rcounahan

The way that our school does it is by a points system. I screwed up really bad 10 years ago...I never dropped my classes so I have 5 F's on my record. If I wanted to I can do a fresh start and drop those scores that are at least 10 years old. The scores still show on your transcript but they do not factor into your gpa. I just applied to our RN program and whoever has the most points gets in. They factor your points by your gpa and your required gpa. I have made almost all A's since going back to school so my required gpa is a 3.89...they multiply that by 16...My cumulative gpa is only a 2.5 but they only multiple that by 4 so it's not really that big of a deal. I have 138 out of a possible 150 pts. They told me when I turned in my app that they would see me in January...that I was definitely in the program. Go to your school and see how their acceptance works...don't be disheartened! If I can do it ANYONE can! And look into the Fresh Start...I don't know if it is a state or national thing!

I did not apply this semester because I only had one of my sciences done and I didn't think that would be enough to get in. I had 108 points with just A&P 1. My friend applied with the same number of points and got accepted. She just got her letter last week. I am going to apply to be in the Spring program. I am going to go ahead and take A&P 2 this summer to just get it over with. I was taking A&P with Micro and it just was so overwhelming because my A&P teacher drags the class out and then swamps you at the end with a test every week. Anyways, wish me luck because I am gonna need it!