Advice from the Assistant Director

In the admissions office, we are often asked if we could describe the ideal nursing student. Applicants want to know exactly what we are looking for. They want the inside scoop – the secret formula to the perfect application to nursing school. I’m here to finally reveal this long awaited and closely guarded secret to the perfect application: IT DOESN’T EXIST. Now that is not to mean that we never see really great applicants - we are often genuinely impressed by our applicants. However, there is no gold standard by which we compare all applicants; No perfect student that we hold all others against.  

Still, there are many traits and qualities we do look for in a potential nursing student. These are measured through our objective requirements, such as GPA and TEAS score, as well as through our less objective requirements, such as the essay. We review applications holistically, viewing each application packet as a portfolio representation of the whole student.

Each week, I will delve deeper into each of these requirements, detailing exactly what we are looking for and what you can do to improve your application. Stay tuned for more following this week! Good luck with the start of the semester!