So my advisor told me that I'll be able to finish my nursing prerequisites in 1 1/2 years but the way my schedule is made up, I think it'll be way too hard.
I've heard that Patho and Pharm and Microbiology are really really hard and taking all three of them at once is like ... crazy. Is it true that they're all hard?
Should I just do 2 years and go easy and spread them out?
I'll definitely be talking to my advisor about my future schedule.
What's weird though is that some people with 4.0 GPA don't even get into the Nursing Program.
A person with a 3.4 GPA got into it while a 3.7 GPA didn't.
I wonder why this is.
I don't think applicants are judged on GPA alone.. we often hear "average GPA for this cohort was".. which means about half were above, half below. What did the people with the lower GPA have? I think the interview, essay, life/work experience, other degrees, etc, etc, etc, often get taken into consideration. People are more than their GPA.. I think a transcript full of classes taken twice for the 4.0 GPA may not look as good as the person who hasn't retaken any classes, and only has a 3.4.. especially if that 3.4 student rocked the essay and interview.
I would like to agree with the above post. I haven't gotten into nursing school yet, but I did receive an interview invitation. My GPA is only a 3.7 and for a while, it made me nervous that it wasn't higher, but then I decided to focus on other things such as involvement in my community, my essay, etc.
I believe that the nursing department selects people they think would be successful in their program. You could have all Bs in your nursing pre-reqs, but that doesn't mean that you're horrible in school, as some nursing students believe. They weigh everything and see who would be a perfect match.
At UA, they give everything a certain number of points and then they decide based off of the high scorers. So your GPA could receive a 3, your essay could receive a 5 and your interview could receive a 4 and you still average out to be a 4 which is still really good.
The thing with your nursing application is you need to shine in every aspect. The first time I applied, I wrote a horrible essay and my GPA was still fairly low (3.3), so my scores were low. I knew this before I even submitted the application, so over the next 6 months, before the next round of applications were due, I took my final 2 sciences and retook 1 science, and was able to add 3 As to my GPA, bringing it up to a 3.7. The nursing advisor met with me to discuss my first application and she explained the point system and how I needed to show them that nursing was something I take seriously. Thus, I took the second application very seriously. I wrote an amazing essay and had 2 people revise it. My GPA was better. Also, I added some volunteer work that wasn't there before. And, lo and behold, I got an interview! One more opportunity to shine to the nursing department!
So, if your GPA is low, focus on writing an amazing essay and do loads of volunteer work. That stuff all looks good on the application!
I feel your pain and stress. Im 28 and have decided to go into nursing Im freaking out about being old at school, and worse not remembering everything I learned 7 years ago the last time I attended college. I plan on taking all my PreReq's in Winter/Summer 1/Summer2 & Fall classes. I was told by my counselor to reatak any classes that were lower then an A while i waited to hear back after I apply to better my chances in the event that I dont get in because of the super high GPA needed.
I feel your pain and stress. Im 28 and have decided to go into nursing Im freaking out about being old at school, and worse not remembering everything I learned 7 years ago the last time I attended college. I plan on taking all my PreReq's in Winter/Summer 1/Summer2 & Fall classes. I was told by my counselor to reatak any classes that were lower then an A while i waited to hear back after I apply to better my chances in the event that I dont get in because of the super high GPA needed.
I'm 41 and I have never felt younger about what I am doing. Hmm?
I feel your pain and stress. Im 28 and have decided to go into nursing Im freaking out about being old at school, and worse not remembering everything I learned 7 years ago the last time I attended college. I plan on taking all my PreReq's in Winter/Summer 1/Summer2 & Fall classes. I was told by my counselor to reatak any classes that were lower then an A while i waited to hear back after I apply to better my chances in the event that I dont get in because of the super high GPA needed.
28??? PA-LEEEEASE! Lol. I'm 39 and have at least 2 yrs. of pre-reqs ahead of me. I'll prob be 45-ish when I graduate). At 28, you're a baby! Wish I would have started when I was your age.
Wish I would have started when I was your age.
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Is your school lottery based?