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is it difficult to switch out of nursing if i decide i don’t want to pursue it anymore? and have there been students who have switched from nursing to pre-med?
@chemisdie It is not difficult at all to switch out of nursing! It’s difficult to transfer into nursing, and even be accepted into nursing!
I have friends considering switching out of nursing, and one may pursue pre-med.
If you decide to do pre-med, I would consider focusing on pre-med, because the curriculum for nursing is very different from pursuing a major on a pre-med track! For example, you would need to take General Chemistry, General Biology, Organic Chemistry, Physics, etc. and nursing student do not have to take any of that.
If you do decide while you are in nursing, i would recommend leaving before sophomore year!
Hi! I applied to all 3 nursing schools. I got accepted to ru camden but wait listed in newark and nb. What are the chances of being accepted with wait listed?
Gpa 3.44
SAT new 1320 (forgot exact scores bit around 670 math 620 eng) + essay 5
VolunteerIng focused on library and children
Did a lot of clubs and had leadership positions each year
My high school is a highly competitive school (blue ribbon) and is nearby RU nb.
I’m taking anatomy and physiology 1 and 2 in high school with college credits- and calc honors with college credits.
Thanks
@Liebegilly There is no guarantee you will be accepted, but I am not saying you won’t. I was accepted 3 days after I was wait-listed, while I met people who were accepted in like August and changed their admission from SAS to Nursing. I recommend emailing the Rutgers Newark admissions (because newark handles all of nursing admissions) or the school of nursing if you really want to attend Newark or New Brunswick.
Also, you will most likely not get A&P 1 and 2 credit transferring as A&P1 and 2 in college, but will probably get elective credit from it. I am almost certain you won’t, because A&P 1 and 2 in New Brunswick is nothing compared to high school anatomy and physiology.
What exactly would I email to the admissions? (Would it be worth it to just go to Camden and hope to god I can transfer the year after?)
@Liebegilly You can do that! The issue is that MANY students want to transfer to New Brunswick. Newark and Camden students always want to transfer to New Brunswick. So there is never a guarantee that you will end up transferring. Because while that, you are also competing against students who want to transfer INTO nursing. While you consider that you have a shot since you are a nursing student, you compete with other students, because new brunswick is very selective.
In the email, you send your passion and driven nature about why you belong in nursing. Perhaps in new brunswick over newark and camden. Perhaps that you’ll get a better nursing experience in new brunswick or etc. Again, no guarantee. I was lucky. Just something to show that you really want to be in nursing at new brunswick.
Im a sophmore at the New Brunswick campus and hope to transfer into the nursing school for fall 2017. Are my chances high even though I dont have A&P1 or 2, and microbio? Im taking chem of life, 3 out of the 4 lower nursing courses, nutrition and all other basic requirements.
@nursingpassion To be completely honest, if you have a high GPA, you may have a good shot, but I can’t guarantee anything. Mainly because that you compete against to many other students, like I met people who literally followed the nursing curriculum because they really wanted to transfer. Or I met newark/camden students who really wanted to transfer to new brunswick nursing and got that 3.9+. It all just depends on the applicant pool. It’s a slim shot. But good luck! And I hope you have a plan B
It’s good to see that you took classes required for nursing, that is very good, but it all really depends on the applicant pool. About 100-150 students usually apply and only about 20-25 are accepted.
I’m awful at finding emails. What is the email for the rutgers admissions office? I don’t think saying hi I live 10 minutes away from nb would really convince them Lol. Would calling them be better?
@liebegilly well of course saying that would be bad. But anything to show the passion you have for nursing. More to show why you deserve to be in this school. You can call or email I guess. just ask about if there is anything you can do for them to reconsider your application for an acceptance or why you were wait-listed etc.
Hello, I was accepted to RU-Nursing in New Brunswick a few weeks ago. I’m really on the edge about whether I want to attend this school. I need some questions answered from a student, and you’re willing to take questions, so here we go 
, how was your first year of nursing school? are there any classes in particular that were/are the most challenging (freshman, or currently)? what campuses do you take the majority of your classes at?
Good luck!
-Thank you in advance! B-)
@diemon Hey!
My first year was great! The only terrible thing being Anatomy & Physiology 1 and 2 are the hardest courses at Rutgers Nursing. They are the weed out classes and my class has lost 5 people cause it was just too hard. You take anatomy 1 and 2 freshman year. But after that, junior year has another hard class, but you don’t need to worry about that until you get there. The majority of your classes are scattered freshman and sophomore year. But junior and senior year your classes will all be in the nursing building!
Hope this helps! Ask anymore or message me if you need to
Sorry, I’m not sure how to delete these but I sent you an inbox of questions about nursing instead of asking publicly because I put a lot of information about me.
How is it balancing social and school life? How many kids were in your classes? Are the staff nice and helpful?
@RU2020 ok!
@Ruson2021iaj
If you were accepted, congrats! DO NOT TAKE freshman year lightly! Unless you have like a photographic memory or can balance school and the hell that is anatomy and physiology (which is nothing like high school or community college anatomy) in New Brunswick, then it’ll be really stressful. Some people can do it, personally, I have terrible memorization so it was awful. After than, sophomore year you can 100% have a social life. Junior year probably not. Senior year you will. Also, i’m a commuter so maybe i’m wrong lol, but I know a lot of my close friends didn’t have time to go out, but there are some who party all the time. Since the class of 2019, the class in New Brunswick always had 50-60 students in the program. The staff is SO NICE! I love all of them. And i’m involved so they all know me by name and it’s a real family community between you and the faculty and staff.