Personal goal statement not so good but good grades.. Will I get in?

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just curious your opinion and yeah I know no one knows but I wrote a personal goal statement and just don't like it and not sure how to make it better. I've had family look at it some. I have really good grades and good g p a. I can write a paper just fine but not this for some reason. I have plenty of nursing experience. Could I still get in fnp program if the personal statement is not good but good grades and gpa and nursing experience ?

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Specializes in Leadership, Psych, HomeCare, Amb. Care.

Depends on the school. If your experience is solid with really good recommendations, and your essay is coherent, my guess is that you have a good chance. I wasn't all that crazy about my essay either, but I got in, no problem.

Best of luck to you.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Moved to student NP

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Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine.
just curious your opinion and yeah I know no one knows but I wrote a personal goal statement and just don't like it and not sure how to make it better. I've had family look at it some. I have really good grades and good g p a. I can write a paper just fine but not this for some reason. I have plenty of nursing experience. Could I still get in fnp program if the personal statement is not good but good grades and gpa and nursing experience ?

As stated above, I think they look at your entire application. I'm not sure how heavy the personal goal statement is weighed when it comes to admission, but if it's anything like undergrad, I wouldn't sweat it too much. I'm getting ready to apply to programs and I've got that personal goal statement looming over my head to write. I think if you touch on all 3 of the criteria (why you want to be an NP, career goals, future), you should be good.

Best of luck to you! I'm hoping to get accepted for a Fall 2017 start :)

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Specializes in OR Nursing, Critical Care, Med-surg.

Make sure you hit all of the points they want you to write about. My program told me specifically to hit every point they ask; they want to ensure you can follow simple directions. Don't go too much over the word limit; make it short and concise, but interesting enough to make them want to keep reading. Remember, they probably have a ton of personal statements to read, don't bore them. Give examples of your attributes with experience, not just "I am a team player; I am a hard worker," but make sure you elaborate on that.

Good Luck!

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