mylongestyeahboyever

Graduating in a few weeks and thankfully I don't need to sign a contract (but I get no choice over what unit I work in). On the other hand, the rest of my classmates are going to end up signing contracts. Irregardless, the attitudes of boomers on this thread have reaffirmed my plans to gtfo out of nursing asap.

I wouldn't drop a course unless I had below a 3.5 because that's the minimum prerequisite grade for some of the schools I'm applying to. However, I didn't know if I could retake to maybe bump up my grade. I'm probably not going to because I'll get a 3.7/3.8. I do feel like this one mediocre grade might make the school I applied to curious about how well I do in science courses. I really don't know the stats behind getting accepted to more competitive programs. That was all I was asking about. At my own university, a lot of applicants have a 4.0, but the program advisor said he prefers B students before A students because "B students are more predictable" or something crazy like that. I have yet to take the TEAS test, but the school I applied to didn't require it. I was just asking if I had a shot at getting into a BSN program. Still confused about what they look for in an applicant.

I'm a freshman. My cGPA is currently a 3.9. My nursing GPA is a 4.0. I've completed 8 courses so far. I'll be taking my last 2 pre-reqs over the summer. I took half of these classes at community college and the other half at university because my university only offers a handful of these classes at a time. I recently applied to a BSN program that I'll be hearing back from in June. I plan on applying to more schools in the near future. Right now, I'm wrapping up organic chemistry at a community college and I think I'm borderline 3.7, but it could be a 3.6. I never expected to get a grade this low, but rough home life made it difficult to keep up with school these past couple of months. I'm worried how this would impact my chances of getting into the BSN program I've applied to and I'm not sure whether I can retake the class. The school is highly competitive from what I've heard, but there's no information about what GPA range they accept.

Thank you all for the replies! I've decided to definitely ask my CNA instructor because he can better attest to the nursing side of my abilities. I'm also going to use another letter from a professor; I took a class three quarters ago that was fairly small and I did really well!

It's my first year of college and I go to a big state school. I strongly dislike the environment, but I've decided to go ahead and finish my pre-reqs here before applying to a nursing program. There's a private school not too far away that really appeals to me. So far I have a 4.0 in all my pre-reqs which is good because this school requires a 3.6 minimum. I also recently found out they have a new application cycle for transfer applicants and I'll have all the required pre-reqs done in time. The only issue is, I finished my CNA course about a month ago, passed the state exams two weeks ago, and just started volunteering last week (I applied in October). I plan on applying to jobs soon. I'm looking for advice on what to do about the LOR portion of my application. I expected to get some hands-on experience in my volunteer position earlier on. I just finished my CNA so I feel like a weak applicant. And although I did very well in my classes, there was minimal interaction with my professors (classes of 100+ people). Two of my professors this quarter were nurse practitioners so I felt like I had the opportunity to get to know them, but I didn't take it. My CNA instructor is another option, he watched me during clinicals but it feels strange to ask him. Part of me says I shouldn't be applying due to the LOR alone, but at the same time, I really want to get started soon.