Marchy13

:) There's hope for you. I applied to nursing school straight out of college (6 years ago) with a GPA of 2.3 with my final semester GPA of 1.8 or something terrible like that. I was accepted into a small school in Illinois with a two year program but didn't go because I was young and didn't want to be at a school in a rural area with no friends or family for two years. Over the last 6 years I had gotten used to receiving denial letters in the mail but this fall I finally started nursing school at La Salle University in the Achieve program. They have a GPA requirement listed on their website but they also require you to take the NLN PAX-Rn exam. When I met with the admissions counselor and she review my transcripts in front of my face, she did not seem to be appauled with my past grades. She just told me which classes I would need to take. I asked her what I should do to increase my chances of getting in because of my academic history, and she just suggested doing very well on it and having a recommendation sent in (not required). The only things I did from her advise that day was take the required classes I was missing and score in the 97th percentile for the entrance exam. My pre-req GPA probably was somewhere around a 3.2 but of course my overall GPA can't be more than a 2.5. I think you're looking like a program like mine because you're not required to have a bachelor's degree to be admitted and I think the admissions committee puts more emphasis on pre-req grades and the entrance exam than overall GPA. The application is free, there is no essay, and the program is part time so you can still work while in school. It takes 2 full years and a semester to complete. I don't know of other programs like this but I'm sure they exist. I wish I found mine earlier :) Good luck on pursuing your nursing career!

My school uses Clinical Calculations Made Easy (5th Edition) by Gloria Craig. It's a 6 chapter workbook with a lot of problems and explanations on how to work through them using dimensional analysis. There are also plenty of case study problems as well. I suggest getting it or the previous version and working through it if you're nervous about math and using it in school. Clinical Calculations Made Easy: Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis: Gloria P. Craig: 9781608317905: Amazon.com: Books Either way, my advise is to not internalize the fact that other people freak out about math or any other subject because it just makes you do the same. :) (not that you are internalizing but just my 2 cents for those who are) You'll do fine! ETA: Although I've always been someone who is confident in my math abilities, I've also been someone who makes a lot of careless mistakes...I passed my Med Calc Test on the first try last Thursday and scored 100%. It can be done.