sarajane94

I'm not sure where you live but there are always opportunities in the healthcare field. Do you want to work in a rehab hospital as an RN? This job might be beneficial to go ahead and get. If not, and your passion is something else, you might be taking this opportunity and passing up a better one in the summer on the floor that you think you might like. Or even as a float tech, you never know.

If you already have a job I would honestly just wait. Unless the new job pays a lot more than your current one or has a very flexible schedule that makes it more desirable to have during nursing school it just doesn't make sense to me honestly. I waited until I was done with my first semester in school to apply for PCT jobs and got one where I float all around the hospital. It's given me a good idea of floors I like and don't like and given me great experience with patients. I think it would be difficult to juggle nursing school and a new job at the same time. That first semester gets you prepared to work in the healthcare field.

I know this was posted a while ago but I am currently in the Nursing program at Armstrong. I started Spring of 2016 and I had a 3.45 GPA and made an 87 on my TEAS (I'm pretty sure they only accept HESI A2 now though, however I hear the HESI is easier). Some of my classmates had lower GPA's than I did and were admitted. I didn't have a problem getting in then but had I applied for this coming fall, I wouldn't have gotten in. I know people who applied for Fall '17 that had 3.6 GPA's that didn't get in. Made over 90% on the HESI and were rejected. They had over 400 applicants (more than they've ever had before) and accepted 80. It may be due to the merger with GA Southern so I would keep your GPA up if you're planning on applying anytime in the near future.

Not 100% sure just yet. I'm just exploring all of my options.

Thanks for the info! When do you begin the program?

Did you apply to the online program? I hope to as well in the future and was wondering if you ever hear back from them.

Hi! I am interested in the same program you're in at Georgetown and have read some discouraging things about the online programs and was wondering how you like learning environment there. Thanks!