AnthroRN89

Hello! I am currently a nursing student with an expected graduation date of May 2017. I was hoping to get some updated intel on what nursing may be like in Germany? The most recent posting I have seen on here is from 2012. My boyfriend has dual citizenship and moving to Germany in a month. One of the many components to how much hope our relationship has is going to be my ability to get a job over there. What I was reading in the previous posts was...disheartening. I was wondering what kind of changes may have occurred in the past few years? Obviously learning German is going to be a big component however I'm open to alternative nursing opportunities beyond that of working in the hospital. I am pursuing options for working on the U.S. Army bases although that would also be a long shot as I am not associated with the military and preference is given to nurses who are there with their spouses. Any guidance/updated information would be of great help! Thank you!

I am currently enrolled in an ABSN program in Ohio. I believe my GPA upon application was somewhere around 2.99. The requirement was for 3.0 however with any kind of experience, they offered interviews. They do know that people mess up and if you are able to write a personal statement, that would probably be helpful as well. Keep in mind when you keep taking courses that the more credits you earn, the harder it becomes to change. An A has less effect but then so does a C at a certain point. Also, I was actually wait-listed for my program the first time I applied. But when I made the spur of the moment decision to reapply the next year, I was sent an acceptance letter days later. A friend of mine who is a college academic adviser told me that when you reapply to a program, they are much more likely to accept you. They figure that if you are applying a second time that you must be very serious about their program and not just a passing interest in nursing. Hope that helps!