Tips On Getting Into Nursing School

[Mr. Nice Guy]

Hello allnurses.com! I am a brand new member of the community here at allnurses.com(literally 20 minutes ago), and I am very excited be around people that share the same interest as me. Okay, back to business. I am a freshman in community college planning on joining nursing school in 2016/2017, and I wanted to pick the minds of other RN's and current nursing students to learn some tips on how to increase my chances to get into nursing school. I have already shadowed many RN's during high school because I took a few courses called "Advanced Medical Terminology", "Clinical Skills"(where I had the opportunity to shadow nurses in all of the different departments of the hospital for one week each), and "Clinical Internship"(where I got to choose a hospital and department to intern in(I chose CVICU)). So far it seems like I've done all I can to prepare for a career in nursing. My first semester of community college, I made all B+'s except for my "General Psychology" where I made an "F"(I had a very bad professor). I am currently retaking that class with a much better professor. What are the things I need to focus the most on to gain admittance into nursing school? And what should I do to increase my chances for admittance as much as I can?

P.S- After obtaining my BSN from UT-Arlington, I plan on attending TCU's DNAP(Doctorate of Nurse Anesthesia Practice)program. Just posting this statement just incase it affects your response.

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

Honest truth? If you are aiming for CCRN, you'll need to accumulate A's rather than B's. You'll find that nursing school is probably much more intensive and difficult than you imagine. It's pretty tough to see all your friends having fun and doing the whole "college experience" while you're slogging away in the library & focusing on acing your courses rather than keeping up with a social life.

And just when you think that you have got your groove (with that very high GPA in your pre-requisites) you get slapped down by nursing courses with a much higher grading scale .. so it's back to panic city. It's a pretty predictable course of events experienced by most nursing students, so you certainly won't be alone.

In order to be considered for Anesthesia school, you'll need to have a couple of years of experience in a high-intensity ICU setting. So you've got quite a few years of hard work ahead of you. Remember, it's a marathon - not a sprint. Meanwhile, all of us here at AN are on your side, cheering you on. Log in frequently and get to "know" everyone. We've been there and understand what you're dealing with.

You can do this.

[Mr. Nice Guy]

thank you for your comment! Now I am more enlightened Nurse Anesthesia than I was before. A new development has arose, so I would appreciate if you took a look at my second thread, "Nursing School or Medical School?"