khamylak

I went to the nursing seminar at Goodwin for ASN and it almost seemed like a scam. You don't have to take your pre-recs with them, but you miss out on up to 11 of the 27 points need for competitive admission. Their courses are about $100 more per credit which means it would cost me a minimum of $1,100 extra just for the pre-recs I need compared to other CCs around. You are also only allowed one nursing class per semester, five semesters total. But each semester is only 6 credits. It seems like that is so slow. Other silly things: -You need Algebra 1 & 2 OR Math 125 (nursing math)- Statistics from other colleges transfers as Math 125, but does not count in your pre-recs. That doesn't even make sense! -You are "supposed" to have all your pre-recs and your "other" courses (english, psych, soc, etc) done before you start the nursing courses. That is a total of 47 credits before nursing. I could be at Goodwin until I die! I thought GC was going to be a good choice for me, but the steps to get in are seemingly ridiculous. The admissions officer is supposed to call today to follow up, but I don't think the outlook is going to be any brighter after our talk.

I am thinking of going back to school for nursing. I have a degree in communication sciences and disorders and a minor in biology. My gpa sucks. 2.83 overall, major 3.13, minor 2.02. I know I need to raise my gpa, that's a given. Do any schools only look at the courses you have taken after graduating undergrad? From what I have read you need a C or better in the pre-recs. I think I have one biology course and one chemistry course that were C-. If I retake those 2 pre-recs and ace them would that help me a lot? I am currently working in my major field so that at least is a bit related to the health field, so experience for my appplication. What else should I do? Do schools accept you on condtional acceptances ever? Could I offer to take the TEAS and let them use that as part of my "I'm grown up now, I can work hard and succeed even if my undergrad doesn't say so on paper". I also took the GREs and scored an 1120, with a 5.0 on writting. Any suggestions? Thanks!:)