<p>Does anyone have any advice on the general admission requirement for a College of Nursing transfer? I know it's competitive, but exactly how competitive? Do they only look at your RU GPA or if you're an incoming sophomore do they look at your high school transcript as well? Any information would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>You’re currently a rutgers new brunswick student?
They mostly consider your rutgers GPA, and it needs to be very high. I don’t believe in scaring people out of applying, but 3.7 & above is ideal…it changes every year, but people have gotten in with less. I don’t know if they even ask you to submit your high school transcripts, but if they do, they probably don’t really look at them. If they are not sure about you, they will interview you. Let me know if you have any other questions! I survived the transfer! haha</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m a Rutgers NB student. If the main factor they look at is your GPA, do you think a 3.6 would be good enough? And did you get accepted as a sophomore or as a later year student? I’m a freshman right now, and I’m just scared if I don’t get in next year as a sophomore I’d have to apply again and that’d be even more of a hassle. Also, do you know around how many people apply as a transfer each year and around how many people get accepted? Sorry for the 20 questions lol.</p>
<p>I know plenty of people who have gotten in with a 3.6, but I know it depends on the applicant pool. Have you taken any of the required classes yet? They also prefer applicants who have already completed some of the requirements (especially the science courses). </p>
<p>I technically came in as a sophomore in the program, but I transferred to rutgers the year before after being at community college. A lot of people lose a year or two when they transfer in, but if this is what you want to do, it’s worth it and it’s not a hassle to get on track. </p>
<p>If you don’t get in this year, but still apply next year, you’ll most likely still come in as a sophomore because you can’t progress to the junior level until you complete all of the freshman/sophomore requirements. And honestly, if you don’t get in, there are ways to get placed into the classes you need so that you don’t fall too far behind. My first year at rutgers, I wasn’t in the program yet, but I was taking the courses…when I got in, I was actually ahead of my class. </p>
<p>I’m not sure about the numbers, but I think 20 people transferred in with me as sophomores. I believe they are more open to transfers now though because they accept much fewer students out of high school. Transfer students are usually more serious about the program, in my opinion. </p>
<p>Sorry it took so long to reply! Don’t worry about asking too many questions. I got a lot of answers on this board when I was trying to get in!</p>
<p>Admission to the College of Nursing is very competitive and there is usually an applicant pool of approximately 130 Rutgers students vying for 20-30 spots each year. We only admit students for the fall semester. Decisions are based on several factors; completion of at least 24 credits at your current school, overall grade point average at Rutgers, performance in the sciences and completion of nursing prerequisites. The minimum grade point average to apply is a 3.3.</p>
<p>@thatsthekey- Well I only decided this spring semester as a freshman that I wanted to do nursing so I haven’t taken anatomy 1&2 yet, but I plan on taking them over the summer. Should I mention that on the application? I did take biology the fall semester, but I got a B, which isn’t too great. But I took a look at the required courses for freshman, and the only courses beside anatomy 1&2 that I need are Trends in Health Care Delivery and Research in the Disciplines. I have taken all the other required electives. Do you think this will work in my favor? Again, thanks for all your help!</p>
<p>@RUKnight- Thank you for all the information. The numbers are quite helpful.</p>
<p>The deadline to apply this year may have already passed, so I would check into that if you haven’t already. Have to spoken to anyone from the college of nursing yet? They are very helpful and willing to help you get into the classes you need and they give very honest advice about the program. It’s good that you’ve already looked at the curriculum because transfers need to have their plan early so they can catch up.</p>
<p>The deadline for this year is June 1st and admission is not on a rolling basis so I still have time to apply. Thanks for your concern though! And yes, I actually have spoken to someone in the College of Nursing- Denise Santangelo. A friend of mine who is in the nursing program said I should talk to her and ask her some stuff about transferring in and she was very helpful, as were you. So thanks for all the advice, thatsthekey!</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I have a question about transferring into Nursing.</p>
<p>I just transferred into Rutgers SAS this fall from a community college, and I am trying to get into the School of Nursing …
So I was wondering if you can help me by answering some of my questions…</p>
<p>I am taking some of the required courses in Nursing program right now, but for the science courses, most of the required ones are only for the Nursing students.
I took A&P I at community college, but that’s it for me with the science courses…</p>
<p>What were some of the classes you took when you transferred into Rutgers??
and also, how did you prepare for applying???</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>