Would I even have a chance?

opto-nurse · Jun 22, 2013

i cant really speak for your school but i can speak from logic. if your schools nursing program is impacted like every other school in the country, then you might want to start looking at other school options. there will be tons of students who are applying that will have a better gpa then you, and they to will get denied. there are some things you can do to try and stand out, im not sure what the answer to that is, but you should definitely contact the schools nursing advisor to try and find out....

my advice is look at other schools. if they are anything like mine, they will only look at prereq gpa, and a few other general ed classes. for me it was math, english, psych, sociology and comm.

Its best to stay positive throughout this whole thing. i got denied a lot of times and it was discouraging but i still saw it as a challenge. i ended moving 3hrs away to attend a nursing school i was accepted into. i did that because i wanted it that bad. i would have moved 100hrs away if i had to.

goodluck

LoriRNCM, ADN, ASN, RN · Jun 22, 2013

I was denied twice before I got in to my local community college. I say "local", but it's still a half hour away! We have only one college within an hours drive out here so it's pretty competitive. Anyway, my GPA wasn't that great for my first two years of pre reqs, but by the end of my pre reqs and co reqs, it was a 4.0. But that wasn't my cumulative. My cumulative was a little over a 3.0. I think what got me in this time was my reference letter from a well respected professor in the health sciences who I had taken for two of my pre reqs, A & P 2 and Nutrition. I got an A in both those courses, did all the extra credit, and she gave me a glowing letter, indicating my volunteer experience as well. I'd probably be looking to get into another field if I had gotten denied again, because time's a wastin', I'm no spring chicken at 49.

I'd say to increase your chances, take up volunteerism, get As in your Health Sciences and get a recommendation letter EVEN if none is required (none were required in my program but this year I turned one in anyway), and include a brief cover letter on your application package explaining why you feel you would be an assett to the program, just as you would for a job resume. Set yourself apart any way that you can.

dt70 · Jun 22, 2013

Some community colleges say cumulative GPA, but they mean starting with their school.

Speak to someone from the nursing department, not just the student counselor, they'll give you the facts.

aspiringnurse91 · Jun 23, 2013

Thanks for all of the advice!

I think I will try to get into the ADN program at the college I attend now (where I did my pre-reqs). I don't know if they'll use only that gpa since those were the only classes I completed there or if they'll average them with my old gpa, but I can always call and see. Hopefully it won't be too hard to get into an RN-BSN program afterwards because I'd only have a few classes to take.

pmabraham, BSN, RN · Jun 23, 2013

Good day:

Tying into what dt70 shared, when the local college I'm attending (30 minutes one way) looked at my former college transcripts, they only looked at what could transfer over... and when they did so, did not touch the GPA; they only transferred over credit hours.

Thank you.