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Anyone else applying here? It seems to be one of very few schools in the state that admit in the Spring. Does anyone have any idea of how stringent their admission process is, or if they consider out of state students? It looks like they only look at your last 5 years GPA, which would take my abysmal 2.6 to a more competitive 3.5. You also have to have completed AP I, II and Patho or be in the process of completing them by the application deadline of Sept. 15th and have taken the Kaplan Test. They will invite the applicants with the highest scores based on those criterion to an interview. And, it's only 4 semesters! Anyone know where I can take Patho online?

I want to say it was just a few weeks after the deadline to apply like they had mentioned.

I had a 2.65, all prereqs, previous BS degree and got an interview. Unfortunately had to cancel as I ultimately couldn't swing the massive tuition burden that comes with it. Good luck to everyone, I wish I could join you

Im moving from one state to another with family and want to start a degree in nursing in the spring, so will be applying very shortly. I am trying to apply as an out of state student with a Bachelors degree. Does anyone know if it is fairly difficult to get accepted as an out of state student? I'm kind of at my wits end here as i don't have enough money for a BSN and the CC programs in the state im moving to are either too competitive or there's a waitlist.

Im not in nursing school yet, but in CC you get your LPN on your way to your ADN, no? So couldn't you conceivably work as an LPN on a couple nights/weekends while in nursing school if you got your LPN cert? I have also worked as a scribe and would highly, highly recommend it. Also, im considering getting my EMT certification before school starts in the spring just to get first responder experience.

EMT? I'm considering getting my EMT-B this Fall before starting nursing school in the Spring. My nursing school is hella easy the first semester (basically all classes i have already taken at uni) so I figure that I could work a bit to pay rent.

Get involved in activities you enjoy in your community...Meetup.com has an awesome app which creates groups to do some fun stuff like outdoor activities, coding, fitness, sports and anything else you could think of. Get yourself out there. Also i'm a bit younger than you but would say that guys have it much easier than girls when it comes to the timeline in which they can decide to get married in a reasonable time. Guys can wait till early or even mid 30's and still easily date/marry a girl ten years his junior just because of evolution (you know, the whole security thing).

Some encouraging and discouraging posts here from a perspective of a prospective nursing student. I suppose that I have been floundering on obsessively looking over career choice websites or trying to find something that pays decent and doesn't require 4 or more years of schooling that I would enjoy--and always really came back to nursing. For me, getting personal satisfaction in genuinely helping someone and that confirmation of them knowing that I will take care of them is what would drive me. That and I am a social butterfly--I seriously doubt I would enjoy a career in which I wasn't surrounded by and talking to people all during the day. It just makes me happy. I am also considering a code bootcamp to become a Web Developer. I have always been drawn to computers. It's really between those two fields for me, but i've found that I just need to be in a place I love doing something I love to remain happy. That's the goal anyway.

There is a small calculator on the upper right hand portion of the computer screen that you can use (which I ironically forgot about while working out multiple number-crunching problems). Reading through the ATI Test Prep booklet from Amazon, I was stressed at the prospect of math as it's been years since i've cracked a book in that subject. Fortunately the majority of math questions were just plug and play word problems and no formula memorization at all. An 86 is awesome though, you should do great.

Just took the TEAS for the first time. Virtually no study apart from briefly (15 min ) looking over the science section. Got a 72.7 % on first try which apparently is about average. Best scores were in math and reading. Science section was toughest but none of this test was difficult. I actually feel I should have scored much better. Hopefully it will be enough to get into an ADN program.

Psychology was a cakewalk, and I was a pretty bad student when I got my degree in it. I did enjoy it immensely though.

I want to get more opinions on Concorde too. I am considering applying for the Denver location and either doing LPN or ADN. I suppose it would make more sense to go the ADN route. Lady on the phone told me there basically are no prereqs to get in, which was a little unnerving. I know it's an expensive program, but I just need to start working. I am considering getting my CNA license in June, wonder if I could work nights while in the program to pay rent? Any other opinions on Concorde, please do tell!

