What are my chances?

[k564088]

Well I blew it in undergrad 15 years ago. I graduated with a 2.6 gpa in business administration. I did have a great career in the IT field and then stayed at home with my children. Now they are in school and I want to change careers, but I am getting really discouraged by everything I read on this web site about admission requirements. I am such a different person now than I was 15 years ago and am ready to buckle down and study hard. What are my chances of getting into a school?

[kimtab]

My Bachelors degreee GPA was 2.8, don't feel so bad:) Any classes that transfer in to your new school to count for your nursing degree aren't figured in to your new GPA. They can still look to see what grade you got, and most places will say you need to have a C or better in anything you are transferring. Chances are you are going to have to take a few science classes before you start nursing curriculum, right? So makes A's in those, and you'll probably be looking pretty good.

Kim

[Gompers, BSN, RN]

I totally agree with Kim. It was 15 years ago! True, they will look at your old transcripts, but don't worry. Probably what will happen is that the school where you want to go for a nursing degree will admit you as a undeclared student so that you can take the pre-req classes (sciences, psychology, etc.). Then once you have good grades for those, you should be able to transfer into the nursing program. It shouldn't take any more time - even if you are admitted straight into nursing you still have to take the pre-reqs. Good luck!

[huggietoes]

Why not go back into the IT field? Better hours, definitely better pay. Not to discourage you just curious.

[Gompers, BSN, RN]

Not to speak for k564088, but it's just about impossible to get a stable job in the IT field right now.

[k564088]

In my experience, you are absolutely right Gompers. I worked for GE before I decided to stay home with the kids. Many, many of their IT positions were sent to India. Those are professional, technical positions. At my old location, if you have a technical problem, you call an 800 # to India and report the problem. They relay it to a 3rd party company in the US to take care of the problem. Much programming for GE is done oversees. What is left is technical project management.

Many of my friends who work at Proctor and Gamble were outsourced to a third party. No stability.

Also, years ago I should have followed my heart and went into the healthcare field. I never really liked programming and the hours can be really long for a salary.