Nursing @ Many Colleges.

bearcatfan
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 08:33:54 +0000

@hopefulnurse1 Generally, you have to have certain high school requirements to get into a direct-admit program and a minimum college GPA to stay in. Usually that’s a certain high school GPA and test score to enter, but the bar is generally far above the stated minimum for direct entry.

In my daughter’s program, it’s a 3.0 college GPA to progress to sophomore year. I think freshman to sophomore is the biggest hurdle to overcome. You should see the amount of work she has lol.

A direct admit freshman in my daughter’s program (University of Cincinnati) takes two nursing classes as a freshman. They are not clinicals, but basic nursing classes they all have to take that talk about theory and time management. Those who do not get in as direct-admits take all the same classes except those two. If they petition and get in, they still have to take those two classes (my understanding) on top of the sophomore classes.

Ohio State is NOT direct admit anymore (that was confirmed over the summer). If you are considering bigger schools in Ohio, look at the University of Cincinnati where my daughter is. Wright State, maybe closer to where you are, is also direct entry. Youngstown State, when we looked at it, had an odd (to me) definition of direct admit.

I can also help with smaller schools in Ohio, but it sounds like you might be in Western PA? I know the daughter of @Charliesch attended York, and speaks very highly of it.

Depending on what your high school offers, here are some additional classes to look at: anatomy, chemistry, higher-level math, statistics, psychology, sociology. I would highly recommend anatomy and stats, since many nursing programs require them and you’ll go in with at least a passing familiarity. Depending on the program, you might be able to use AP credits in some of these.

Also figure out ways to show interest in nursing. You are not limited to candy striping. You can do EMS work, volunteer in nursing homes, or other things that show you’ve looked into nursing and it’s what you are interested in. Many hospitals allow shadowing, or even sponsor medical exploring programs.

I can answer anything you’d like to ask about UC … I kept all my notes from admissions and nursing talks, so I can give you actual admission statistics from the last year or two. PM if you’d like.