Hello all, It's been awhile since ive posted but my family is moving to Colorado and i will be moving to be closer to them as they are not in the best health. I am going from a career of construction/business to nursing, with a degree in Psychology (BS). It feels as though I am starting completely from scratch and with my low gpa (2.6) it seems like trying to crawl out of a deep slippery pit. I am looking for an LPN or ADN program to apply to for Fall 2017 or Spring 2018. I know that it is late in the game for Fall admission, which was why I am still considering attending a technical college so I can get the ball rolling and at least work on my LPN. Alternately, I could start in the Spring, but would be at most likely a severe disadvantage being from out of state and having a low gpa. Would anyone recommend a school that may be more lenient? With all of the tests i'll have to take and HCE i need to have to be competitive it almost feels like no matter what I do, I can't break through into the field of nursing. I was actually granted an interview at Denver School of Nursing but the tuition was absolutely outrageous and im already very deep in debt. Any advice much appreciated. I just want to start somewhere.

Thank you for the responses. I was just notified that the D i received in Micro will disqualify me from the BSN Nursing program I was looking into. I suppose I should really consider the CC route. My family is moving to Colorado so I will be applying to local community colleges in the state as an out of state student. I don't know how friendly the CC's there are to out of staters with the enormity of applications they receive each year anyway. Also, I'm not sure if it matters but "technically" I have a B in the Micro I took from a CC and a D from the Micro I took at University (the CC course is 200 level and the Uni course is 300 level), would this fact maybe let me slide? It is pretty overwhelming all of the tests I have to take (HESI, ACT, Placement, etc) and even HC experience I am recommended to have ( i have no CNA cert., just several jobs helping sit for elderly people as a patient caretaker at their homes). I suppose I figured it might be easier, but wow, it's a good bit of work! Maybe just to avoid another year or two of waiting/disappointment since I can't afford to quit my job and take classes now, I should just start from almost the very bottom of the totem pole with an LPN program. They might be a little more forgiving. All of this is pretty overwhelming. Thank you again for all of the replies! So helpful. I hope to be able to come back and say I was accepted and I'm ready to get to work :)

I've already mentioned the 55k tuition as my reason for turning that school down.

MS. Even the schools here are very competitive. Applied last year and didn't get in to two local CC's

I am a former student with a BS degree in Psychology. Cumulative GPA is pretty bad at 2.6, university gpa nothing special at 3.2. I was accepted last semester at an out of state nursing school with an insanely high (~55k not including housing, etc) tuition rate and I declined. I am looking at my home university's bachelor's program, which is essentially 2 years long as I've already completed the prereqs. But I am still not very confident I will even be admitted here. My prereq grades: Biology 1 B/ Lab B Chemistry C/ Lab B Microbiology D/Lab A (don't ask) A&P 1 B/ Lab B A&P 2 A/ Lab A (Community College) Nutrition B Developmental Psych A Stats B (there are more but ill save you the monotony) Long story short, the required gpa for all my prereq's is 2.5, and I will have a 2.8, as long as you replace old grades with new, better ones (or the highest ones). What I have going against me is many courses retaken and not strong gpa. I was a terrible student at one time and got less terrible as time went on. I'm hardly competitive even for community colleges. It's a crazy situation to be in...Honors BS degree and I can't compete with new freshmen for a spot in the nursing program. Any advice here? My big question is say I made an A in Micro at a CC and then a D at Micro at my university..which one would they take or does it just vary? Thanks!

I got accepted with a 2.65 GPA and a BS degree in Psych. I know the feeling of being rejected--i've been rejected/waitlisted to 3 community colleges. And i'm 4 years out of college (almost 27 years old). You've got time and you've got options. Have a backup plan and do your homework. Don't put all the eggs in one basket and apply to several schools as someone else suggested. Your GPA isn't bad at all. Mine was and I still made something happen of it. Keep your head up and nose to the grindstone. You'll get there!

