I wasn't much of a student when I initially attended community college. I took classes and left without cancelling courses and recieved F's for some other classes that I found semi interesting I received B's. I never cared for school but went for my parents sake till I gave up completely. Hated school. Many years later with a strong passion for Nursing I am now getting A's mostly and B's. GPA is getting better but still low. Is there a chance that the powers that be would look at my current performance and how I have done and am doing with the prereqs or strictly on GPA? Any advice?
Every school is different in how they determine entrance GPA. For example, I've applied to several schools, at one they said my entrance GPA was 3.7 at another it is 3.33 and at the last its 2.5. Weird but true. Some of them use point systems based on GPA and entrance tests like the NLN or TEAS, others look at essays and references. I think the best bet is to talk to the advisor at the school and see how they score applicants and how you can make your application more appealing to the entrance committee.
You might be surprised at how common your story is and yes, many places will take into account your current record. If you are transferring to another school most times they won't even post your other grades just give you credit if you passed. Best of luck, Jules
It has been 5 years off since my return to school. My school has went from a list to performance based that I think is mostly on GPA of prerequ's. I appreciate all of your responses. Thanks
It all depends on the school. Some look only at prereq GPA. My school requires reporting of all colleges ever attended, and they only look at cumulative GPA. It's a BSN program, so they don't all take a holistic view. Some schools do offer academic amnesty, in which you can apply to have entire semesters erased from your transcript. You lose the credit hours as well as the bad grades, and you have to wipe the entire semester worth of classes. If there are no prereqs involved, you willl have a better chance of getting in I think.
what is the rationale for demanding reports from all colleges ever attended.....i ve been to four if you count noc classes ie continuing education....one of them was for one course.....if i dont need that course toward a degree why would i bother? who is the customer?
HikingNinja, BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, APRN, NP
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Every school is different in how they determine entrance GPA. For example, I've applied to several schools, at one they said my entrance GPA was 3.7 at another it is 3.33 and at the last its 2.5. Weird but true. Some of them use point systems based on GPA and entrance tests like the NLN or TEAS, others look at essays and references. I think the best bet is to talk to the advisor at the school and see how they score applicants and how you can make your application more appealing to the entrance committee.
Dee