Hello, I am a junior at my high school and I would like to consider taking the CHSPE to leave high school asap. My grades during freshman year were good, in sophmore year they were not the best, and I failed a class this junior year. I am wondering if my past grades would affect me greatly if I wanted to apply to CalState Fullerton for Nursing. I currently volunteer at my local hospital and I enjoy it a lot. I also seek independence and working at the hospital has not only made me happy, but shows promising signs. Please give me advice whether it may seem blunt or mean. I want to know what others think. During freshman year I had a 3.3, and during sophmore year I had a 2.7.
All grades will be considered but 10-11th are the most important for the CSU GPA.
Nursing is highly competitive and you need to meet the a-g course requirements for the CSU’s to be considered along with a B or higher for Biology and Chemistry. Also have you taken the SAT or ACT which are required to determine your eligibilty index.?
Based on the little info you have posted, your chances are slim. You should remain in school and retake any failed courses and graduate with your diploma.
Here are the requirements for the direct admit Freshman program. Also you could attend CSUF as another major and then apply for the Nursing program Sophomore year or attend a community college taking the Nursing pre-req’s for transfer.
http://nursing.fullerton.edu/programs/elfreshmen/admissionreq.php
For Honors Biology I had an A, for Chemistry Honors I had a C, and my sat score is around 1300 currently
I do not want to retake AP Chemistry because it was too difficult, is that still okay?
A C in AP Chem is ok. Calculate your CSU GPA and eligibility index. For Nursing you need an EI of 4500+ for the direct admit program.
https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/eligibility-index
I took the CHSPE during my sophomore year and left before the second semester ended. Im currently in community college and Im getting ready to transfer. From what I’ve seen so far, many colleges don’t rally ask for your highschool transcript, and some ask for your SAT scores (I didnt take mine). I think the CHSPE lets you kinda start over grade wise and you can just take your nursing pre reqs at a community college