Nursing School Application rejected

Editorial Team / Admin · Oct 19, 2015

Nursing school is very competitive. Even those who meet the stated requirements may be so far down the list that they aren't alternates. He may or may not have gone wrong anywhere; the only place that can answer that question is the school he applied to.

Now, he (and only he- you've already admitted to being over involved with someone who isn't your own child) needs to decide whether to apply elsewhere, try again for the next class, both, or something else altogether.

Hoosier_RN, MSN · Oct 19, 2015

I know some 4.0 GPAs that scored high on TEAS, met other criteria that didn't get in. As Rose_Queen stated, very competitive. He should try to raise his GPA if he wants to pursue this. Pretty much all schools are competitive.

WookieeRN, BSN, MSN, RN · Oct 20, 2015

Hi - I'm the overly involved mother of a daughter whose boyfriend, whom I adore, applied to nursing school and didn't get in - not even as an alternate. He has a 3.4 GPA and got an 86 on his TEAS, which from my understanding is very good. He had a great essay and excellent references. Can someone tell me where he went wrong? Was it his GPA? I know it's probably some formula that weighs the GPA and the TEAS, but we are all confused. Thx!

Without knowing the exact orogram, I'm going to venture a guess that it was the GPA. Many nursing programs end up accepting students in the 3.7-4.0 range because SO many people apply.

Miss Infermiera2b, BSN, RN · Oct 21, 2015

Like the other posters already stated, it was probably his GPA. I think the only thing he can do at this point is look at another nursing program and/or reapply to this one, maybe with an extra course or two to pump up his average. Some nursing schools won't even look at you if you don't have at least a 3.8.

caliotter3 · Oct 21, 2015

I have read of schools that turn away applicants with 4.0 GPAs. In the world of nursing school, a 3.4 GPA is not very competitive. The best thing he can do is to widen his search to include schools which might not be so swamped with better looking candidate profiles. Another option is to go to an LPN program and try the LPN to RN route, after working as an LPN for awhile. By that time, he will have had the chance to repeat science courses to improve his GPA.

NurseNikki420 · Oct 30, 2015

Like the other posters already stated, it was probably his GPA. I think the only thing he can do at this point is look at another nursing program and/or reapply to this one, maybe with an extra course or two to pump up his average. Some nursing schools won't even look at you if you don't have at least a 3.8.

To echo previous posters, 3.4 isn't quite good enough for nursing school anymore. I got in with a 3.7 and have many friends with higher (but different circumstances) that didn't get in. HOWEVER, that doesn't mean that some day and somewhere he won't be a great nursing student and nurse! Although I don't have the best GPA I am a great nursing student, much better than I was in pre-req classes. Don't lose hope!