I'm currently taking my prerequisites for nursing school. I was originally a nursing major way back when I started college in 1997 @ age 18. Problem was that I wasn't even really prepared for the intensity of the prerequisite coursework. Long story short, I messed up, changed my major to Kinesiology (study of human movement) and graduated with a B.S. and a 2.7 GPA (yikes, I know). That included one failed attempt at anatomy, a subsequent "B" in Anatomy, and a "C" in Physiology.
I'm now 28 and have spent the last 6 years maturing and trying to figure out exactly what I want to do. I've worked in a hospital as a Physical Therapy Aide for the past 5 years and have come back to wanting to be a nurse. I have been enrolled part time in school for the past year taking prerequisites, including A&P, and now have a 4.0 GPA (considering that I haven't had a 4.0 since junior high, I'm pretty proud of myself)!
I'm wondering if my past will come back to haunt me and I'll be turned down despite the fact that my most current prerequisites reflect a 4.0? Or will my work experience and current GPA help me?
Any insight? I'm so worried that this will take away my chances.
I don't think your GPA will hold you back if you don't let it. I'm not yet in nursing school, but I feel that my experience applying to undergraduate schools might allow me to sound off on your issue.
No one has ever gotten turned down from a job or a position or a spot at a school for being too enthusiastic. So, if you're worried about your GPA being low, make sure those admissions directors know you're going to work your butt of this time around! Be glowing, be effervescent, be passionate! Grades aren't everything...someone with great grades can be the most unpleasant human being to walk the planet, but you sound like you have a great outlook, and you definitely have a chance even with that 2.7 gpa.
mshep12
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Hello,
I don't think your GPA will hold you back if you don't let it. I'm not yet in nursing school, but I feel that my experience applying to undergraduate schools might allow me to sound off on your issue.
No one has ever gotten turned down from a job or a position or a spot at a school for being too enthusiastic. So, if you're worried about your GPA being low, make sure those admissions directors know you're going to work your butt of this time around! Be glowing, be effervescent, be passionate! Grades aren't everything...someone with great grades can be the most unpleasant human being to walk the planet, but you sound like you have a great outlook, and you definitely have a chance even with that 2.7 gpa.
You can do it, don't give up!