Pre-nursing student in need of advising on a few things plz

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Hi I'm new to this

I saw the site and read through a few convos and found it very helpful so I figured I would get more info if I ask my own questions.

I'm a pre-nursing student at a community college i've done pretty much most of my pre-reqs and have like 6-7 classes left b4 i apply to a nursing program(whic i havent decided) so here are my questions:

1) my current gpa is 3.02 and thats without my micro and chem II...so is that a bad gpa cause it is competion out there in the "nursing world" and im not sure if i may be able to get in

2) I havent chose a school yet...its a bit hard cause of school requirements differ from one another and trying to satify all of them is driving me NUTS!!! my question is when decided the decidin school what do yall look for( ex. would u pick a 2yr vs a 3yr program or a high well known school vs a low not well know school ex emory vs columbus state)

3) if you dont have a volunteer experience, would your appl. be okay??

4) payment wise....how expensive is it REALLY?? i know its alot but how much is a lot!??

pls and thank you :)

Specializes in Labor and Delivery.

Don't use honesty as an excuse to be mean. As far as sugar coating things, well really is there anything wrong with that, in my opinion it just makes life a little easier. I am a very honest and blunt person but I would never use it to make someone else feel bad about themselves, sorry I will never agree with that and honestly I'm just not that angry or mean inside. Everyone knows you catch more flies with honey not vinegar and there is always a kind and appropriate way to tell someone the truth. You did neither with your post of long-winded sarcasm and the cherry on top was talking about the wonders of yourself-nothing substantial or helpful

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Sugar coating is horriable, it really is. It leaves people believing that mediocre stats are going to get them into Nursing School and perpetuates that level of performance when the truth can intervine and make corrections. It is much better to be proactive (I am greatful for my chemistry teacher being blunt my first semester, for her bluntness woke me up and made me actually study rather then just accept the B I was getting in her class).

I only used myself as an example, nothing more. We are all on our own paths, and my grades affect no one. But there are lot of people like me out there that are also trying to get into Nursing School, and we are setting the bar, we get good grades, we lots of exp, we vol like crazy, we score high on the TEAS. Yes it is possiable to get in without any of that, but as nursing becomes ever more competitive the more catagories an applicant can max out the better. I am glad you are sweet and blunt, maybe you can break reality to people on this forum in a more compassionate way than I can, and that would help alot.

I will try to be more like you if you promise to down play the false hope.

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Specializes in Labor and Delivery.

Okay, why couldn't you just be like that from the start? Thats all I was saying, I understand honestly I was just saying it could be put a little nicer. Thank you though for writing that last thing, and I would never give someone false hope but do you really think some posts on here are going to make people change their minds on big life decisions probably not. I guess the only reason it upset me so much is because when I found this site I really loved it and it renewed my excitement for what I've and all of us have been working so hard for, so I just felt it was no ones place to ruin someone else's hopes and dreams. I would be hurt if someone did that to me. Well I have a huge pathophysiology exam in the morning and an empty house so its go time:redbeathe

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wow a 90 on teas. damn texas that is "so good". vol hours @ the Va wow. Amazing letter of recs too???? what???? You also have impeccable English??? /sarcasm.

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Not part of this arguement but this whole flame war was quite pointless. If Texas could have just said "I'm Sorry I'll be nicer" from the begining, then this would have been avoided. You didn't post anything positive, yes the truth is necessary but no need to be rude. Another thing, no need to brag about YOUR accomplishments. She's feeling as bad as it is with her 3.0. It makes it worse when someone else says YEAH I HAVE A 4.0 AND I MIGHT NOT GET IN. We both know that you can get in anywhere with those grades how about trying to be a little more humble?

That is all :)

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A 4.0 is not a shoe in, neither is a 90 (taking it again in two weeks), nor are letters of rec or vol hours, there are no shoe ins, at least not in the programs I am applying to, and that is why I am doing everything I can to get in, and I was trying to convey to the OP that she/he needs to do more to have a chance. I know now to not use myself as an example.

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There is the lovely nurse disposition. But I guess I would be angry if I were 29 w/o a career and two kids, gosh I cant get around how hard that must be.

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Wow! This was quite the thread. I just want to point out all schools have different requirements and so who are we to say 3.02 will not get in. Also, some people excel in clinical and patient care over books and so can we discount a student based on book grades only as they both are very important. Some are able to apply and do rather than test well.

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Specializes in Labor and Delivery.

I am a 29 year old mother and wife and very proad of that. My sons are both my husbands, I don't know were that even came from. I'm very blessed to have a husband that works so hard so that I can stay home and be with our boys, I am not the least bit ashamed of that, shame on you for writing such horrible things you really need help.

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Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.

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Specializes in ICU hopeful!.

To the OP - I want to apologize, in advance, if any of MY post came across as rude or mean. Not my intention at all. I understand 100% that you want to ask questions and get help and I completely support that. I am a pre-nursing student too (can't remember if I posted that in my previous post).

At any rate - do you have a nursing student advisor at your current college? I would suggest getting in touch with her/him if you do, and if not, get in touch via phone or email with the nursing student advisors at your prospective colleges. They are going to be your BEST resource in terms of cost/pre-reqs/and competitiveness of a program. Most of the pre-reqs should be similar, so if there is one school that you feel you might be a better fit at (say, a school that takes into consideration if you have done any volunteer work, and also has an interview portion of the admissions process) - I would try to fit your pre-req plans with them. If you have a low GPA because of your sciences (I'm talking B- or maybe a C+ - if you have a C, C-, or D grade, I honestly would suggest retaking them) you might be able to still get into programs that do interviews. I know a lot of schools are going this route because they are recognizing that some students have difficulty with math and science courses, yet will make amazing nurses, and thus should have the opportunity that those who test easily and are strong in math/science do.

Again, I hope I did not hurt your feelings or come across rudely. If you have any more questions or just need some support, feel free to PM me. :hug:

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Seriously? This sentence has more than one problem.

I've put in bold some of your own misspellings and abbreviations. I also want to point out that you have plenty of sentence structure and grammatical errors yourself. Perhaps you should practice what you preach?

Texas247365's post was far more readable than the OP's. I think that was the intent of their post.

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