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It's never to late too improve your GPA. I found out the hard way the first time around when I applied to a BSN program that I was not a competitive candidate. I turned that around into something positive and motivated myself to retake all the core science prerequisites I had previously received "C's" in and got an A, which increased my GPA tremendously. It took a little bit of time, but it was worth the hard work. I applied to a few entry-level MSN programs, and was accepted to most :) Best of luck to you!

Hi everyone! Stumbled upon this forum as I was searching for another forum, but I'm a current CNL student at USF, graduating in the Summer. Wanted to give some pointers on the waiting process as best as I remember. I also had applied for the Summer 2015 program and received a call towards the end of March. A little "trick" that a few of us discovered was to check our application status and as long as it said "Submitted-to be reviewed after deadline", we were still in the game vs the "Submitted" disappearing and in place showing "Decision available", which was indicative of denied acceptance. Best of luck to all of you and keep your heads up :)

April 3rd is our final day

Hi Jessers! I would look into WesternU, USD, CSUN has an accelerated BSN progam, APU, CSULA has a great program. I was accepted to Western and rescinded my spot to attend USF. Aside from finishing up my undergrad, I work as a medical scribe in the ED, and I think it's greatest decision I've made. I've gained so much exposure working with providers, which I think might make the medical terminology aspect of nursing school effortless for me. That's one thing I would recommend, because I know USF loves to see community involvement. I have a lot of volunteer experience and I think the one thing that stood out was that I'm doing my undergrad in Health Admin, so I've learned a lot about leadership and been a part of several community leadership events. I know they value community involvement, because my cumulative GPA isn't nearly as close to 3.9. These are just a few suggestions/ideas, but I'd strongly recommend looking into the medical scribe position! I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors :)

Yay!! Congrats!! Click the link above for the Facebook group of our cohort and join!

Just received the admissions packet. Here is the link I created for our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1394008800917843/

Wow thank you for this detailed and extremely helpful advice, diane!! Has anyone received the admissions packet yet? I can't find anywhere online that says how much the deposit is and when we should pay it by

I will most likely be giving up my spot so that will open up room for anyone from the waitlist :)

okay! Does anyone have any advice for housing? I'll be moving from LA and have no clue where to begin searching for houssing

I'm in a similar situation mzpositivity! I'm struggling between Western and USF, but if I got into Columbia, I would without a doubt go with Columbia I think

Has anybody created a Facebook group for the new cohort?

I got into western and am having trouble choosing :/ how would you guys decide between two schools? Also, what are you guys planning to do about living situations? I live in LA and have no clue where to start.

I just got the call as well!!!!

I had the last interview day and I received the email at 2:59 pm :) thanks guys!

I just got my acceptance!!!