How is everyone planning on funding housing during the program? Work or loans? I'm an out of stater

I've got a very good position lined up..not sure how i even fell into it, but it's irrelevant. Ill be doing remote work for a family construction company during school a couple hours a day and all day on weekends. Should be able to make enough to pay the monthly tuition bill for my BSN. Granted it will cut in to study time, but i'll have to manage my time or i'll fail out. Simple as that. Some people don't have a choice and have to work and/or go into debt regardless. I had previously considered working as a CNA or patient care tech. That wouldve been extremely stressful no doubt. I imagine it's doable, but very, very difficult if you're trying to keep loan cost down.

Congrats to you! I know it feels so good to finally get to the starting line! You'll do great!

I have always been interested in the field of psychology and mental health. I thought for years that I'd want to go into Psychology before a few professors didn't actually tell me (wink wink) that it would be almost impossible to break into a faculty position once I got my PhD and that i'd be better off going to medical school, business or another route. I ended up choosing to go toward the healthcare field and instead of medical school, chose nursing. Short story long, I'm still very much interested in mental health research and patient care and the role of a psychiatric nurse practitioner is very intriguing to me. I'm not going to sit here and romanticize about it like it isn't grueling, which it probably is. But i'd like to find out from a few in the field more about how an average workday goes, patient and patient caregiver interaction, roles taken if different than what most people think an NP does, level of autonomy, etc. I would like to be involved in research as well if that is an option down the road for me. Attending nursing school next year for my BSN and highly interested in any responses. Thank you!

I know i'm bumping an old thread but i'd like to chime in and see what others think. I've gotten to the point where I'm about 90% sure I won't be able to finance nursing school without working. My family cannot help me out as they have their own issues. I have a good job as a CNA, and my plan is to work weekends and a few nights during the week. It's going to suck and may result in a few all nighters during the week, but I can realistically bring in around $500 a week. I am going to work construction for the next 8 months or so and try to save up 25k for living expenses while i'm in school, and pay out of pocket with aforementioned weekly CNA pay. Sure, it's a big risk. If I get hurt or sick and miss a payment i'd have to take out loans. But in the end, there is no feasible way I could go to nursing school full time and not work at least part time. Better at least to attempt to make the monthly payment and grind it out..maybe take out 10k to 20k if ABSOLUTELY no other options are available.

Thank you for the reply. I figured my chances were low but maybe someone new more about it than I did. I have all pre-req's completed and trying to keep cost low. Getting into a CC has been tougher for me than a BSN, but I really need to look at those CC programs because i've already got 60k in debt and too much more will sink me for years to come. I have a lot of family in the birmingham so it would be a comfortable area if I were to find a school near there.

I'm not a religious person, so I don't know if "the calling" in a sense of some unwavering destiny is really the reason i'm going into nursing. It has more to do with wanting to make a living and doing it helping people. Sure, there are plenty of other ways I could help people. But I had back surgeries at a young age and standing all day is a lifesaver vs. sitting. There is definitely a sense of fulfillment when patients know that you're going to do your best to take care of them, and I really like the challenge. I also like a lot of other things. Science & Tech advancements, computer systems, hiking, astronomy, reading and writing, traveling & culture, teaching, humanitarian and environmental issues. I could have seen myself going in one of these directions many times during my life--and i still have a love for all of this and much more. Bottom line..i may not be in nursing forever. In fact, I think I might end up in the nonprofit humanitarian sector once I get my BSN/MSN and MBA because im involved with a few of these projects already, and it is a passion. But for now.. I found something I believe i'll excel at, and it will allow me to make a living and do the things I want to do--all while helping injured or ill humans recover and making a difference for the greater good. It's the best I could hope for, and I'm happy to be where I am!