Very confused about nursing programs

[SimoneWmson]

Hello all,

I am currently enrolled at Georgia Perimeter college with a nursing major. i have many many questions so forgive me if i confuse you.

1.) I know you are supposed to apply to many nursing schools but if they all have different prerequisite requirements am i supposed to satisfy all of them?

2.) Can anyone give me a general overview of what they did to get into nursing school? Like from the time you got into college through getting into nursing school. What courses did you take?

3.) I have taken nost of the classes on the sheet ga perimeter gave me but what if i dont need those classes for other nursing programs?

4.) When am i supposed to start applying for nursing schools?

Sorry for all the questions but i just want to make sure im on the right track.

Thanx

[Be_Moore]

1) Either satisfy them all or find the most common themes between them and pick the route in which you will satisfy most of them. Most nursing schools run very similar pre-req patterns anyway.

2)Did 2 years of pre-med Chem first, so 6 hours physics, 8 hours general chem, 10 hours o-chem, calculus, zoology I and II, micro, a&p 1 and 2, english comp, psychology, sociology. Then decided to change to nursing, so I did my english lit, anthropology, music appreciation. I'm sure there are more classes that I'm forgetting, but you get the picture. Then nursing school.

3)Refer to question 1. Pick the classes that will satisfy the requirements for most schools as to most efficiently increase your chances of getting accepted.

4) Now. And by that I mean it depends on some factors. For example, my nursing school had no waiting list so I applied the semester before I would start (I applied during summer for that fall). I got accepted conditionally, assuming that I would complete my summer classes (which were pre-reqs).

[SimoneWmson]

Wow! that is alot of classes..im ultimately trying to get into georgia state's nursing program but thats not the only one im going to be applying to. Here's a list of the classes i've taken: communications, english 1101, math 1101, political science 1101, psychology 1101, and Humanities. Next semester i will be taking my chemistry, history and research 1203. i'm planning on applying for ga state to be admitted in the fall of 2010. Do i have enough classes to start applying for nursing school? i guess you can say that i dont want to take classes that i dont need. Also is critical thinking something i should take?

[bookwormom]

I think it would help if you made an appointment to talk with your advisor. Usually when you are enrolled in a particular school taking pre-requisites, you are in a good position to apply for that school's nursing program, if your grades meet the standard. However, if you talk with your advisor, you'll have a better understanding of what is required. I'd like to add that most of the basic prerequisites will be applicable to other programs, even though they are unlikely to be identical.