After reading many many posts on this site I have come to the conclusion that nursing schools in different parts of the country are extremely different...for example, I have heard many people say that in their area there are waitlists for nursing schools to be accepted others I hear say that its pretty easy to get in with little or no waitlists...Ive also heard some people with 3.5 gpas being turned away!!! What are the schools in your area like?
I live in Cincinnati and there are no waitlists to get into schools here but some have waitlists to get into clinicals (mostly the ADN programs). Some of the MSN programs ive looked into still have spots for this year (which suprised me)...the only bad thing here is that most of the BSN programs and diploma programs had their class for this fall picked since last spring so when I started looking into programs late last year the programs were done admitting for the most part...what are the schools in your area like??
TEAS is the test of essential academic skills....similar to the NET test ...my school just implemented it this year- it tests basic reading comp, algebra/etc, + science
wow nice gpa!! i cant imagine schools turning away students with 4.0 gpas or even 3.5!!! good luck with applying i hope you get in!! (if you havent already)
thanks. trust me texas schools turned away students with almost 4.0 gpas. it too competitive down here. everyone wants to be a nurse in texas. luckily, i had a friend that told me to apply out of state. i did and i got accepted to 2 schools
Very competitive here in Portland Oregon as well. There are a few BSN programs and a few Associate's programs in the area. I don't think any of them have waitlists - you apply each year and compete for the available spots. You pretty much have to have a 3.5+ GPA to get into the BSN programs. All prereqs must be finished before starting in the cohort.
One of the ADN programs has a minimum 2.5, all prereqs must be finished before you apply, and selection is done solely by lottery (I personally think that stinks!). A couple of the other ADN programs requires you to have CNA certification first.
All are different. All are competitive. Most of them have a 10% acceptance rate!
My CC doesn't go by GPA. It's strictly first come, first served after completion of A&P 1 and 2 with a minimum of a C and a total of 12 general ed credits. The wait list is 2 1/2 to 3 years long from completion of pre-req's. It's ridiculous. I'll finish up A&P 2 this summer and will have all of my other co-req's completed already. I would have to sit around for 2 1/2 to 3 years twiddling my thumbs with nothing else to take while waiting. Nope, not me! I'm starting an LPN program in the fall and then I'll jump right into the LPN to RN bridge at the CC. It has no wait list.
The CC admits 3 times a year for both the ADN and bridge programs.
My CC doesn't go by GPA. It's strictly first come, first served after completion of A&P 1 and 2 with a minimum of a C and a total of 12 general ed credits. The wait list is 2 1/2 to 3 years long from completion of pre-req's. It's ridiculous. I'll finish up A&P 2 this summer and will have all of my other co-req's completed already. I would have to sit around for 2 1/2 to 3 years twiddling my thumbs with nothing else to take while waiting. Nope, not me! I'm starting an LPN program in the fall and then I'll jump right into the LPN to RN bridge at the CC. It has no wait list.
The CC admits 3 times a year for both the ADN and bridge programs.
thats so crazy...it must be sooo frustrating! i know how much i just want to "get the show on the road" !! im so ready already!! LOL i hate waiting! i swear as soon as i can/get enough exerience or whatever im going to teach!! (that was one reason i chose to go for a masters)i know if there were more teachers some of these waitlists wouldnt be so long...
Well, I am from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and I have some nursing schools around here. The most known is the University of Pennsylvania's Nursing school and that is a really hard nursing program to get into (well, it is an Ivy League school). We also have Thomas Jefferson Nursing School and Holy Family College Nursing school. I am currently attending Temple University but I am still completing my pre-reqs but from what I hear, Temple's Nursing School is really competitive to get into but it is great because right across the street from the Nursing school is Temple University Hospital and you get to do your clinicals there. I hear that many sophomores got rejected but it was mostly because they did not have any community service. They are really into that and having top notch grades. So.... that is about it:balloons:
My C.C accepts PN and ADN students once a year (every June). To be considered for the program you must have completed a CNA course, have a 2.5 GPA (but I've never heard of anyone being accepted having under a 3.5) and they also base acceptance on the COMPASS test.
They let you appy Nov 1st of each yr and send out letters in Dec for about 50% of the top students in the class, In March for the next 35%, and then in May for the last 15%. I had a friend last yr. get accepted 5 days after classes started!
i have been accepted to begin university of cincinnati's pre-BSN nursing program this winter. After this year i will apply to the BSN nursing program. I know it is competitive , but can anyone tell me what is the usual GPA needed to get accepted. Any students who were accepted recently out there?
i am from houston, texas. it is very competitive to get in the adn and especially the bsn program. i have about a 3.5 gpa and i still got rejected to those schools. the school i applied to (texas woman's univ) took applicants who had a 3.8 gpa or higher. i knew people with almost 4.0 gpas and they did not get in either. but it is very difficult to get into texas nursing programs because it is a larger state which has more people.
last year when i went to the nursing info session she said the cut off right now at my school was about a 3.7 since that time it has moved up to 3.8 very frustrating, you can't apply until all your pre reqs are complete, and then you you have to wait a whole semester. i have been working at this since 04, i will apply fall of 07 for hopes of getting in spring of 08. its my only choice close enough to me with clinicals close enough for me to go too.
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TEAS is the test of essential academic skills....similar to the NET test ...my school just implemented it this year- it tests basic reading comp, algebra/etc, + science