BunnyJ

2 years later...an update! Hello All, It's been so long since I've last logged onto this forum. A few years ago, I wrote on here questioning myself if i really am cut out to be a nursing student. I wrote about how my grades weren't as stellar as my competitors and maybe only smart people can get into nursing school. The members on here wrote back and told me to keep pushing myself and do whatever it took to get myself there. Book smarts isn't the only way to get into nursing school. Well, I'm about to finish my first year of nursing school!! :) It still boggles my mind that I actually got to the place I thought I'd never make it to. I have a year left to go and the journey has definitely been a difficult one. But, I am so grateful and humble about where I am now. I want to thank you all for all the support you've given me when I wrote that first post. It was you all that really kept me going and I didn't give up because this is what I really want to do. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Hello All, It's been so long since I've last logged onto this forum. A few years ago, I wrote on here questioning myself if i really am cut out to be a nursing student. I wrote about how my grades weren't as stellar as my competitors and maybe only smart people can get into nursing school. The members on here wrote back and told me to keep pushing myself and do whatever it took to get myself there. Book smarts isn't the only way to get into nursing school. Well, I'm about to finish my first year of nursing school!! :) It still boggles my mind that I actually got to the place I thought I'd never make it to. I have a year left to go and the journey has definitely been a difficult one. But, I am so grateful and humble about where I am now. I want to thank you all for all the support you've given me when I wrote that first post. It was you all that really kept me going and I didn't give up because this is what I really want to do. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Hi everyone, Thanks for all the encouraging words and support! I was really touched that you all have faith in me. I don't want to give up either! I really want to do this. I know I may not be the smartest student, but I really enjoy working in the hospital setting. I look forward to my volunteer job every Friday, and the nurses are so nice and supportive. I don't want to let them down and say that I didn't get accepted into any of the nursing schools I applied to. I don't know what to do. I am pressing on with my applications and I'm going to send them in and hope for the best. If I don't get accepted into any of them (all 7 schools), what next? I'm still a student at the University...I can't stay there forever. I would like to graduate with a BS degree. I am reminded of a teacher I had a few years ago. She told me that maybe being a nurse is something that is not for me (because my grade in that class wasn't up to par). From then on, I wanted to prove her wrong, and went on and completed all my classes anyway. I can't help but wonder, though. If she may be right? If I do get rejected from every school. I don't want to believe that nursing is not for me. I've wanted this for so long. I just feel so lost and discouraged.

I looked into out of state as well. It is an open option for me. As for repeating classes, the state schools in California calculates the two grades if repeated, but it doesn't not raise the GPA enough to make a mark. I am filling out my applications right now, and it is making me sick to my stomach. I also checked the other thread with admitted students sharing their GPA. They're all quite high. Thanks for the encouragement. I'm hoping for a miracle.

Hello All, First of all, I just wanted to express how much I look up to all of you nurses and nursing school students! You've all worked so hard to get where you are and on top of that, are giving back by giving care for the people in society. I wish so much to be along side you all. But, I don't think I really have a chance anymore. As the nursing school impaction in California is rising, the stakes are high. I have finally finished all of my required courses and calculated my final GPA. I ended with a total of 2.75. Barely making the minimum requirement. Through my college career, I have hit bumps of bad advising (setting me back 1 whole year) and then a dip in grades (for a year)... When it comes down to it, it seems as though straight A students will be able to have a fighting chance as a nursing student. It's making me so depressed! My family, friends, and the nurses at the hospital I volunteer at are all so supportive of me and are all rooting for me. This is what I want so very much. I've worked as hard as I could for 5 years to get here. However, what I want might not even be a figure of attainment. What should I do? Were all of you high marked students? Am I nursing school material?