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^^ not true. Last acceptance to traditional Generic Pathway program will be Fall 2013. Your C in orgo is fine as long as you're applying for entry in Fall 2013.

When I took orgo at hunter it was manageable, although it wad the first time in my life I needed to get a tutor. I think orgo is one of those subjects that is dreaded everywhere. I know of people who took it at brooklyn college who felt the same way; either way you'll need to invest time into the subject, like any of the science prereqs. Don't let one class stop you from going forward, just make sure to keep on top of everything.

Hey, They consider overall GPA from all schools, so if you're a transfer student you'll need to send in transcripts from all schools. I didn't apply to any other nursing programs, but I'm sure other people did. I took A&P 1 at Hunter and did TERRIBLY so I decided to take A&P 2 at BMCC, which was the smartest decision I ever made. They only take summer e-permits though so I suggest you hop on that ASAP. As for microbiology, it's pretty decent. I'm glad I didn't end up taking it elsewhere, but I'm sure other CUNY's are easier.

I had an elective course that was just 'credit' when I applied on nursingcas and it didn't get converted to a letter grade or effect my GPA at all. You are allowed to take classes as credit/no credit, but the pre-reqs can't be.

I got in too :-)

Romans 8:28, The nursing website says " CHEM 100 (lecture) 101 (lab), and CHEM 120 (lecture) 121(lab) -- *note: CHEM 102 (lecture) 103 (lab) and CHEM 222 (lecture) 223 (lab) are acceptable substitutions" Chemistry 100 and 101 are "Essentials of General Chemistry" lecture and lab. Chemistry 120 and 121 are "Essentials of Organic Chemistry" lecture and lab. The acceptable substitutions that they mentioned were: Chemistry 102 and 103, which is "General Chemistry I" lecture and lab. Chemistry 222 and 223, which is "Organic Chemistry I" lecture and lab. Since you said that your credits transferred over as Chem 120 lecture with 103 lab and Chem 104 with 105 lab, I would contact the nursing advisor. Transferring credits is very tricky and frustrating. Seems weird to me that your organic chemistry lecture (chem 120) would transfer over with a general chemistry lab (chem 103). Meanwhile you also had transfer credits for chem 104 lecture and chem 105 lab which is "General Chemistry II," which isn't one of the acceptable substitutions listed on the website. Overall, I'd say contact the nursing advisor about it.

5 point difference in NLN, is a bigger difference than a few decimal places GPA (3.5 and 4.0 is only a .5 difference). Also, the NLN is a national test so there are the same number of questions for each student and the results compare you to other test takers nationally. As for GPA, it varies between each student because many applicants apply soph year (about 60 credits), but others, like myself, applying as a senior, have taken 100 credits already. Who's to say that a person a with a 4.0 at 60 credits, wouldn't have a 3.6 at 100? Haha. Sorry if this is confusing, I'm starting to confuse myself.

The website says: Acceptance composite score for admittance to the Upper division is as follows:Cumulative GPA (50%)NLN Pre-RN Exam Score (50%). So it is the average of both grades. I'm sure there are people who get in with a 3.0 because of their NLN scores.

Bk100,In a way, you're right-they do consider NLN more than GPA. Think about it: the composite score is basically a students NLN and GPA combined. If one student had a 4.0 GPA but only got a 135 on the NLN, the composite score would be a 139. Whereas, if another student had a 3.5 GPA but got a 140 on the NLN, the composite score would be a 143.5, which ranks the second student with the lower GPA above the first student with a better GPA because of the higher NLN score.

Technically it can go to 200, but what I think she meant was not very many people actually do achieve above a 165. She said that generic program applicants that are accepted generally have a 145-155, and that accelerated applicants accepted generally have a 155-165. I don't know about in the past, but check this thread and you'll see that applicants this year are doing really well.

Yikes! The competition is tough! I feel like this thread makes me more nervous, knowing people are doing so well.

Hearing people are doing well as in what? What score range?

Hey, As for your GPA and NLN scores, it's definitely possible to get in with them. Katie's GPA and NLN are amazing, so there is really no question there. But I also have a 3.56 GPA and got a 149 on the NLN and am nervous. At this point, getting in really depends on what everyone else who applied has. The nursing advisor did mention at the open house that on average, students accepted into the generic program have a 3.5 GPA and are expected to get between 145-155 on the NLN. Let's just hope there aren't a large amount of applicants above what is the "average." At the Nursing open house they did mention that finding jobs isn't easy. I know some seniors in the program who have expressed some concern about finding a job once they graduate, but that's life since the job market is pretty crappy regardless of what your profession is. However, it's definitely possible to have experience other than clinicals. I'm working in a doctor's office now; obviously not doing anything of importance-basically secretary work and turning the rooms over after each patient, but I suppose something is better than nothing. The waiting is the worst part in my opinion. I'm going crazy over here, I really just want to know already.

I mean, the NLN site says 200....but I think its nearly impossible to score that high. At the open house, the nursing advisor said 165 was the highest score possible, and generic applicants should aim for 145-155.

That's amazing!! Congrats! I went to the nursing open house on Thursday and they mentioned that the highest score on the NLN is really a 165, and that they want the students applying to the generic program to be within 145-155. So with a 3.94 GPA and a 155 on the NLN, I'm pretty sure you have nothing to worry about.