<p>I'm a junior in high school and this fall I'm looking to apply for the School of Nursing at Rutgers. I currently have a 3.98 GPA. I got a 1670 on my SAT (580 CR 550 Writing 540 Math) and I'm taking them again this May. I take Honors English and Honors Physics. During my senior year, I plan to take AP Bio and AP English. I'm in the top 17-20% of my grade.</p>
<p>I hear Rutgers doesn't pay much attention to ECs, but..
School Newspaper: 10
Gifted & Talented: 10 & 11
Christian Club: 10 & 11
Art Club: 10
Spring Musical: 10 & 11
Environmental Club: 11</p>
<p>I've done almost 100 hours of community service and almost consistently took honors classes throughout high school (remained at an academic level in math, honors/ap english throughout, honors science classes throughout, took honors history 1st and 2nd year but dropped it for the academic class during junior year).</p>
<p>I plan to get my SAT up to at least a 1750 and I plan to get straight A's and bump my class rank up to finish out my junior year. Didn't realize I cared about school as much until the latter end of my junior year -_-</p>
<p>So, do you think I have a chance to get into RU?</p>
<p>your gpa is amazing, but definitely try to bring your sats up next time. this website may be helpful: if you scroll down the second chart there is college of nursing particular stats </p>
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<p>I went to the Engineering Information Session and tour today. According to the assistant dean, the order they pick the students they want is:
- Toughness of schedule + grades/GPA
- SAT Scores
- Leadership ECs
- Community Service
He didn’t say anything about the essay. So, I am not sure about it. I did it anyway. (It’s optional, but I would recommend you still do it!)</p>
<p>My GPA is similar to yours: 3.92. I got in with a 600 Verbal and 590 Math when their average math score is 670. (They don’t check writing that much since it is relatively new) Guess what I had? 6 AP classes and honors throughout my high school career with lots of ECs and community work.</p>
<p>I’m sure the nursing program is less strict with the base requirements since the engineering criteria is taken much more seriously. So, in conclusion, like thatsthekey said, work on those SAT scores! They’re the second most important thing they check! Your ECs and community service will definitely help you out, no question about it. </p>
<p>However, if you really want to go to Rutgers, just practice a bit with the blue book. Do a couple of them, review all your answers, etc. Your score will go up a hundred points if you really take in what you gain from practice. You get used to the problems, know their way of thinking, etc. I went from a 1590 to a 1790 in about two months of lazily/barely practicing. By the way, don’t bother memorizing words for the SAT. Practice on the more learn-able parts like the Math. Last hint, if you care about the writing section, (I would!), don’t bother writing an essay all proper and whatnot. Write about a touching personal experience that really affected you that is related to the topic. If you want to know what I wrote, PM me!</p>
<p>All the best!</p>
<p>Definitely bring up your SAT score. The nursing school is a bit competitive, so you want to get a good score as you can possible. You GPA is great. But just work on the SAT score.</p>
<p>Does Rutgers accept ACT scores?</p>
<p>gpa is great, work on SATs for sure. they accept the ACT, a lot of schools in the area are now. the essay isnt used for admissions, just for scholarship consideration it says so where you type it on the application.</p>
<p>if youre going to get a practice book for the SATs, dont get the collegeboard one its a waste. i used a SparkNotes one, as instead of just listing the correct answers in the back like the CollegeBoard one does, they also have explanations so you can see what you did wrong. dont think the questions are different, either, as i have a collegeboard one and didnt use it once i saw the SparkNotes. just by doing practice tests and understanding how to come to the correct answers, i went up 350 points after 3 weeks of studying.</p>