Hi nursing students! I don't want to take you away from your studies for too long but I was hoping you can answer some questions for me.
Are there any of you out there that were mostly "B" students that got into nursing school. If so, how long did it take? Were there other factors you think set you apart from other applicants?
To all students: What was your acceptance GPA? How many schools did you apply to? Anything special set you apart?
OK I had a 2.4. I'm white, no kids, not in any need of financial assistance. I'm not catty ("Oh did you see the shoes she was wearing!!). My dad is not a doctor, my mother will probabbly never be "mother of the year", I don't "give it up" if a guy notices me. I take responsibility for my own grades: if I flunk an exam, it was all my doing. Not the teacher's fault, not the Chatty Cathy's that sit behind me in class. If I'm assigned a "difficult" patient, I don't place blame on my instructor, accusing him/her not "liking" me. No, I don't friend people on Facebook so I can keep track of all the parties and shopping excursions they go on. I won't give anyone my cell phone number just to have them text me at 4a.m. to ask what I'm doing. Hey, if I do poorly in a class, it's MY fault. Not the "undiagnosed ADHD please feel sorry or me" excuse. No the "OMG I'm having so many problems" excuse. It's called life, and everyone needs to start taking responsibility for their own actions.
That's part of the reason that if you have a group of female nurses, it turns into a gossip-fest, with catty, backstabbing behavior. If something goes wrong, TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILTY. It's not the patient's fault, not their annoying family, not the CNA's. Yours.
How does this have anything to do with the topic? Take your schizophrenic rants elsewhere.
It's all about where you apply and you're demographic. I am from Southern California and the competition there is nuts. You must be a stellar candidate there, and what's sad is that even if you do get in, getting a job as a new graduate is just as difficult. In California you needed a 3.5 to be considered a lot of the times and 3.8 to be competitive, that and being a minority helps (male, black, etc..), Accelerated programs were worse. It's not just California either; I've noticed it tends to be the West Coast that is harder, probably due to large populations and too many applicants. My gpa wasn't stellar but wasn't horrible, science was a 3.3, overall was slightly lower, but that would have got me to a waiting list, and I have had friends on waiting lists forever. I made the decision to locate somewhere where the competition was not nearly as stiff and ended up going to Kentucky. In the end, if you really want it, you do what you have to do and make sacrifices. If you're willing to do that, you will reach your goals.
Also I just realized this is a 5+ year old post -.- Ohwell, advise for others...
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How does this have anything to do with the topic? Take your schizophrenic rants elsewhere.