Migrating

Long story... I am a nursing student who took Human Nutrition (HUN1201) (I received a C+... I had a major car accident and undiagnosed at the time, PTSD, this pretty much caused the downfall of my grade in this class, and this is the only class I've made lower than a B in). To be competitive for the program, I really need to retake this course, because they use a point-based selection system that awards points to the grade that you earned in this course. I did attempt a C or Better appeal at my institution, and they denied it but I spoke with them and they informed me colloquially that if I were to find an institution that strictly requires you to have a B in Human Nutrition to enter (can be any Nursing/MD/anything program in the country), as long as I acted as if this was planning to pursue this school in the letter, that they would allow me to retake this course in the spring which I badly need to do. I literally cannot raise my point value for this selection system any higher and I do not believe I will make the cutoffs. If anyone here can find/knows a program that strictly requires a B in HUN1201 (Human Nutrition) please let me know of the name of this institution so I can use this.

Hello, I applied months ago and I was one from the previous cycle, I am currently applying with 47 points, my Nutrition course did not go as planned and my overall GPA took a minor hit that bumped it down from 3.6. Will reply when I get notice!

I got my rejection letter, not surprised! But, I am grateful for the people who got in. Best of wishes to the future nurses. ?

Happy early birthday manifnurse!

Well, the way the department sees the course, they have to have a grade for each prerequisite. So, they “fill in” a grade of a B. I could petition to retake the courses... but, I’d risk not getting instate tuition or my scholarships not funding the class. My advice for high school students (who know early on what they wish to do with nursing) is to take dual enrollment if they’re extremely dedicated, or take honors high school classes. Basically, I’m locked out of making the highest prereq gpa bracket. Although, I’m not complaining! Thank you so much for trying to help! You have quite a bit of points and I’m sure you’ll get in! The cutoff last time was a 45 for Spring 2019 (although fall applications are more competitive.) It was lower from previous years due to the fact they removed technical certifications as being an application booster of 10 points. As I said, I really do wish you the best! Good luck! ?

To all students who read this in the future and were told to do AP courses in HS - don’t. I lost considerable points on my prereq GPA because it’s “forced” them to give my English and Psych (which... let’s be honest are probably not going to be as hard as say stats or micro) B’s to “fill in.” I can’t retake those courses. I feel horrible. Oh well. At least I’m 18 and can have a good chance next app cycle!

Applying with 45. Scared to death and don’t think I’ll get in. Also my first time applying. Will apply the next cycle and I’m doing human nutrition over the summer so I’ll be at 55 next cycle. Good luck to all!

I'm going to be honest... I'm a major oddball! I actually shocked people when I said I was going to do nursing. With that being said... College Algebra: A Microbiology: A Chemistry 1 & 2: A Statistics: A English and Psych: I passed these with AP in HS! Dev Psych: A Human Nutrition: A Drum roll: I barely made B's in BOTH A&P I & II. I honestly have major memorization trouble with some of the core concepts because I have not taken Organic Chemistry which really makes everything harder for me to visualize and understand the Physiology, further, memorizing diagrams and models is just not my thing! This all being said, I have a wonderful GPA and many colleges are not worried about it. OP, do the best you can and excel in what you are good at. Don't let one subject or class stand in the way of your career goals. - I will add that I am a student in my (technically) third semester of college and I am only 18 years old. I took Dual Enrollment when I was in high school so that's why a lot of my credits are completed so early. I genuinely do not believe I am a genius and I did not study for each subject 3+ hours a day. I wish I did I might have done better in A&P but I don't believe this is the end of the world.

Thanks for a lot of the insight. I ask these questions because I wish to do pain not necessarily for the money (please understand, this would technically be a year of "wasted" salary if I did decide to apply for a "fellowship" in pain) but because I have family in pain management itself, and I was always very interested in doing this. I would intend to provide care to underserved areas not open up "pill mills." Do you have a website I can look into for the states that are more lenient to CRNAs practicing pain? Or could you list some if convenient to you? I can't seem to find useful information online about this.

Not a nurse (yet!), but I have seen this situation happen before. As some others have said, find a better workplace. You're an RN; you have experience, even if that experience in your particular area isn't what they're looking for, you can still be precepted. Find critical care, ED, or better-paying positions that can allow you more wiggle-room financially. You may end up having to work the 3-12's at a hospital to break even financially and daycare your child some days but at the end, raising your little one, having a decent place to call "home" (whether house or rent), and demanding better for your colleagues (finding a better paying job) does yourself and everyone here a major service. Stop letting people take advantage of you, and live your life the way you should!

Sadly, I think this might be another one of those "one thread wonders" where the OP doesn't reply to any of the great comments and suggestions anymore.

Well, that is true! Thank you for enlightening me. I do find it interesting that they consider some finance-related subjects in STEM despite none of the math, in particular, being too "advanced." Though using representative data and organizing exponential functions is a little beyond the average day-to-day "typical" nursing job. I have to agree again that nursing does have that social component that truly elevates itself. Thank you also for your insight as a previous social worker and how that relates to this topic. This was actually very insightful as well. Thank you for your input! I have to agree that nursing does encompass a social aspect that uniquely utilizes STEM. That was funny! -- Thank you all for contributing your opinions to this topic. It has opened my eyes even more than I previously thought. I now understand better why Nursing may not fall under STEM in strict conditions.

I'm a curious student enquiring about specific fields and prospects. As such, I have done some research and came across the following: https://www.aana.com/ce-education/pain-management/advanced-pain-management-fellowship-program. So... this is something I have never heard about; are there CRNAs that own pain management clinics and work in the same scope of practice as a pain management physician? I am aware that pain management physician anesthesiologists also make considerably more than traditional physician anesthesiologists? Is the same true for these fellowship-trained CRNAs? Thank you if anyone responds!

I bet if BladeMDA from SDN saw this post... oh I'd need to get some popcorn for this one! Student here, no dog in this fight one way or the other.

I am so happy for you! You remained so strong and diligent throughout that process and I am sure that the BRN agreed! You must feel really proud of yourself!