TUhopeful

I am applying to Towson's nursing program for spring 2013 and am SUPER nervous. I have a 3.71 GPA but my advisor told me that may not be good enough :/. My parents told me I should apply to UMB @ shady grove as a back up but I don't want to transfer ...

SB113, I also had a 3.7 something and a 3.8 science gpa. Your gpa should have been good enough but there may be something that held you back...if you re-took classes or did not score in "advanced" on the TEAS that may have hurt your application. They...

SB113, I love Towson, I would never leave and it's the only nursing school I applied to. However, after months of consideration, I've decided nursing isn't the career for me. So I'm staying at Towson, changing my major, and giving my spot in the nurs...

I have been accepted!! Too bad I'm declining the offer. Good luck to everyone else!

I'm not too sure the nursing market is doing so hot either....

I'm a nursing major and my bf is currently in a rad tech program. He started college as a nursing major but soon decided his GPA was not going to be competitive and that he wasn't sure nursing was for him. He decided to change to rad-tech and was acc...

I've never retaken a class so I'm not sure about the policy on classes that are re-taken. You could call and ask. Yeah, the program is super competitive so sadly they really only consider GPA's and scores that are the highest.

thenameismac- Yes, Towson only allows 2 TEAS test scores per application. And as for GPA I know Towson does not look at trends just overall GPA, science GPA, and TEAS scores.

Biology Microbiology Chem Chem 2 A & P A & P 2 Pre-calculus College Algebra Statistics Human Development Psychology Sociology English Pathophysiology Nutrition

Chemistry was hands down the hardest pre- req for me so far and I take chem 2 this semester When I took chem I got a D on the first test because I was studying for it all wrong. So I got a tutor for the class (so helpful) and began to focus on the ...

Many nurses that work as ADNs now have earned their degree prior to the horrific economy we are currently facing. They have experience so they will still find jobs and location matters too. But generally new nurses today will have MUCH better odds fi...

I'm in MD too! But also, it took me 2.5 because I was originally a Bio major.

My BSN program accepts 72 students and around 400 apply. Nursing is too competitive.

My Last semester of pre-reqs: Chemistry 2 Speech Calculus Diversity in Healthcare ( first NURS class!) Goodluck to all!

CHEMISTRY 1 and 2 were both extremely difficult for me. Anatomy was also challenging. Micro and Bio were easy!

I took A&P1 with Sociology, english 2, and chemistry. It was very difficult for me because I had not taken many science classes yet. It seems like you have taken multiple science classes already so you should be fine!

I currently go to Towson and my nursing advisor has told me the following: 1.) GPA is the most important factor 2.) They do not care if you take "extra" classes, they only need to see your GPA 3.) They factor 2 GPA's for each student: an overall GPA ...

They sent me an email that said we will know by the end of october...so I'll have either a really good or really bad halloween!

Sounds like your doing well and have done good things to better your chances! Unfortunately, nursing is so extremely competitive that even with the improvements you could be still just an "average" nursing applicant. However, I have heard that spring...

82%...hopefully thats good enough!

People need to understand that nursing, like ALL other jobs markets right now is suffering. That being said, if you love nursing and its what you want than DO IT! Screw what that nurse told you and don't let people talk you out of your career choice...

I'm not sure they can phase out ADN's all together. BUT many hospitals are now requiring or "strongly preferring" BSN applicants so there is a push in many areas to go straight for the BSN

Agreed! It depends on the program you want to apply. I know some community college Nursing programs are pretty easy to get into and I know that some of them are fairly competitive. Maybe try and apply to multiple nursing programs to maximize your cha...

Karfasa, did u apply to the Hagerstown or TU campus? Did you apply to backups? I have considered the Hagerstown Campus because I've also heard the classes are smaller but I like the Towson Campus and all my friends go there...sounds shallow; I know.

I took the real TEAS test and scored 12% better than I did on the ATI practice test! The practice test was much harder