<p>First of all, I apologize: I'm a student, not a parent. But I thought that being more nature than some of the students on here, you could offer me some advice. </p>
<p>I am a rising senior, and I'm starting my college applications. I don't have awful grades-but they're nothing special (3.3). My SAT scores are okay (2040). But naturally, I'm interested in one of the most competitive programs out there: nursing. I'm absolutely terrified I'm not going to get into any of my schools. </p>
<p>Be realistic. Look at your stats and match them up with each school’s requirements. Don’t have a dream school until you are admitted. Try to remember that most seniors are in the same boat and are terrified, so you are not alone.</p>
<p>For Nursing, there may be no flat-out guaranteed admissions based on stats, so it will be harder to come up with safeties. Sit down with your guidance counselor, and get some solid feedback on where applicants from your high school with your interests and your stats have been admitted recently.</p>
<p>Same here. Really, just do your best, make sure you have safeties (will get into 100%) and matches and you’ll get in somewhere. Look at the Common Data Set and see how you compare. Try your best and let the chips fall where they may.</p>
<p>Safety schools should be easy to find, but the problem is that nursing majors tend to be impacted, so it may be much more difficult to find a safety for the major (e.g. students may have to enroll in a school and then apply again in a competitive admission process for the nursing major, or students applying to the nursing major as frosh may face much higher standards than students applying to the other majors at the school).</p>
<p>^there is plenty of online help. I find some youtube videos helpful. Missed a chapter yet learned polar coordinates in an hour thanks to a youtube video</p>
<p>The guys goes over the basic theory, then does problems. Anything you need for high school math and SATs is covered. I used this site when I had to refresh my memory on Calc 2 which I had taken 25 years earlier so I could help my son pass his class.</p>
<p>There are a couple of paths to the RN. You can apply to two or four year schools. If you went the two year route to start, there are many, many RN to BSN completion programs you can finish later. This option is popular for students with financial concerns. Tuition at the CC for the ADN is much lower. </p>
<p>If you want to go straight for the BSN, (and who could blame you?) direct entry nursing programs are the exception rather than the rule. Include some direct entry programs in your list, but also include some delayed entry schools where you would do very well in the pre-req year and stand a good chance of getting into the program. </p>
<p>In my state, if you’re not one of the handful of people to be accepted direct entry at the only 4 year public offering a BSN (and your grades would be too low for that, although your test scores would be fine), it’s not a safe bet that you’ll get in with the non-direct entry cohort. Try some private schools. Many Catholic schools, formerly women’s colleges, have good nursing programs. Visit. The nursing department rep will tell you the GPA requirements and the actual GPA of those admitted. </p>
<p>I think if you cast a wide net, you will not only get in somewhere, but also have some choices as to where you attend. I really don’t think you need to worry about not getting in anywhere.</p>
<p>“Silly me. And here I was thinking that college admissions were based on GPA, test scores, and a student’s personal achievements.”</p>
<p>EASY on the snark. It’s a student whose dad was trying to ease his mind and help him not to worry. And things DO often have a way of working out for the best.</p>
<p>I agree with both, btw…after you’ve done the work, GPA, test scores, personal achievement, all you can do is stand and trust (in whatever or whomever you choose) that it will all work out for your best.</p>
<p>you can self tutor in math using khanacademy.com tutorial videos. they have helped people all over the world and have gotten a lot of attention and funding from Bill Gates. amazing free site.</p>