Questions about GPA and admissions requirements for nursing schools

[Alexis417]

Hello all!

I'm new to the forum so sorry if I'm adding to someone's thread. I'm usually technologically adept, but this site is a little confusing.

Anyway, like most of you I'm sure, I'm working on my pre req's and looking to apply to an accelerated nursing program this year. Here's my situation: I have a very good science gpa, whether you look at my undergraduate science gpa alone or in conjunction with the additional science classes I took after graduation, but my overall degree gpa isn't as good. I had a myriad of health problems after taking a class in the middle east, and unfortunately it was difficult to diagnose and since this happened two years into college I really didn't have the time to bring my gpa back up that much, especially just starting to take my science classes. I went from being a 3.6 student, to a 2.9, and hopefully with me retaking two of my undergrad classes it'll be brought up a little bit more. However, the last three semesters ( while taking prereqs)I have had over a 3.0, so I'm hoping the steady increase and good science gpa will help me explain what happened the last two years of school.I have a b in biostats, an a- in anatomy 1, and a b+ in anatomy 2 (took both in summer session- very difficult,) a in developmental psych, etc... I'm going to take microbio and nutrition online, because WAGNER COLLEGE accepts those classes from accredited online programs, in case any of you are interested.

I just wanted to know if anyone else in my position had any luck getting into any programs in the NY/NJ area. I live in Staten Island, and willing to commute an hr, but I really am not in a position to leave (familial health issues) and looking for guidance regarding admissions in the tristate area. I came across a few helpful posts, but being new to this site, I'm not really sure where this post belongs so any help would be much appreciated.

Some of the helpful posts included: a list of schools that accept students with lower gpa's, sadly none of which are near me, and helpful suggestions when applying for programs that came from a woman who has been reviewing apps for the last 20 years. Regarding the latter, the post made me feel like my goals were actually attainable, and I just want so desperately to do everything I can to maximize my chances of getting accepted into an ABSN program.

I'm also wondering if anyone has any current experience with reaching out to admissions regarding this issue/ knows any schools in the tri state area that actually do accept student with less than a 3.0/anything else you wish to say. I'm all ears. Thank you everyone.