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Pre-Nursing Major Help?
Gavinn1240
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HI everyone, I am a high school student looking to major in Pre-Nursing, and I was wondering how to get a BSN in a cal state university. I know that you need to major in pre-nursing and then be admitted into the school's nursing program after finishing the pre-reqs. I just have a couple questions:
1. What is the average GPA of someone applying as a Pre-Nursing major initially into a school? I have a high school GPA of 3.6 right now, and I am worried that it might be too low to be competitive. I also have over 100+ hours of volunteer experience in a hospital setting.
2. Once you finish your pre-reqs, and you apply to the school of nursing, do they look at your high school GPA as well as your pre-req GPA? Or do they only look at your pre-req GPA?
Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
2 replies 1. What is the average GPA of someone applying as a Pre-Nursing major initially into a school? I have a high school GPA of 3.6 right now, and I am worried that it might be too low to be competitive. I also have over 100+ hours of volunteer experience in a hospital setting.
2. Once you finish your pre-reqs, and you apply to the school of nursing, do they look at your high school GPA as well as your pre-req GPA? Or do they only look at your pre-req GPA?
Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
Replies to: Pre-Nursing Major Help?
I can understand your concern, but don’t over complicate it and limit yourself to CSU's. When you finish your pre-reqs apply to both community colleges and CSU's. While Nursing school has become increasingly competitive, the real question isn’t if you will get in, rather when you will get in. That’s to say you have a decent Gpa, but if I'm being honest, many community colleges utilize a lottery system and admit a certain percentage within a Gpa range. I know students who got in to community college programs with 2.7’s etc. Keep your grades up and you will be fine.