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I have a 3.35 GPA and a 93.5 hesi score and was accepted. My letter came today. It just has a few dates and deadlines with a process for fingerprinting ($120). I went to school here and live in the area which helps.

The school website has past admissions scores for the hesi and gpa in their information packet if that would be of any help. Of course since it is a community college, it gives preference to those living in the region.

Elsevier study guide my school uses ISBN 9781455738298 A simple Google search of isbn will bring it up. If study guide seems overly simple it is because the entrance test itself is.

You only need to take the sections your school requires and if you aren't applying elsewhere I would only recommend taking those portions of the test, so you don't sit through an unnecessarily long test where you may start to get tired or lose focus.

Many times those who have 4.0 GPAs applied to schools outside of their place of residence. Many schools fill seats with readmissions first who meet requirements, then local students (living within that particular county), then transfer/nonlocal students. Many times, even with lower GPAs, the seats are filled in that order. That is why if you look up past admission scores/GPAs the school always has lower gpas accepted when other with higher scores were denied. Your best chance would probably be a local community college, but like others have said send out multiple applications if you can.

I just took the hesi entrance exam today and it was stupid easy! Math was mostly ratios, middle school algebra, and fractions. People get in the mindset that they just suck at fractions. Don't think that way and work on them. If you can add, subtract, multiply and divide you shouldn't have a problem with the math. Ex. ratio problem that came up... 50:300 :: x:750. Just set up as fractions and cross multiply and solve for x=125. Check work by dividing each =.16667. That right there and adding and subtracting mixed numbers was 75% of the math portion.

I agree 100%. My teacher for A&P 2 is more difficult because none of his tests are multiple choice so it actually ensures I know the material well. But he is a great teacher and I have learned alot. However, you need to balance difficulty and making an A. The grade is what makes you competitive. You can't argue toughness of your teacher on the transcripts. You can always study up and learn on your own time if you feel you need to reinforce what you've learned, but if a teacher is difficult for most students I wouldn't recommend them as it may keep your gpa down.

Real talk. Yeah embracing the suck in the Army is definitely a positive experience because you know life could be worse. Not only that, we have been through long ass days with no sleep wearing gear in hot ass and cold ass weather. I'm a 25 year old dude and I haven't gone to nursing school yet but I finish my prerequisites next semester. One of the biggest challenges I believe will be the adjustment in the culture. I was a SGT 13B in the Army and worked with only males. There was no drama. We were brothers and we all had fun and made a competition of everything and we all improved and raised the standards in doing so. I dread the fact that there may be a chance that I will be working with individuals with no loyalty and camaraderie. Regardless, wherever I have been I always adapt and overcome. I always seem to get along with everyone and everyone says my work ethic is the best they've seen. So many people ask why I work so hard. Good luck with whatever you decide. At least seems like you have a solid plan. Of course you may want to research and apply to a few different schools just in case things don't fall through. I recently discovered some schools offer VBSN which is a nursing program for vets. I will be looking into that very soon. I will try to update my status on here with any updates or more knowledge I obtain.

I agree with the first option. I did A&P in the summer. Very fast paced, but you can definitely do well with a little effort. As for the rate my professor, I agree with the post above. Many times the instructors with the harsh tatings are more difficult but you actually learn more. I can't fault you for looking for the easier classes though as GPA is a huge deal. Read the actual content in the reviews, both good and bad to get perspective and to gauge the teachers style to make an informed decision. Another thing to look at is available seats remaining. More often than not the class with the least seats are the more desireable classes, often for the teacher and sometimes just because the class has the best class hours.

I just stumbled upon VBSN programs at fsu when I was looking at different schools in Florida. I'm a veteran but not a combat medic (13b) and I saw they have accelerated VBSN for those with medical MOS background and traditional VBSN for veterans without direct medical experience. I will probably call the advising office there soon for more info. I was thinking about doing ASN at my local community college but I will have all the prerequisites for the BSN at the same time since I was just doing general classes when I first started. I figured the time to get bsn is actually not significantly different at this point from the adn compared to if i went ADN-BSN route I'd waste substantial time.

I might apply next year. I would've this year if I was certain I would go this route but I took extra prerequisites for the general transfer AA that I wouldn't even need for an ASN. I'm curious as what the GPA requirements are generally the cut-off for this school.