AmandiLee

I'm applying to VCU's Accelerated BSN program this fall, and have nearly all of my application materials put together. So I read over what they require to be in a completed applicant packet one more time and notice that SAT scores have to be included with all of the other required materials. I have the option to send GRE scores in instead, but I don't feel I have the time to prepare for them over the summer with my work schedule, and so the SAT scores will be the scores that are going. Now, here's my problem, and question. I took the SATs way back in 2004, and even though I actually managed to figure out what my username and password to the College Board website was, that's as far as I've gotten with trying to get my scores mailed to my home address. The way the instructions read for applying to VCU's ABSN program, SAT scores have to actually be in the envelope with all of the other application materials, not mailed directly to the school, which is what College Board tries to do when you electronically try to have your scores sent somewhere. I've e-mailed College Board about this, but they say to allow 4 weeks just for processing my question, so I hoped I would be able to get some help here first. For anyone else that has applied to VCU or any other program that requires your SAT scores to be with all of your other application materials, how did you do it? Please explain this mystery to me. And thanks.

Thanks so much for replying! I also would like to go for Family Nurse Practitioner, so I'm glad I know at least one person who has chosen that path. :wink2: Thank you for your advice with the prereqs and volunteering. I don't think I'll have a problem with the rest of the prereqs, it's just trying to squeeze in volunteering is hard. But I know MCV has a 50-hour student volunteer program, so I will look into that. Thank you again! And good luck!

Hi, my name is Amanda, and I'm very new to this forum. I'm new to pre-nursing, as well. I have been pre-pharmacy for the past few years due to listening to parental opinions too much, but have recently decided that it's time to pursue my dreams rather than theirs'. And my dream right now involves applying to VCU's AMSN program. I'm still a few months from applying, obviously, but I hope to start in Summer 2010 if accepted. I would actually appreciate any feedback on what I can do to improve my application or any other helpful advice from accepted students in VCU's AMSN program (or ABSN program). I am currently a student at VCU in my fourth year, and will graduate next spring with a BS in Biology and a BS in Psychology. As I previously mentioned, I have been pre-pharmacy for most of my time at VCU, and so I began working in a retail pharmacy almost two years ago (I am now a CPhT). It was actually at my job as a pharmacy technician that I became interested in nursing and got to see what a large role nurses and NPs play in patient care. Anyway, moving on from my job back to school. I currently have a cumulative GPA of 3.396, which will hopefully be brought up to an even 3.4 by the end of this semester. My prerequisite GPA is a 4.0, but I've only taken Microbiology (+ lab) so far, but I plan on taking Anatomy and Developmental Psychology over the summer and Physiology in the fall. I do have a few W's (mostly from upper-level chemistry classes and one really odd animal diseases class) and a D in Organic Chemistry II which I refuse to retake because that class was a living nightmare and I'm just happy I managed to pass it (I got A's in Organic Chemistry Labs I & II though, go figure). So I have a really bad feeling that those last two stats are really going to hurt my application. However, I can get solid LOR from two pharmacists and my Microbiology/Bacteriology professor (I could not get enough of those microbes... ^_^). As for ECs, I'm not really in any, per se, since I work almost full-time and live an hour from campus (on the Powhatan/Cumberland line, for those in the know). I do have membership in Phi Eta Sigma, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key, and a random research institute that I participated in as a freshman in the Honors College at VCU. And I was the captain of a Relay for Life team my freshman year, as well (things were a lot simpler back then). And if it counts for anything, I was in Who's Who last year and I was the first Employee of the Month at my store (which still cracks me up). So...that's about it. Sorry for the long post. I'm just really paranoid about not having things work out, so any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated. Anyway, if you've made it this far, thanks for reading.

Hi, my name is Amanda, and I'm very new to this forum. I'm new to pre-nursing, as well. I have been pre-pharmacy for the past few years due to listening to parental opinions too much, but have recently decided that it's time to pursue my dreams rather than theirs'. And my dream right now involves applying to VCU's AMSN program. I'm still a few months from applying, obviously, but I hope to start in Summer 2010 if accepted. I would actually appreciate any feedback on what I can do to improve my application or any other helpful advice from accepted students in VCU's AMSN program (or ABSN program). I am currently a student at VCU in my fourth year, and will graduate next spring with a BS in Biology and a BS in Psychology. As I previously mentioned, I have been pre-pharmacy for most of my time at VCU, and so I began working in a retail pharmacy almost two years ago (I am now a CPhT). It was actually at my job as a pharmacy technician that I became interested in nursing and got to see what a large role nurses and NPs play in patient care. Anyway, moving on from my job back to school. I currently have a cumulative GPA of 3.396, which will hopefully be brought up to an even 3.4 by the end of this semester. My prerequisite GPA is a 4.0, but I've only taken Microbiology (+ lab) so far, but I plan on taking Anatomy and Developmental Psychology over the summer and Physiology in the fall. I do have a few W's (mostly from upper-level chemistry classes and one really odd animal diseases class) and a D in Organic Chemistry II which I refuse to retake because that class was a living nightmare and I'm just happy I managed to pass it (I got A's in Organic Chemistry Labs I & II though, go figure). So I have a really bad feeling that those last two stats are really going to hurt my application. However, I can get solid LOR from two pharmacists and my Microbiology/Bacteriology professor (I could not get enough of those microbes... ^_^). As for ECs, I'm not really in any, per se, since I work almost full-time and live an hour from campus (on the Powhatan/Cumberland line, for those in the know). I do have membership in Phi Eta Sigma, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key, and a random research institute that I participated in as a freshman in the Honors College at VCU. And I was the captain of a Relay for Life team my freshman year, as well (things were a lot simpler back then). And if it counts for anything, I was in Who's Who last year and I was the first Employee of the Month at my store (which still cracks me up). So...that's about it. Sorry for the long post. I'm just really paranoid about not having things work out, so any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated. Anyway, if you've made it this far, thanks for reading.