What are my chances?

Medic09, BSN, RN, EMT-P · Oct 30, 2008

My advice is to make an appointment with the director of the program you want to apply to. Present them with you grades, and your interest and sincerity. Ask them what would make you a better candidate. They may well take the time to advise you. They may also favorably remember you when you come back to apply.

PiPhi2004 · Oct 31, 2008

My program had a cutoff of 3.0 I believe. I would suggest retaking your courses and speaking to an advisor as your chances of getting in with a low GPA are rather slim. You can rise above it but it will just take some hard work and dedication. GL!

DA314 · Oct 31, 2008

I recommend either retaking classes to bring your grades up or go for LPN, then bridge to RN (assuming you bring the GPA up in LPN school).

I'm in the same boat as you- i was irresponsible and didn't go to classes when I was younger, so my grades suffered. I chose to do LPN, then I'm going to bridge to RN when I'm done.

Sandy_dfw · Oct 31, 2008

I would suggest contact the specific school you are interested in.

Some schools only count the GPA for specific courses and some schools

only count the GPA taken at that school.

Every school has a different set of requirements.

I general most require a 3.0 or higher in the science courses and passing

grades on everything else as a min requirement.

Most of the RN programs are pretty competative to get into.

good luck

Sandy

rn2bnwi, BSN, RN · Oct 31, 2008

I know at the schools i have gone to a D can't be counted so you would have to retake speech and such. The classes for nursing are very hard even the pre-reqs so i would suggest some study courses to help you work through whatever is making you struggle because they are a challenge for the best of students. Good luck

bellasage · Oct 31, 2008

Go to the nursing school counselor, you may have to repeat some courses...

Spritenurse1210, BSN, RN · Oct 31, 2008

If i were in your position i would go to my advisor and tell him or her what i wanted to do. You would do well to retake the courses got any grade lower than a b in. After that go to the nursing department and speak with one of the professors or an advisor there. getting your lpn will also make you that much more competitive. Best of luck to you

exquisite20 · Nov 3, 2008

Thanks so much to everyone for their advice :nuke:

hnt1987 · Nov 4, 2008

3.41 is around my school to be accept in. Very high number. 3.0 is no chance at all.

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exquisite20 · Nov 5, 2008

I was actually able to receive advisement from the program of my choice and thankfully, they only calculate the grades received for the prerequisite courses which are A&P 1, Psy 101, Eng 110 and Algebra & Trigonometry. They won't consider other courses that I might have taken. One of the professors I spoke with told me that I only needed to complete A&P as well as the math course to finish all the program requirements since I already completed some prereqs. However I would have to take the NLN and do extremely well in order to make myself really competitive and get accepted into the program. Wish me luck!

RN BSN 2009 · Nov 5, 2008

Our school had a 3.7 gpa cut-off. But it's best to know whether your school takes into account gpa from other schools, or starts you anew with their own.