sunshineee

You don't need any clinical or health care experience, but it will help you tremendously when you actually get into the program. The people who have health care experience most of time ace the exams. I did not have any experience personally but they always look at the applicant as a whole picture. I had a previous unrelated bachelor degree, 3.82 GPA, and a HESI score of 94%. They really look at your HESI score and the scores you got on your science pre-requisites. Our cohort had very high grades close to 4.0 GPAs, that's why ODU is super competitive. You need to have an 80 on all nursing exams thats why they try to take the ones that are more likely to succeed in the program. In our first semester, about 25 people out of 80 either dropped out or failed a fundamental class and could not continue.

No unfortunately im here for the next year (husband military orders). I think I heard a couple of people applying and having some prereqs still in process. ill probably get Chem done once I come back I did really well in Anatomy & Physio and had done the classes in person

Not too early, I am planning to apply either 2021 or 2022. I have to take gen chem with lab but I am overseas at the moment and I can't take it online per instructions on the website. Any loopholes?

I have to take chemistry for nursing.. which one should I take at portage? CHEM 103 & 104 : General Chemistry I and II with lab or CHEM 121: Foundations of General Chemistry with lab

that sounds like just one course, but I would ask the school.

did you take chem as a pre-requisite for nursing school?

Have you taken these courses online and successfully got in nursing school?

I would never take a&P online... it was hard enough taking it in class. It was a struggle but I still got an A. I couldn't see myself taking it online.

nursing schools typically do not accept labs online, especially not for A&P

depends on the school. for an accelerated program, a lot will look at the last 60 credits and your prerequisites scores and nothing else.

Yes you have a BS, you should be applying to a BSN program or an accelerated one at least. CNA is also an option. Many with accept you into the LPN or ADN because you have that CNA and work experience.

totally agree with Mergirlc! Ask questions!! I was that student that sat in front and asked questions and when I didn't understand something the teacher could tell and asked me if I understood or if I wanted her to repeat something. I was also an older student (10 years older at least). Sometimes the teacher would laugh at me when I asked very basic questions (a lot of students didn't like her and were scared to ask questions), but I didn't care because i'd rather ask it now then answer wrong on an exam. My goal was to get a good grade and by the end of the semester I think the teacher actually liked me because she knew I was trying hard. I ended up getting an A, which she only gave a few.

Just to give you a little background about me.. I have a non-science bachelor in political science. I took each science classes individually because I was working full time. I don't have any kids but had a lot on my plate (my husband is in the military). This is the breakdown of all the prerequisites and grades I got: General Bio: A (I had to take this before being able to take A&P)Human Anatomy: AHuman Physiology: ANutrition: AHuman Development: AStatistics: AI am still in the process of taking Microbiology and Gen Chemistry. It is possible to get good grades while caring for a baby or working full time. I had to take one every semester which put me back from applying to nursing school, but I think it is worth it because my grades were not affected at all by my lifestyle. I suggest not thinking so much about how long it will take to finish the prerequisites but to take your time because these are important classes and like others have said they are a foundation that you will build on once you are accepted into nursing school. I especially liked Human Anatomy. It was tough but I made it through it. My Anatomy teacher even told us that she failed the class the first time she took it and she still managed to get graduate degrees.

I only took 1 a semester because of my full time job

Thank you! I tried my best with a full time job it is hard to keep up with a class. I did get A in human anatomy, A in nutrition, A in development psych. Hopefully I'll get an A in micro and just have one B