allymiami

If the GPA of your nursing prereqs are excellent but your undergrad GPA not too hot, will nursing schools not consider you? I have a Masters (in Education with high GPA) but my undergrad GPA was low (due to my not being responsible and young and immature). I'm a mid-life career changer, all grown-up now and my prereq GPA (and Masters) prove that but my question is: do nursing schools turn you away for having a low undergrad GPA (and everything else good?)

thank you for your kind words and advise. to answer your question: is $41 an area good pay in miami? this job is to help educate the public about pet overpopulation and recruit volunteers for the animal control- a job i would love. but i have to be careful about falling into another job that i love because i know i have to consider the pay as well (didn't do that when i got into teaching!) what type of advancement? good question! i don't know if in the future i could become a director of animal services? that is who my new boss is if i take the job. maybe take the job while you do pre-requisites in nursing? i just can't study and work anymore- it's gotta be one or the other. i am so tired of flip-flopping too. just want to focus on one thing and do well in it, you know? so, monday i will talk to the director who offered me the humane education coordinator job and see if the salary can be negotiated. if they increase it, then i think i will take it. if not, i will tell them i have to think about it. you are right- there are many options in nursing which is what i like. you can go into administration, anesthesia, cosmetic, home care, surgery, etc, so you're not stuck in one area that you don't like. what kind of nurse are you? do you like it? ally

Hi All, I am a former teacher of 5 years with Masters in Education and preparing to switch to the nursing career. With a M.A. my salary is in the $30s while in most other careers if you have an advanced degree you get paid much more. I am completing prerequisites and hoping to get into an Accelerated Option one-year program (for people who already hold a BA in another field) but my worry is that in big cities like Miami, it is EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE to get into! As I rack my brain studying for chemistry and anatomy and doing all these things to prepare for a career in nursing it is scary to know that I might not even get a chance. I don't know. Can anybody advise on this? Also, what is the general starting annual salary for an RN? I just got offered a position working as a Humane Education Coordinator that pays $41 but I don't know if I want to get into another "job that I'll love but make little money." UGHH!

I am in the same shoes as Floridanurse2b: I have been a teacher for 5 years but can't live on a teacher's salary anymore. I have a Masters' in Education and I don't even reach $37K while nurses with just an AA degree make well into the $50s. I took a year of leave to work on my prerequisites (anatomy, chem, etc) and looking forward to getting accepted later into nursing school but already I was rejected by Barry U in Miami Shores. A friend of mine with a 3.5 GPA can't get in anywhere so I am getting really scared now that I may have to apply far from where I live (Miami) to get in SOMEWHERE! Is this a problem in just the big cities or everywhere? QUESTION: DOES ANYBODY KNOW OF COLLEGES THAT DON'T HAVE A LONG WAIT LIST FOR ACCELERATED OPTION (ONE-YEAR) B.A. NURSING PROGRAM? (Accelerated Option is for people who already hold a B.A. in another field.) Please someone advise!