advenutre0429 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 I failed two nursing school classes and was kicked out. It was a bsn program. There were multiple reasons why, my health, family's health. I had a gpa of a 3.8 before starting and am projected to have around a 3.2. I would have to change my major and would take at least 10 more upper level classes which should boost my gpa. My prerequisites/science gpa is a 4.0. I have over 300 volunteer hours that I started when I was 14. I plan to get a job in health care and work/finish my classes for about a year and a half before I apply. I also plan to do a research project and get some leadership experience. Do I have a chance of getting in somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgriffiths Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 1 hour ago, advenutre0429 said: There were multiple reasons why, my health, family's health. I don't mean to be harsh, but if the approach you take during PA school applications/interviews is to try to explain why failing out of a BSN program wasn't your fault I highly doubt you will have success getting into PA school. Beyond that, it seems like you have plenty of time to right the ship. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo1 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Failing upward is only encouraged in leadership. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardsPA2B Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I can't imagine a PA school seeing you fail out of a nursing program and then giving you a shot at a harder curriculum. It would be a hell of an uphill battle but it's up to you to pick that fight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitskistan69 Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 You have a chance. You just need to work really hard to show them otherwise now. Focus on your Bachelor's for now. Consider clinical research since you can make a decent amount of money with it and still get PCE. You may need to do some post-bacc. Make sure it's an upward trend. I would try REALLY hard to get A's, finish your Bachelor's strong, gather many hours with diverse experience, gather some strong letters, etc. In your PS, you can talk about how you learned from this hardship and how you improved your academic experience despite the hardship. You really need to focus on adapting academically and showing them you adapted. Even with all this, it's not guaranteed you will get in, but it's not guaranteed you won't. It will be difficult, but as everyone else has said or implied: it's your battle to choose. Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LT_Oneal_PAC Posted April 30, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 30, 2022 On 4/28/2022 at 10:35 AM, FooturePA said: I can't imagine a PA school seeing you fail out of a nursing program and then giving you a shot at a harder curriculum. It would be a hell of an uphill battle but it's up to you to pick that fight. Any PA that has been to Nursing school (rare, I know) would. I had a 4.0 science GPA and struggled in nursing school. Brought my 3.9 to a 3.2 overall. It’s just different and unnecessarily difficult. Imagine Joint commission running a school, and that’s nursing. Came back to PA school and finished with a 3.95 GPA. I’ve seen medical school failures come back and get into PA school and succeed, so it’s possible for sure. Not easy, but definitely possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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