UNR Orvis School Of Nursing

Chronis · Oct 14, 2014

Well it's been a couple of years now since I went there and I know a few things have changed. That being said when I went it was your GPA in select courses mostly in the sciences that mattered whether you where selected in the program. Taking a quick glance at Orvis website confirmed that this is still the case. Also I believe Orvis has started interviews being required now which it didn't before. So first I would calculate what your GPA is regarding Orvis school of nursing specifically, and what your nursing GPA would be if you got A's in your 5 remaining courses. That being said and I don't want to be mean here or anything here but back when I applied if your pre nursing GPA is 3.3 when you applied to the program you wouldn't have had a chance in getting into Orvis or WNC or TMCC for that matter. However I believe these schools have started admitting more students so you might have better chances now. Also the Apollo nursing school which is a for profit school would probably definitely be a possibility for you. You also might want to consider retaking those courses which you didn't get A's in that count towards your Nursing GPA.

That being said if you truly want to be a nurse and are willing to relocate or to retake certain classes I am sure you can get into nursing school somewhere. I should warn you however the really hard part comes after you graduate when your trying to get a job. The California Institute for Nursing and Healthcare has had a survey revealing 46% of new new nurses not finding jobs after 18 months.

coleyoley · Jan 18, 2015

I'm a current student at Nevada and it truly is competitive, especially if you didn't graduate from a Nevada high school. I had a friend who applied this past fall with a 3.6 or 3.7 I believe and was rejected before the interview process for his GPA.

Idiosyncratic, BSN, RN · Jan 23, 2015

Honestly, I decided to take your guys' advice. I've retaken my math(higher level), and English. Got A's in both. This has now raised me to a 3.6. I'm also retaking AP1, and going from there. All in all, I'm looking at ending up between a 3.75-3.8 :)