lanierguy

Guys, I am a little frustrated. I really want to be a nurse! At summer's end I will have completed all the pre-reqs for most schools. I'm older. I completed my original BS in 98, not in nursing. Problem is my grades are terrible. I skated through my BS program...barely keeping my GPA high enough to graduate. I goofed off a lot, and dropped a lot of classes and eventually took WFs in some. Those will kill your GPA. Does anyone have any tips for getting into school with a lousy GPA? Like I said I'm older and male. Will that help me? Since all of my classes were taken (except micro, which I am currently taking) 10 or more years ago can I get some sort of "forgiveness" for being young and irresponsible? I have had a rather successful IT career since '98....translation complex and technical, like nursing. Out of HS I completed a surgical tech program and worked at a local hospital for a year. In addition I paid for my BS by working in the sports medicine dept. as a student trainer. Somebody tell me there's a magic bullet out there.