Before applying to the nursing program at the local college, they require everyone to attend an information session. I finally got mine out of the way yesterday, and I have no idea why it is mandatory. Pretty much everything they discussed is published on their website. It was just a waste of two hours of my life!
I did learn one thing, though. Last semester, 275 qualified people applied to the program (qualified meaning they had completed all prereqs, passed the NET and so on). Of the 275 applicants, 115 had a 4.0 GPA on the prereqs. The problem? The school only accepts 100 applicants. (This is why I’m so worried about my GPA this semester) When there is a tie on the prereq GPA, they first look at the number of support classes completed and then the GPA on those classes if there is still a tie.
I was actually aware of all of that. So what did I learn? That the last person who got in had 9 hours of support classes. I am planning to take Anatomy and Physiology II during the Summer II session, and that will put me at 10 support hours completed. I hope it’s enough. Developmental Psychology and Microbiology are the last two support classes I could take. I could try to kill myself and take 7 hours during a summer session, thereby practically ensuring I get into the program but … eh, I just don’t know.
I heard from several people that nursing programs aren’t that competitive. Ha! I’d like to know where they got that information 
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They’d be crazy not to pick you! Don’t kill yourself with classes. Take what you need, but give yourself time to live, too!
Comment by CJ — March 31, 2006 @ 4:48 pm
Hey Thanks for coming by my site!
I’ve linked you. Great Blog, My program had a similar entry system. Only about a 100 people excepted but there has been an average of 500 people on the wiating list.
They took our GPA and multiplied it by the # of support classes and then added the score we got on our entry exam (called the HESI). It was pretty fair if you’ve taken everything needed and did well on the HESI, you were in like Flynn. I HAD A 3.7 gPA when I was accepted.
Best of luck to ya!
Comment by Jodi — April 1, 2006 @ 10:30 am
CJ - I’m glad you think they’d be crazy not to take me. Sadly, they don’t care about my references
Jodi - Thanks for stopping by! Things sure are crazy to get into nursing these days! They said that the last few times it took a 3.77 to get in, but the last class was a 4.0. I’ve really enjoyed going through your archives and reading up about things I *hope* to be going through soon
Comment by Jaxia — April 3, 2006 @ 1:59 am