in your prereqs while still volunteering. I'm sure you'll get application points for doing so. You can check programs and see what they say about volunteering and if they will award points to you. A key point is to not rush your prereqs just to get them done with. You want the best grades you can get possible. Another thing is you need to check with programs on if they require any entrance exams for admission. It is possible and likely they may require it or not just make sure. Study hard

Agree with dorkypanda. Your focus should be on your grades and any standardized tests; make sure you're getting A's in all. Also, if you ever have to explain your poor performance in the first year, don't use "depression/anxiety" etc. unless you are clinically diagnosed. If you're not, say that you struggled and learned your lesson; keep it no more than 2 sentences and then focus on the positive things. Your essay will come across much more uplifting.

A lot of people have a hard time the first year or two in college. It's nothing to be sad about. It's very easy to overcome that.

I actually was clinically diagnosed with all that my first year of freshman year. A lot of the time during that 1st year I was in therapy and under a treatment plan.

BUT again, I am doing awesome now and focused on bettering myself and grades which clearly I am doing.

Thanks for letting me know NOT to focus on negatives, but the positives.

Advise you to NEVER disclose health issues - for any reason - unless you are required to do so. Your health history is a private matter. Divulging information may have very unexpected and frequently negative consequences.