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I am interested in applying to the A.A.S RN degree and I have taken all of my prereqs, I had my heart set on going straight through to the RN, BSN program but my schedule at work won't allow for school hours for much longer so here I go with the A.A.S RN then working nurse and go back to school online (hopefully for my B.S.N )

My Question is I have A's and a couple B's in my General Education Requirements and I had a (gasp) C in the 1'st A &P and this semester I'm taking the 2nd half which I hope to get at the very least a B. Should I retake the A&P 1?? After this semester (in October) I apply for the RN program and I will only have the Nursing Curriculum to take. Should I retake the 1st A&P to get a better grade or "take one for the team" and just do my best from here on out?

All advice is appreciated...

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Most schools don't let you retake courses unless you got a D or lower; or a withdrawal.

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I have a C in Chemistry and Stats and a B in Micro and I applied to a BSN program here in CA (where the competition is very high) and I still managed to score a spot on the waitlist for fall (the semester where it's most difficult to get in). If you have time, you could retake your C course, but I'm here to tell you it's not an absolute necessity. Also, my school doesn't allow us to retake classes we earned C's in unless we petition each class. It's a long, drawn out process that's really unnecessary. There are a lot of schools out there that don't weigh GPA as heavily as others. Find those! :)

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The school I attended for pre reqs DOES allow grade forgiveness for C's. It depends on your school. I got a C in English I (100 years ago!) a C in sociology and a B in stat methods all rest were a's and I got into the BSN program on my first try. So it can be done! Kelli

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Thanks for the advice guys..I was really nervous about that because I keep hearing how competitive nursing schools are and I was just panicking again..Thanks:D:up:

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