This might sound bad but...do I have to disclose my college grades?

MIKelly · Jul 7, 2006

You won't get anywhere doing that. On the application for our nursing program it specifically states that if you don't disclose all the schooling you've had you can be disqualified.

wannabe123 · Jul 7, 2006

You won't get anywhere doing that. On the application for our nursing program it specifically states that if you don't disclose all the schooling you've had you can be disqualified.

Thats sounds about right. I know it is not the right thing to do in my heart. I just need to accept my college performance for what it was and hope that I can still get into nursing despite it.

Thanks

EricJRN, MSN, RN · Jul 7, 2006

If you did manage to get accepted to a program using this method, you'd have to live in fear that they might one day find out and expel you for dishonesty. Not worth it, in my opinion.

jones21498 · Jul 7, 2006

They know...yes, they know. They can find out. If you did a transfer from one college to your present, they have your grades on record. If they were from classes at your present college, they are right there for them to see without having to go to records. You must disclose this. If it is a real problem, retake some of the classes (especially if they apply to the nursing program core requisites). If you have questions about this, email the nursing program director at your school. I email them anytime I have a question and they always promptly answer so that I am never left thinking what should I do? She/he can give you the advice you need, after all she/he is the one you need to impress anyways. I hope this helps!!!

SummerGarden, BSN, MSN, RN · Jul 7, 2006

I agree with all the Posers above. I want to add that if you are trying to get into a program that wants an Overall GPA rather then just your pre-reqs and co-reqs, then I suggest looking at programs that only care about pre-reqs and co-reqs. It is possible to be a 4.0 student with programs that only look at required classes despite your previous GPA. Good luck.

crazylilkelly · Jul 7, 2006

are you applying to a community college nursing program? if so, you might want to find out if they have the 15 credit hr rule. They have it @ the colleges around where I live. All it means is that they will only consider your most recent 15 credits in college when reviewing your acceptance. So, you might just have to take one semester's worth of classes & if you rock them then you'll be in there like swimwear! Also, if they have that rule & your school is super competitive then my advice would be to take classes you know you can get As in, even if they're not your prereqs. That's what my husband's doing to get into his rad tech program. They said if he gets an A in this class he's taking right now he will definitely get in b/c all his 15 credits will be As. Good luck!

SoulShine75 · Jul 8, 2006

Where I go, you have to submit your college grades. They have to see that you've completed x amount of pre-req's and to see what grades you have in them.

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Jul 8, 2006

There is one college that I attended that I never disclosed to subsequent colleges that I attended and I have never had a problem. I don't think there's any way another college can find this information -- unless, you had a transcript from that college sent somewhere else or you mentioned it somewhere in another application for financial aid or received some kind of financial aid while you were there. Someone with sharp eyes could notice that when they are looking through another transcript or financial aid records. Otherwise, one college has no way of knowing where you went before. There is no national database that shows this kind of information that I know of. You do realize, of course, that those classes at that college would have to be retaken at your new school if you needed them as prerequisites, right?

You should double check on this to be sure, but in most colleges any GPA that is computed is based on the courses they are specifying. So, for a nursing program, they are going to take your highest grades and quality points for those classes that are the prerequisites required to get into their program and possibly their college. Any extraneous classes and credit hours from another college that you don't need to transfer are ignored. So, your GPA may end up being computed as something totally different from what your official transcript from another school had on it.

xiahe · Jul 8, 2006

if you want credit for the courses you took, then you have to submit your grades. if you want to bring up your grades, you can always take them over at your new college.

NaomieRN · Jul 8, 2006

I think you should be honest from the start. My GPA was not as high as it is now when I started college. I went to different colleges, and requested transcript from all. I got in the first try. I had to retake all the sciences and all the psychology classes. I managed to pull my average from 2.5 to 3.67. I was honest from the start.

dayplay · Jul 9, 2006

I agree with DaytoNite. If those courses with lower GPAs were from another college, and you don't need those credits to qualify for admission, then you don't have to use them. Especially if you are attending a different school. However, if you have courses that you've taken in that college/school and you want to transfer those credits to the school of nursing you applied for...then a transcript is required from that school...and those records will be automatically be disclosed. It becomes part of your records. Other school of nursing particularly looks at the nursing pre-requisities GPA only and not the overall GPA...so your chances may still be great. Work related experiences and bilingual capacities are great assets to have too. Good luck