Chance of Getting into Freshman Nursing Program?

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Stats:
ACT: 26
GPA W: 3.81
GPA U/W: 3.68
AP Classes: World History, Biology
CIS: Calculus
PLTW CLASSES: Principles of Biomedical Science, Introduction to Engineering
PSEO my whole senior year at a community college.
I would be an in-state student.
I am not first generation and I am also Asian. My dad is an alumni. I was in all honors classes since freshman year but they are not weighted into my transcript. I had an increase in my gpa and then a decrease and then a huge increase after my second semester of junior year. I expect to bring my GPA higher this first semester of senior year and consider retaking the ACT again but these are my stats for now. I did not do any sports but I did have some leadership in activities and took part in a medical club and volunteered around a bit. Nothing special though.

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You probably still have work to do to get admitted. Taking action to increase your ACT score to at least a 28 on the September test would be a good investment of time in my opinion. Here is a summary of areas of importance for nursing admission from a prior post:

  1. An unweighted GPA of 3.9 or higher. Do not rely on a weighted GPA as the U definitely focuses on unweighted. Also, quality of coursework and taking challenging biological science classes (AP, honors, PLTW) is important.
  2. An ACT score of 28 or higher (which is 90th percentile or higher) with a STEM ready indicator.
  3. A record of volunteering in the healthcare field (nursing homes, hospitals, etc).
  4. The icing on the cake for potential nursing students seems to be getting the CNA. It demonstrates a potential nursing student can deal with some of the difficult/unpleasant duties nurses may encounter.

Good luck!

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UPDATE: accepted into the program!

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@lxkong did you end up re-taking the ACT?

Upward trends in GPA always helpful to the application!

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Yes I retook the ACT but only scored a 27 overall that time. I really think the essay portion helped me get in and I sent a letter of recommendation also.

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Congrats! It is a great accomplishment.

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@lxkong Congratulations on you Minnesota Nursing acceptance!
(Can you post this and your stats in 2023 Nursing Admissions thread to give others info and share your accomplishment? Thank you)

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@lxkong Congrats!!!

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could you guys look at my post and plz chance me for the fngp