Acceptance Rates / GPA Questions

Hodge · Jun 13, 2005

Acceptance guidelines vary greatly from school to school. Some have a cuttoff GPA and then do a lottery. Some do a modified lottery where the higher your GPA is the more "chances" you have of getting picked. Some go by GPA alone. My program is based soley on the following GPA criteria:

1. Grades in Biol, A&P 1, A&P 2, and Micro Biol

2. Grades in comp, psych, soc, and interpersonal communications

To be competive for admission in my school you need at least 3 of group 1 completed with a 3.25gpa or so and 3 of group 2 with at least a 3.0 gpa. Talk to admissions at the schools you want to attend and see what they are looking for. Also, most schools give prefference to those students who have completed prereqs at their institution.

firefighter81 · Jun 13, 2005

I appreciate the response.

The pre-reqs you listed are one's that I haven't done yet, I've been stationed in Italy for the last 3 years and it's not easy to get anything but basic classes done (English, Math, Social Sciences, etc). So as long as I do very well in the science classes I should have a pretty good shot right?

Also, is there anything I can do in the mean-time (once I get back to the US) that will improve my chances of being accepted. For instance, volunteering at a hospital/clinic, or anything else like that?

Thanks!

Jason

Trauma Columnist · Jun 13, 2005

Hi Jason - thanks for your service. Are you able to cross-train to a medical job? That might help. Otherwise, perhaps cross-train to something in the medical field? BTW - are you at Aviano? We were stationed in Spain and I always wanted to visit Italy - but never made it.

firefighter81 · Jun 13, 2005

Hi Jason - thanks for your service. Are you able to cross-train to a medical job? That might help. Otherwise, perhaps cross-train to something in the medical field? BTW - are you at Aviano? We were stationed in Spain and I always wanted to visit Italy - but never made it.

Yeah, I'm stationed at Aviano (currently deployed to the middle-east though). Cross-training is not really an option because they will make me extend my enlistment for another 4 years. I'm not going to be able to complete nursing school and remain enlisted at the same time. So I am just waiting for my enlistment to end so I can attend school full time.

Roseyposey · Jun 13, 2005

I'm in Wyoming, and the school I'm attending does things (IMO) very fairly. They take all the classes required for the degree (ADN), set aside the nursing classes, and use all the remaining classes to determine entry into the program. The classes are weighted by importance to the major; eg, Anatomy is worth a possible 12 points (for an A, 8 for a B, etc.), but a class like History is worth fewer points - a point is even awarded for having taken PE. The goal being that students entering the nursing program have as many coreq's completed as possible, even though the only prereq's are Anatomy and a math class (fewer non-nursing courses to worry about during nursing school). The total number of points possible is 95. I think the lowest points admitted to the program this year was 51. (They don't have a cut-off - if they have 60 slots, they take the 60 students with the highest points). There are no waiting lists other than the alternate list to replace those who are accepted and decide not to enroll that year, so everyone gets a fair shake every year. There have also been rumors as to the enrollment being greatly expanded. I know you mentioned getting a BSN; there is an on-line RN to BSN program through the University of Wyoming that can be completed in a year if all lower division requirements have been fulfilled - this is what I'm planning. Also, there is an Air Force base here. PM me if you have any questions.

Fun2, BSN, RN · Jun 14, 2005

Consider retaking any classes that will pertain to your BSN in order to get your GPA up. OR....depending on how long it's been, you may be able to do a 10 year fresh start. (Sorry, but I didn't look to see if you b-day was listed on your profile)

Good luck!

firefighter81 · Jun 14, 2005

Consider retaking any classes that will pertain to your BSN in order to get your GPA up. OR....depending on how long it's been, you may be able to do a 10 year fresh start. (Sorry, but I didn't look to see if you b-day was listed on your profile)
Good luck!

Well, luckily I haven't yet taken many of the pre-reqs for the BSN, just humanities type stuff. So I should be able to start off on a good note once I get back to the US and get into Biology and A&P etc.

Thanks for the advice!