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so I am a pre nursing student just starting out. I go to a community college and hope to eventually transfer in a year with hopes to get into a nursing school. I am just now in the process starting out my science courses. The problem is I got a D in english and sociology, i dont know how. I called university of maryland college park nursing and they advised me to get very good grades in all my other courses and if i did , then those D's wouldn't be as big of a deal. do you guys think i should retake sociology and english, one or the other ?,

my second question is that do you think i should pick up volunteer hours in the ER at the hospital next to my school. Would that boost my chances ?

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    Volunteering might help your entrance score a little, but not nearly as much as retaking those courses. If you plan on going to a nursing school that is not-for-profit you will be going up against students who aced their general ed classes and space is limited. So, no, it might not be a big deal to the school (although I'm shocked they'd let anything in under a C, even for pre-reqs), but your chances of even getting into a SON have decreased exponentially.

    Also, things like "I didn't know when the exam was" won't fly in nursing school, so that needs to be addressed, like, yesterday.

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