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Did y'all's GPA matter to getting in? I am applying but only have a 3.01

Thanks everyone! I will be applying to community ADN programs and a private BSN program in hopes of raising my chances. After this, if I don't get in, I will retake those three classes.

So far, my hopes are so low. I'm not sure what to do. My overall GPA is a 3.01, and likely won't rise past a 3.11-3.13 by the end of this semester, assuming straight A's. I've taken all by 2 pre-Reqs, taking TEAS in a month, and am getting ready for the Fall 2014 application periods for both BSN and ADN programs. I know I'll be riding on my TEAS scores to an acceptance. Hopefully I'll do good, I tested well on SAT/ACT and what not. I have my CNA, and a bit of nursing home experience, and plan on killing the essay, but... I just don't really have high hopes. What do I do if I don't get in? Go back to school and get a B.S. and spend a stupid amount of money for a second degree I won't use, then go back to nursing? Or just keep trying until an infinite point in time? I mean, I don't even meet the minimum 3.2 to apply to USF. That's heartbreaking. I failed a class my first semester (calculus) and it's messed me up ever since. I also got a C in A&P 1 and nutrition, and that pulled my pre-req GPA to a 3.0 too. Any suggestions? Stories? Back up plans?

I worked as a CNA in a nursing home, and will recommend it to every nursing student out there. It made me realize nursing was for sure the right path for me. In FL, starting CNAs in nursing homes make about $8.00-9.50.

Excuse me if this gets a bit lengthy. I am a sophomore at University of South Florida. My current GPA is, I believe 3.19, with a 3.2 in Pre-Reqs. That should increase to about 3.33 and 3.46 by the end of this semester. Regardless, this is terrible and weighs down on me so hard. The reason my GPA is so low primarily is a F in Pre-Calculus from my first semester as a Pre-Veterinary student... Parents wouldn't let me drop the class, even when it was clear I would pass. Since then, I have gotten a C in Anatomy 1 Lecture (got a 100% in the lab class) and a C+ in Chemistry Lecture (got a A+ in the lab again). I think I've had one other "B" in my pre-Reqs, in Finite Math. I'm finishing all but microbiology and college algebra this semester, and starting to look at applying. What I'm seeing is throwing me in havoc. USF won't let you talk to a pre nursing advisor without a 3.2 GPA (for a good reason) so until the end of this semester I'm doing this on my own. And that's proved to be tough. I have so many questions! Like what is a good timeline for pre-nursing students? When to take the TEAS test in order to get the results in in time to send off applications? Some of these applications for next fall are due in January.... I haven't even finished my classes yet. I know my GPA is not anything near even the "minimums", I'm hoping to boost it up to a 3.5-3.6 by the end of spring, but that's a big if and it might not be enough if applications are sent in with mighty 3.4 on them. I plan on applying to the big schools for the heck of it (UWF, UNF, USF, FAU), along with about 5-6 community schools. I know it's a lot but I want to broaden my umbrella. I have my CNA, and did about 3 weeks of work before I had to return to school full time. I've been president or officer of 3 science-academic clubs here, and am active in volunteering (not hospitals but at horse back riding camps for soldiers with PTSD). I know the essay I have started will explain briefly the grades and touch on the emotional story of what changed my mind to nursing, but I just don't know what else to do. I feel like i will test well on the TEAS (my SAT and ACT scores were 2310 and 2800 with writing and my ACT was a 33) This is just something I want and am scared for. Application time is coming so close. Anyone have anything to say? Thanks for reading!

What was everyone's stats and volunteer experience :) CONGRATS

What was everyone accepted stats c/pre req and volunteer experience :) Congrats you all!

That's a good point to think about. I will keep it in mind! For overall GPA, is it worth it to retake precalc, you think? Anything else?

I definitely have studied and almost memorized the pre-Reqs and minimums for these programs! I will have the classes done for all of them, it's just the GPA that scares me. Though they basically all say minimum 3.0, we know that the average acceptance is a 3.7 cum, and a 3.8+ pre-Req GPA. I want to do this 100%! It took me awhile to figure that out, and now I feel behind a bit. :/ I am hoping to get in to at least one of them first round, but who knows... I have the lists and know which I seem to have a higher chance of getting into, though I will still apply for all of them, just to be safe (and keep applying!) If it gets to the point I'm not in by junior year, should I just get minors, or try to get a BA in something else? More so, should I continue horseback riding if I could use that time to work/volunteer or study? :/ Any advice on anything? Thanks!

Hello Online world! I am currently a freshman at USF, and am a hopeful nursing student. However, I feel very discouraged already and am trying to get a grip on where I stand in the FL BSN competition. Some stats on me... I had a 3.85GPA for the past 3 semesters, with 5's on my AP Language/Literature exams. But then, I failed (with a 57%) pre-calc. I only took this class for Pre-Vet work and regret not dropping it, but that was not a option. Right now, it looks like I will finish up this semester with a overall of a 3.37. And HOPEFULLY by the time nursing application time rolls around, be around a 3.5-3.7.5, with a pre req GPA of 3.7-3.85 I will most likely have all As in prereqs with a B+ in Chem Intro, Chem Lecture and Intro to Ethics. I am taking a few online classes and boosters to get the cum. GPA up, but don't see much of a difference. As for experience, I will have (by application), nearly 2 years as a CNA at a big hospital, working nights and days on several floors and some volunteering time in pre-nursing specific internships. For extracurriculars, I ride horses for USF competitively, volunteer at a disabled children's ranch (Autism mostly, however, we receive trauma and amputee cases), was a Officer in the school's Biology Club, and participate in the pre-nursing meetings. I also have worked in a Veterinary hospital for two years, if that counts. I would love to get into USF's Upper Division sequence, but my F and not 3.8+++ in GPA is scary. It's amazing how one mistake messes you up... I will be applying to USF, JU, UNF, UWF, UCF, FAU, FSU, and UT. If I don't make it in any of those, should I start another major (Psychology, Public Health, Health Sciences, Education) and keep applying and then reapply to a Second Degree Sequence, or get my AA from USF and go to a ADN program? Should I retake pre calc (USF has a complete grade forgiveness... My F would show up, but not be put in USF GPA, where my new grade would.)? I just don't know if I would do any better or if it would sway my performance in other classes. I am looking for advice on what to do to improve my chances, if they are good, and what next... Thank you!