Nursing school point system

cleback · Jun 23, 2017

Do you attend school in the us? I'm unfamiliar with a point system.

Amyboror · Jun 23, 2017

Yes I attended school in the US.

cleback · Jun 23, 2017

The point system is unique to your program, so I don't know how many people will be able to comment on it.

Best to make a list of your gpa courses taken, extracurriculars, and related work experience, and then go talk with advisors at your area programs. They will be able to tell you what you need to be a competitive applicant.

Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN · Jun 23, 2017

i spoke to my counsler and he said theres no chance of getting into a nursing school since I've failed to many classes that nursing school requires[/Quote]
This seems to be your answer. I suppose in theory you could take scads of 100-level classes, make A's in them and boost your GPA. But those would NOT nullify the school's requirement for A&P or microbiology, or whatever required classes you failed.
And truly, loving babies is not a requirement for nursing. Having a strong working knowledge of the human body (and mind, relationships, emotions, coping, etc...) is.

Amyboror · Jun 23, 2017

So in theory there is a chance? Perfect!

Of course loving babies isn't a requirement but it does help motivate me to keep going regardless of the set backs. To do a job I will be happy in. Thats what's important is it not? (Thank you!)

Amyboror · Jun 23, 2017

Okay I'll do that. Thank you for the help!

brillohead, ADN, RN · Jun 23, 2017

Have you asked if you can retake the courses you did poorly in to get a better grade to count towards acceptance into the nursing program?

Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN · Jun 24, 2017

So in theory there is a chance? Perfect!
Of course loving babies isn't a requirement but it does help motivate me to keep going regardless of the set backs. To do a job I will be happy in. Thats what's important is it not? (Thank you!)

Again,

But those would NOT nullify the school's requirement for A&P or microbiology, or whatever required classes you failed.[/Quote]
But it's worth an ask, as Brillohead suggested, if retakes of the required classes is a possibility

caliotter3 · Jun 25, 2017

Be careful when repeating courses or taking non-needed courses just to boost the overall GPA. Most schools have an upper limit of units that they will allow a person to take without taking a degree. This applies for both financial aid purposes and overall graduation purposes. You can't, although some students used to, attend college forever without reaching some educational goal. Likewise, schools to which you would want to transfer, limit the number of units that they will accept in transfer. And an anecdote here: I had accumulated units from different schools that were evaluated for a program. Every so often a "new" advisor would re-evaluate my transcripts and produce a new picture. Of course, one should replace a course where I earned an A with another course where I only got a C! I never met that evaluator, but I certainly formed a negative opinion of them. Different schools have different policies about course repetition and the effect on one's overall transcript, etc. You need to become aware of the policy for each school that you deal with and make your decisions accordingly.

OliveOyl91, BSN, RN · Jun 25, 2017

My school also uses a point system for admission into the nursing program, however our points come from the letter grades we receive in our nursing prerequisites and our scores from the two required entrance exams: TEAS and critical thinking from ATI. Each letter grade down to a C can earn you "x" amount of points, while your composite scores from both the TEAS and critical thinking will get you "x" amount of points. The 20 people with the most points are accepted while the next 10 are waitlisted.

My school's nursing program also calculates your GPA on the required courses only for entrance. Classes I took into order to get into the higher level prereq courses didn't count. And beware, like caliotter3 said you need to make sure you're only taking courses that are required for your degree. If you taken random classes to try and boost your GPA, it could severely mess with your financial aid.