jayme363

Hi Anna, I plan on applying in Jan. 2017. I was wondering, what was your GPA and your Kaplan score, when you applied?

Should I become a phlebotomist prior to nursing school? I'm currently working on my pre-requisites for an ABSN program. I'm considering going to phlebotomy school (12 weeks, $1800) before I attend nursing school. Becoming a phlebotomist will grant be the experience I need, while earning enough living income. I'm not sure if the investment to become a phlebotomist would be worthwhile. I intend on beginning nursing school during the summer of 2017.

Several ABSN programs only look at GPA from pre-req courses, and not your overall GPA. With that said, I would advise you to retake the pre-reqs from a local community college. This would save tuition cost, and give you the chance to receive a better grade (considering most community college classes are less crowded). However, you're still in the beginning stage(s) of your undergrad, if I were you, I would change my degree. While in my undergrad, I switched majors towards the beginning of my junior year and everything worked out fine. Good luck!