What are my chances of getting in?

[mdiiorio1]

Hi,

I am a male pre-nursing student and I am applying to Georgia Gwinnett College's School of Nursing and would like to hear other people's experiences of nursing schools in general. My cumulative GPA is 3.85 and my science GPA is 3.69. My TEAS is an 84 on the first try. I have my letters of recommendation ready to go and have written my required 500 word essay. The only thing is, I am a transfer student from Georgia State University and don't need to do volunteer work there, but have to for GGC. I found out a month ago and have been volunteering at a local animal shelter as much as I can. I am kind of concerned as I will not have much hours. I called the admissions advisor and she told me that I should still apply and not let the lack of volunteer hours be a deterrent, saying that the main thing that they look at is both GPA's science and cumulative and the TEAS score. What would be the purpose of required volunteer hours if it doesn't weigh in that much? And from your experiences, what are my chances of getting in with what I have?

[AspiringNurseMW]

Yup. They are lying.

There is a drastic nursing shortage nationwide - and it gets worse as more and more nurses retire.

Maybe a particular area doesn't have a nursing shortage - but entire states are in a collective panic over what they will do in 10 years if schools can't crank out enough nurses.

Tampa, FL:

- one hospital has 77 RN positions - many offering $10,000 bonuses if you have experience.

-Another hospital has 37 posted RN positions they want to fill.

-A third company has 101 RN openings between their hospitals, clinics, and assisted living facility.

That is one CITY in one state that has a shortage, and there are hospitals I didn't even look up - and I didn't even get in to any hospitals from suburbs and other surrounding areas.

I picked another city in Florida at random - Ft. Myers. Their main system is Lee Memorial Health System.

They have 151 RN job postings on their website.

These hospitals are DYING to get more nurses because the shortage is SO bad.

If you know people who can't find a nursing job, it's because they aren't looking hard enough. And anyone saying the nursing shortage is over is, indeed, lying.

Where I live (Northeast PA) they are DESPERATE for nurses. One hospital system has pretty much daily new RN job postings. There are at least 3 major hospital systems in my area. If you graduate and don't have a job lined up, you must be a fool or just didn't apply for anything yet.

Shortage over here for sure.

[IGOTMYBSN28]

I just wanted to comment on what ForeverNimble said. It's utter nonsense! "They don't want to hire smart people." pfff.... she has lot it. Please don't let people like that distract you. You'll always find a job doing something in the nursing field once you graduate. It might not be what you want at first, but you'll be able to find something.

[MrChicagoRN, RN]

FYI,

3 of the 4 nurses I've hired in the past year have been new grads.

[Banana nut, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

I'm from California, where competition is ridiculous for everything. I left to go to an accelerated nursing school in Kentucky. I graduate in May. I know there is no way I will get a job in California. Just too much competition and almost every job posting says *No new grads*. But there are plenty of job postings so I don't see how nurses aren't needed, just new grads aren't wanted. You almost always need to know someone or have some experience to get a job in California, and if you want ICU or ER then you MUST have experience in that field.

With that said, here in Kentucky (Louisville to be exact) nursing jobs are plentiful and they seek out new grads. I already have a job lined up in the CVICU of a large downtown hospital /heart and lung center. I also got a PRN position at the trauma 1 ER at university of Louisville hospital. I'm not alone, everyone in my program has already landed a job, ER, ICU, NICU, PEDS, etc.. I plan on doing a year here and getting my experience in so I can return home and get a job, and eventually apply to CRNA school.

Moral of the story, jobs are out there, you just may have to relocate or go find them.

This is not true. If you know the market you will know who is hiring new grads. Trust me there are plenty of hospitals hiring new grad ADN in California for ICU and ER jobs. I can think of 4 right off the bat. You just have to be in the right place at the right time and know where to apply and who to talk to. If you go to a local nursing program with a great reputation you will get hired.

[xdrowe]

I foresee you doing well give male nurses a good name