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@DarkBluePhoenix I disregarded the D's since I am retaking the classes and am acing them; hence the >3.0 GPA for prereqs and also since course satisfaction varies in each school, there are different GPAS to count for the different prerequisites so its quite tedious unless you keep track which I am doing based on how each school grades the prereqs. I have been reading each college's nursing admission pages carefully just to be sure I didn't miss anything as well as e-mailing the schools back and forth to clarify on some requirements. Again, I'm not sure if I would be able to find work as an EMT if I plan to get an EMT certification since I have classes and also a current job I attend. I might just volunteer as an EMT if there are any opportunities out there since I am not planning to work in that field. I'm not sure if its wise, but my main goals are to get into a nursing school first and obtain my Nursing B.S.

@xzalense I was thinking of leaning towards getting a EMT certificate from SFPA during the summer or fall 2012 because I have been reading forums regarding getting a CNA/EMT certification can give an edge. I'm not sure if I would find work since I am already a full time student and the possibility of finding work as an EMT would vary plus they have odd hours and I'm not sure how long I would have to work to get enough experience since I want to apply and graduate from a nursing program soon like everyone else haha. The time conflict becomes a problem though. However, I have been volunteering at a hospital for a couple months now. I do plan on taking the TEAS in the summer too if I can. I'm a worried about the science portion since it varies from physical science to a ton of other fields. Any good way to brush that skill up haha? Good luck with your interview. I wish you well and hope you get it in. Thank you for your words of wisdom, I take appreciate it and all the suggestions give me a new perspective to look at.

@ Giant Panda Oh really? Well I hope all goes well with your acceptance! I talked to my counselor and she also explained what you have explained earlier about how to calculate the total cumulative GPA for both colleges. I only have a C in Chem 32: Medical Chemistry which USF doesn't count in their Nursing program from what I read. I had a C in Psychology, but I retook it at another college and got an A. I think USF looks at recent grades, but guess I'll have to ask them. Microbiology has been going well so far. It's been getting interesting and so far I am getting an overall B, haha just need to work harder to get that A. Sociology did require a lot of reading, but I'm breezing through it since my instructor is quite lenient in terms of grading. Thanks again for explaining the concept of how to get the total GPA. :]

Hi all, I have been in community college for almost 2 1/2 years. I am trying to apply to a nursing program by Fall 2012 and I feel a bit discourage due to my GPA. My choices for nursing schools are: Samuel Merritt, University of San Francisco, Chico State University, CSU Bakersfield, SJSU, SFSU, and CSU East Bay. It's not yet at a competitive level, but I feel by Fall 2012, I can only achieve a 3.0 cumulative GPA and as for my science prereqs; I have gotten a D in Microbio and Anatomy. I plan to retake Anatomy in Fall '12. I'm aware that many of the schools that have nursing programs go by points system. My science pre-reqs GPA may range from 3.25-3.4 depending on the requirements that the school counts towards their calculations. At the moment I am retaking Microbio and taking probability and statistics for the first time as well as Sociology. Also I am volunteering at a hospital. I really want to get into USF as my first choice since it seems I might have a better chance at getting accepted in a private university rather than state universities. My pre-req for USF may range from 3.4-3.7 I believe. I still need to to talk to my counselor about what to do because I feel like I'm stuck in a rut. However I feel that my cumulative GPA will not meet competitive requirements. Also I went to two different community colleges and hence have two different GPAs so I'm not sure how the colleges would calculate a cumulative GPA. My current GPA is 2.73 but it should raise to 2.89 if I get straight A's this semester and possibly raise to 3.01 if I remove the D I got from Anatomy with transcript renewal. I have a 4.0 at the second college I attended. Any suggestions will help. Thank you.