want to start stcc sept of 2014,need suggestions

[daryl1713]

im a 28 yr old male, iv been out of school for about 10 yrs now with only a ged...im really interested in stcc nursing program but I hear its really hard to get in....besides doing the pre-classes, what else should I do or do they look at?..do they look at highschool grades?..mine were not good...im a really smart person and would like to get into this field but with this said, how do you feel my chances are and what should I do to better them, any suggestions would help, thank you

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Moved to our Massachusetts Nursing forum for local advice...if not correct state, send message with state to our Admin Help Desk