Chances of getting into Pitt nursing

carachel2
Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:03:46 +0000

Thanks @mommdc …and I forgot something that is VERY important to most of your college admissions and specifically towards any possible merit aid @ Pitt: SAT or ACT scores.

PLEASE leave yourself some time the summer before your junior year to take both the SAT and the ACT…either practice tests at home or a testing center. Then decide which test suits you best and leave yourself time to prep for that test. Ideally you need to be done after the spring or summer of your Jr year at the latest.

The test prep forum is FULL of posts from exhausted juniors who have a full IB or AP load, varsity sport and say they have zero time to prepare properly for these tests. You may be one of those amazing kids who shows up and aces those tests, but you may be one who really needs to take the time. Don’t make the mistake of overloading your summer and your schedule in general. It could be worth literally thousands and thousands of dollars.

So back off your schedule to allow yourself time to breathe and really do well in the classes you are taking and keep a solid GPA AND test prep. Showing interest in medical/nursing related career topics is great, but getting your CNA is a lot and probably not necessary. Maybe just volunteer a few hours a week at a nursing home this summer while you also test prep? Or take Anatomy and Physiology online at a local junior college, volunteer a few hours and then set a 1-2 hr a day test prep schedule.