Should I bother applying to Summer III Mayo Clinic?

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I don't mean to whine (it's a guy thing!), but with a current nursing GPA of 3.14, the 700 apps for I have worked in the health care field for about a year, but only as a transfer aide and filling in for the HUC. Otherwise, I've been a night manager for my family business for the past 10 years. Oh, I'm a junior working on my BSN and am 28 yrs old. My sister and brother-in-law work as RN's for Mayo (not that it helps).

Forest Lake Rotary

Feed My Starving Children Volunteer

AmeriCorps Promise Fellow

Franciscan Brothers of Peace - distributing food to the poor

Volunteer for local Youth Service Bureau - created a mentorship program

Big Brothers Big Sisters - Mentor

Board of Directors for local theater company

Board of Directors & Co-Founder of New Life Community Center (orphanage) in Kenya, Africa

Historian for my hometown

Volunteer at Children's Hospital of St. Paul

(Below is what I'm currently doing in nursing school)

Student Clinical Representative

Scholarship Committee

Junior Nursing Student Mentor

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Specializes in IMCU.

What have you got to lose? Just apply.

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The pithy responses are usually the correct ones ;)

thanks

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"In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take"...how's that for pithy? LOL - But in all seriousness, I always regret the things I didn't do. I'd rather fail by trying than fail because I didn't put my hat in the ring.

Best of luck! :D

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Specializes in Medical and Neuro Intermediate Units.

Hello,

I am applying to the Summer III nursing program at the Mayo clinic too. I am from Boston, MA. Are you more likely to get accepted if you are from MN? Or, is there no preference for in or out of state students?

I also have a 3.4 GPA. And, I work as a PCA for a woman at home. Do you think I have a good chance of getting in? IAlso, do we only need one reference from clinical faculty?

Any advice that anyone could provide would be so helpful. This really sounds like an AMAZING opportunity and I am soooo worried that my GPA is too low.

Thanks!!!

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Specializes in IMCU.

DO IT! I would apply in a heartbeat but I am in an 2yr program.

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Specializes in Medical and Neuro Intermediate Units.

Hello,

Are you responding to jmkeller81, or me...or both?

If you are responding to me, is it because you think my GPA is good enough? Or why else?

There must be other internships available to you? Have you tried student trained aid programs?

Thank you for your response! :)

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Specializes in Medical and Neuro Intermediate Units.

jmkeller81, I really think you should apply! Your GPA is good and your extracurricular activities are amazing! I think that you should definitely apply! An outstanding recommendation would be great. I think that because of your experience you will stand out! Do you know what characteristics they are looking for...I ask because you stated that a family member works at the Mayo Clinic.

I am worried about being accepted because my GPA is not high enough to make up for my lack of extracurricular activities. I really have only worked as a PCA for a woman at home (paid by the Cerebral Palsy of Massachusetts), worked as a camp counselor for two summer, part of a nursing club at school, and worked in retail.

The application is very simple. And, I know... 100 out of 700 is SO dismal! Let's hope that we are two of them :)

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I'm wanting to apply to the Mayo Clinic Summer III program for this upcoming summer as well. I was just wondering what it takes to get accepted. I don't have an astounding list of community involvement or volunteer projects. I volunteer with my church college group and that's about it, but I'll have a 3.85 ish at the end of this semester, and I think I should get a pretty decent reference from my clinical instructor. So do I have a shot?

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saza323, you seem to be obsessing over this whole Summer III thing. Just go ahead and apply, if you get in you get in. If you don't you don't. It won't be the end of the world. AND if you don't get it, it won't be because you aren't good enough. There are only so many spots available and at least 10 times that many that apply. The only ones that are going to know whether or not your GPA is good enough are the people that are reviewing the applications. Stressing over it isn't going to help. There are just some things that are just out of you control. I guess this goes for all of you that are considering applying. You will never know if you don't try. Good luck to all of you!

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Specializes in Medical and Neuro Intermediate Units.

OrthoRN09,

Thank you for your response. Of course, I plan on applying! I am just trying to get an idea of what characteristics accepted students have. I'm just curious. I'm not stressed about it...I would say that I'm more excited about it. And, I wish I had known that there were so many awesome opportunities for nursing students earlier! :) Good luck everyone.

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DO IT! I would apply in a heartbeat but I am in an 2yr program.

They do accept students from associate nursing programs. Dont let that fool you. There were several students in Associate of nursing programs that were accepted and were there this past summer.

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