rejection is making me lost

[carroyo90]

I was rejected from the nursing program at Daytona State College, I have 2.8 GPA, no A's, and 2 C's, but I've never failed or withdrew from a class. I just finished my first year of college, and knocked out all my pre-reqs this year. I know, my GPA is pretty weak, doing full time college and working was a horrible idea.The academic advisor pretty much told me to just work towards my A.A. degree , so I'll at least be working towards something while raising my GPA. Apparently the lowest GPA they accepted this year for the RN program was a 3.6!! But I'm going to persist and keep applying to that nursing program. In the meantime, I kind of want to transfer to a University and study something else like biology (since I already have 12 creds in biological sciences and I found it pretty interesting) and I'd hate to just stay at the community college taking easy fluff classes to just raise my GPA, and I'm pretty sure fin. aid wouldn't be happy about that. If I study something else and kept applying to the nursing program at Daytona State college, will they eventually accept me? Or will the fact that I'm studying something else hurt me from being accepted? I worked full time over part of the summer to create a cushiony savings so I can quit my job and get more focused with school! I'm freaking out man!

[carroyo90]

I heard it's mostly because there's just not enough nurses willing to teach, more $$ offered in the work field than the teaching field.

[JackieBRCC]

That's the other problem I didn't mention, I can't retake the class since I got a C in it. I had to have failed the class in order to retake it. I should've mentioned that earlier, my bad.

I've never heard of that. Even schools that don't have a repeat/delete policy, should still let you retake anything you want, as long as you're paying for it. In that case, look up classes that you'd need to get your BSN and just start taking those.

[JackieBRCC]

I think it is a pity that a community college is not more accessible. Some non-traditional students who would be fabulous nurses don't have the best GPAs.

Yeah, I am a non-traditional student and my GPA from 14 years ago was horrible. Luckily, the school I started two years ago has a repeat/delete policy, so I was able to retake everything I already had, and now I have a 4.0. I realize that for some, that seems like a waste of time and money, for it was the right choice for me.

[mangopeach]

I completely agree with this. I had a stinky couple of grades one very bad semester -- took them again and got my GPA up to 3.87.

Don't community/tech colleges have a lower gpa that they will accept?

It is competitive everywhere. I go to a CC and a 2.8 would not cut it here either. When you check most schools' websites or speak to non nursing advisors, they may tell you oh the program asks for at least a 2.5 or 2.8 to be considered. But the reality is almost no one is getting into these programs with that. Its just too competitive out there. Maybe a couple of years ago that would have been no problem but when you have a pool of applicants with high 3's getting close to 4, its nearly impossible to get in with a 2.8. Thats what its all about, you are competing with other students for a spot.

I'm not saying its impossible to get into a program with a 2.8, Its just very difficult when you are up against a pool of people with much higher GPAs.

[mangopeach]

I would see if I can retake those classes at another school

[Jack245]

Some CCs do actually use other methods for entrance. Things like points scales for the classes that actually matter or waitlists. Have a look around and see if any of the places around you offer that, or if you're like me and willing to relocate, consider that as well.

Hope this helps

[Demi68]

How did you know that you need to have GPA 3.6 to get into the nursing program? Do you know how many students they accept each time? I only have 4 classes(AP2, college algebra, speech and literature) left to get into the program. My GPA is 4.0. I like to take the TEAS next month and apply on September. Do you think I have good chance?

[lifelearningrn, BSN, RN]

First of all, I think you need to cast your net out a little further.. don't put your eggs in one basket. The more schools you apply to the better your chances of getting in.

Second, and I may be going against the Allnurse conventional wisdom thing here, but I wouldn't retake anything right now. Knock some of your general education classes out of the way and get good grades. If you want a BSN you're going to need these classes anyway.. instead of wasting time retaking prereqs, get the others out of the way and bring up the overall GPA. Once you've taken EVERYTHING you need for your degree you will have an increased chance of getting in. A LOT of the schools around here give candidates points for completing non-nursing basics classes before entering a nursing program.

If after you've completed all the non-nursing classes you are still having trouble getting into a school.. then maybe you can think about retaking those science classes.

Again, I am kind of going against the "retake everything" grain here but I don't see the utility of retaking just the nursing prereqs during a time when you could be expanding your education and building a solid transcript.

Good luck!

[cheeeze12]

Try other colleges. Try getting on NS programs with a waiting list as a back up while you retake classes. There are many colleges out there. You can do anything you put your mind to.

[bfwdesigns244]

I know this is an old post, but I'm curious what Ever happened to the person that started this post? Did you make it into the RN program and with what gpa?

[johsonmichelle]

I've never heard of that. Even schools that don't have a repeat/delete policy, should still let you retake anything you want, as long as you're paying for it. In that case, look up classes that you'd need to get your BSN and just start taking those.

It's not an unheard of the policy, my community college has the same way. To the op, I would not retake classes , some schools can factor both grades when making their decision. I would take classes that count towards your bachelors and make sure you do very well. After that, apply to both adn and bsn programs that are within your vicinity.

[WCSU1987]

Yeah my fiancé had a stellar GPA but low passing TEAS score was wait listed in the forties. Wait time is down only 2 year's determined to be a nurse said in 2 year's can become an LPN. So she starts her LPN this fall expecting to finish Jan 2017. Jump into a nursing program in the fall of 2018 be done by the end of the Spring of 2019 bridge over to her BSN.

Longer route but you'll end up in the end still being a nurse.

Our CC basically takes 100 people. Takes the top 45/50 students. Then some spots closed to hospital employees and LPN bridges. Then the rest is all lottery. Tough competitive, but worth a shot to apply all they can do us say nay or yay.