msnikkidoo

Wow good for you! Do you mind telling us what in the world happened there?

Hello all! I've also been silently following this thread as well. I just wanted to let everyone know good luck and congrats to all those who have received calls for interviews! I was called last Thursday evening for an interview this coming Thursday, 2/11. Although I have only received the phone call, has anyone received the official email regarding the information on where to meet and whatnot? I still haven't received one yet and tried calling them around 4p today but not answer so I emailed them instead. Getting a bit anxious as you can tell. Also, does anyone have any good advice on how to prepare for these interviews? And know if they are group or panel interviews?

As I told the user below, I completely understand that these programs are academically intense, hence why I made this post originally so I could receive some good advice to get me going in the right direction. And before you start assuming, no, I did not change career paths because of the realization of not getting into a decent med school. I changed because my personality and passion better fits the nursing field of medicine. Ultimately, I want to work in public health to be able to provide more resources to low-income communities - and my inspiration for this is my current job, working in an ER.

Thank you for your insight. I understand that these programs are academically intense - I just feel completely hopeless with the low GPA being the main reason holding me back from these programs. I am also considering doing a post-bacc nursing program too. Also, if you don't mind me asking, what part of the country are you from and what's your opinion about the ELMSN programs in terms of why they're not getting jobs?

Hello everyone! I'm a newbie to this forum, but I've read up on a few thread topics in the past on this site. Just a little about myself - I graduated in 2010 with my B.S. in Molecular Cell Biology (originally pre-med), but unfortunately screwed up and my GPA is super low. To be frank, it was around 2.5 when I graduated. I took Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, Public Speech, Interpersonal Communications, and Nutrition post-college (since I didn't need them for my degree). I also retook General Chemistry and Human Development post-college to help my GPA. Currently, it's around 2.8-3.0 I think after averaging everything out. I worked at Genentech in 2011 as a co-op intern and then decided to get my CNA license as well as my acute care certification in 2012. I worked at Stanford Healthcare as a CNA in the ER from 2012-2014 and then was promoted to an ER Tech and still currently working here. I have many nurses and doctors who are more than willing to help me out with writing letters of recommendations as well. I tried applying for the ELMSN programs in 2013, but did not get accepted into any - but I only applied to 5 schools to be fair, and most of them were top schools. I am planning to reapply this coming Fall, but am planning to apply to both the ABSN and ELMSN programs and see which ones I get into. Getting to my point, I need advice on what I should do before I apply. Also, if you guys have any schools you would recommend me looking into that's not all GPA-based when it comes to first rounds of applications. Sorry for the essay here, but I do highly appreciate the feedback. Thank you!