Don't even know where to start

lass71
Thu, 23 Jan 2020 00:38:47 +0000

I would recommend she tries to get some nursing / healthcare experience over the summer. Start volunteering. Get her cpr qualification. I think that would all help. Can she also take an online AP course to boost her gpa?

If you are open to traveling west , Univ of Nevada has a big pre nursing prog. She will get a BSc in Public Health if she doesn’t get into nursing after two years and scoring quite highly on the Hesse ?sp) But I don’t believe those who don’t get in are close to the numbers in other pre nursing programs. She could then apply for an accelerated BSN. I am sure there are other schools like that as well.

My daughter also didn’t think she wanted a small religious school when we started to look but she changed her mind when she realized that ruled out a huge portion of the schools she could get into.

How religious schools are really varies. You may just have to take one class on world religions. Others insist on attending church services. They have a great community service ethos and that may appeal to her. I think when faced with the crunch of direct admit catholic school or no nursing she will choose Catholic school if she really wants to be a nurse.

When I researched the community college route I discovered it also seemed more competitive than other routes.

I think you will find your daughter will change a lot over the next year -18 months. Its a very scary process for many of them and even though she won’t admit it she is probably mad at herself for some of the choices she has made. She will take that out on you. Try not to get angry though or look back at what could have been.

Coming to this site you can think your daughter is the ugly duckling amongst all the swans. There are some really amazing young students on here with fantastic stats and ECs and it can be hard not to compare, but these are probably not your typical kid. Even knowing that she wants to be a math teacher or nurse at this age shows she is caring and wants to give back. Best of luck!