Chances for Nursing Major

Gumbymom
Thu, 07 Jul 2016 02:10:55 +0000

You have a competitive UC/CSU GPA but with the low admit rates for direct entry nursing programs, nothing is a guarantee.

UCI Nursing stats:
Fall 2016 Freshman Applicants: 2,264
Fall 2016 Freshman Admits: 82 (3.5% admitted)
Average UC GPA: 4.25 GPA
Average Total SAT Scores: 1962 (avg 650 each section)

CSU Fullerton: A bit dated
134 people have been offered admission and only about 35 eligible freshmen will enroll the program out of 3,834 applicants. These freshman will get direct-entry into the generic BSN program for the fall 2014 admission cycle.

SDSU Nursing Stats/Info:
Admission to the School of Nursing is very competitive. Over the past two years, successful direct admission applicants had an average high school GPA of 3.96, SAT score of 1250, and a Math SAT score of 649. Admission to the School of Nursing is for the fall semester only.

Students with the top GPAs and test scores will be ranked for admission by the SDSU Office of Admissions. Students will be admitted according to rank and the number of positions available.

All nursing programs at the CSU’s are impacted meaning far more applicants than spots available. Direct entry programs are the most difficult.
I would apply to several direct entry programs and several of the Pre-Nursing 2+2 programs due to the competitive nature of these programs. CSULB/CSUF/SDSU/UCI maybe UCLA?/Cal State LA/San Bernadino/San Marcos/Sac State/Channel Islands…

Apply to a variety of schools and you should have several acceptances come spring.