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Does anyone else feel hopeless about being actually accepted into nursing schools? Or for those of you who are in nursing school: was it a real struggle? I started off at age 18 at CUNY Lehman College - I thought I was going to do nursing but I had no idea I even had to apply to a separate program. I thought it was like any other major... lol, wrong. I did very poorly in college as a teenager, my GPA was absolute garbage. Age 23 I started going to LaGuardia Community College, where I thought I would do the RN program. I got all A's but then discovered from my peers that an ASN is basically useless and I needed a BSN. After 2 years my GPA was 3.9. Age 25 (now) I transfered to CUNY Hunter so I could apply to their nursing program, only to discover that my Lehman College awful GPA would be incorporated into my new beautiful GPA, therefor completely ruining any chance I had at being accepted into Hunter College. After 3 schools and numerous let downs, I feel overwhelmed and sad. But: I refuse to give up. I am thinking Long Island University will be my best bet, and am hoping I can get scholarships to help with the high tuition. My theory on LIU: The reason why so many people complain about how awful and difficult it is, is because LIU accepts lower GPA students. People state that more than half of their students drop out, but maybe if they were more strict about accepting people their drop-out rate would be as low as any other school? I am sure I could be wrong, also sure they are just money hungry, but that's just me trying to be hopeful. Anyway, please share your journey to nursing school!