OHSU B.S. Program

Published

I am currently living in Illinois but really want to go to transfer to a nursing school in Portland. I was doing some research on the internet and found OHSU's bachelor program. Is it true that they only look at your pre-req GPA? I have all but one of the pre-req classes completed and my GPA for those classes is a 4.0, but my GPA with all the other classes I have taken in college is a 3.56 (so hopefully they just look at pre-req). I know OHSU is super competitive, but what other factors do they look at besides GPA? Does their

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I noticed your lonely posting with no replies so I thought I'd share what I know about OHSU.

You're right, OHSU is really competitive - it's simply a great school. Here's what I found when I applied for admission this year.

While the paperwork that I submitted really only considered the prereqs, I was also required to supply ALL college transcripts (long story short I found that out the hard way) so I'm GUESSING that IF it came down to a tiebreaker, overall GPA MIGHT play some role, but like I said, that's just a guess. The other piece of the admission process is a proctored essay. It wasn't a big deal and it's nothing you can study for. The questions were confidential so I can't share them but I don't think it would upset anyone if I said that the focus of the various questions was to highlight why the applicant should be chosen by OHSU.

As for me, I can tell you that I was selected as an alternate (they don't supply a ranking so I don't know exactly where I fit in the overall list) and I had all prereq's complete with a 4.0 and an overall GPA of 3.99 so as you can see it's not just GPA. I should also tell you that for personal reason I could only attend the Portland campus, and as you might suspect, it's the most competitive of all. Maybe if I could have attended one of the other Oregon locations I might have been accepted but I really couldn't do that. Probably the more flexible your can be, the better your chances on getting in. BTW, the other locations are great!

If you haven't already done so you might want to check into the OCNE program. In a nutshell it's a joint program between some of our local community colleges and OHSU. Essentially if you're accepted into the community college program you're guaranteed acceptance into OHSU for the last year of nursing school and graduate with a BSN from OHSU. In fact, many of the clinicals for the community college students are held at OHSU. It's also a VERY competitive process and probably receives as many if not more applications than the OHSU program.

If there's anything I can do to help, don't hesitate to ask.

Good luck! :wink2:

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Thanks so much! Your reply was very helpful..i have a lot to think about and a very short time to do so. Where are the other campuses?

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Thanks so much! Your reply was very helpful..i have a lot to think about and a very short time to do so. Where are the other campuses?

Ashland (on SOU's campus), Kalamath Falls, (OIT's campus), LaGrande (EOU's campus), Monmoth (WOU's campus).

One reason Portland's program is hard to get into (besides the fact that it's in Portland) is that the class size is pretty small. I think Ashland might have the biggest cohort size at 50+ per year...something to consider when applying :-)

Up Vote Up Vote ×

What are the chances of getting into OHSU Fall 2010 bachelors program with a 3.6, 150 volunteer hours at OHSU'S Doernbecher, as well as volunteer hours at another ER, CNA certification and a strong essay?

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I'm not sure if anyone could answer your question but what I can tell you is that you'll never get in if you don't try. If you don't get in this year, figure out how to make yourself a more appealing candidate and try again next year. Also, if you don't have your heart set on OHSU, apply to other schools too. There's a lot of good schools in the PDX area. Good luck!

Up Vote Up Vote ×

i ageee

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion