Rn to BSN or accelerated bsn

[taytay05]

Hi,

I currently have my bachelors in psychology. I had a 3.62 when I graduated. I have 8 of the 12 prereqs to enter the accelerated bsn program at West Virginia University where I currently reside in Morgantown, WV. However, it would not be until next year that I complete my prereqs and then half a year till Spring when the program starts. The accelerated program is a year and a half or five semesters. I really want to get into this program, but am scared with the gpa requirements. I have a pretty good prereq gpa especially once I retake chem (failed it the first time). I am afraid that the chem course and my gpa will discount me. There is an interview and according to the admissions recruiter that's 30 percent of the decision. The other 70 is the prereq gpa. So far mine is 3.66. She said the gpa for everything generally falls between 3.4 and 3.7 and that 30 out of the usual 130 applicants get chosen. However, I heard some girl in chem class who is entering the traditional program tell me that at her freshman orientation the advisor said last class was cut off at 3.78. I don't know if this applies to the accelerated program too. I also have 7 months experience as a cna and am starting a new job at a nursing home soon and volunteering at the hospital. I just don't want to waste a year, not get into this bsn program and then have to start the adn program late when I could have started it next fall instead of in 2015. I made a pros and cons list, but still not sure what to do. I haven't even taken the TEAS yet for the adn program and the study materials/ even taking the test cost a lot.

[NICU Guy, BSN, RN]

Traditional nursing school admission GPA cutoff is going to be different than ABSN GPA cutoff. ABSN programs have a barrier to entry (previous BS). That may lower the entry GPA threshold.