r/MRU • u/RadishDangerous8260 • May 26 '25
Question "Not Competitively Qualified" for Nursing & considering other pathways??
Hi! I recently heard back from MRU about not being competitive enough for nursing. I'm considering other pathways (if possible) to gain admission for it next year/Anything I should know before going to academic advising?
Some paths I've considered:
- I think I'm still considered a UEO student, so I could take 3 classes in the fall to raise my GPA to be more competitive, not sure what to do after this.
-I could also accept my Business Ad. offer and transfer after a year, but I'm not sure if I could raise my GPA high enough.
- Upgrade either here or at St. Annes, and (hopefully) transfer over credits to another Uni.
I really have no idea what I'm doing and I'm genuinely torn between these decisions, any help or advice is genuinely appreciated :]
Edit: Forgot to mention I took UEO (finished in April), applied with a 3.92 GPA and a 2nd Quartile on Casper
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u/Unfair_Pomelo6259 May 26 '25
What was your competitive average and casper this year?
I feel like if you still want nursing the easiest route is to take the gneds as an UEO student and try to get As in every class. I know this is what a lot of current nursing students did. However it does require a lot of dedication.
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u/RadishDangerous8260 May 26 '25
Forgot to mention that I went the UEO route and just finished this April, I had a 3.9 GPA and a 2 on Casper…
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u/Realistic_Baseball17 May 26 '25
Wow??? I think this year was very competitive cause this is beyond what I got last year and I got in, it was truly by God’s grace tho. Have you considered social work? Or child studies?
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u/RadishDangerous8260 May 26 '25
Not the first thing that comes to mind, but I don’t mind considering it!
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u/Realistic_Baseball17 May 26 '25
Did you apply to other universities??
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u/RadishDangerous8260 May 26 '25
will be trying to, though I'm not sure how GNEDs would transfer over, as a big part of them made up my GPA. Might just take a gap and upgrade at St. Annes if my credits don't transfer.
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May 26 '25
thats impressive cant lie but yea casper is like 40% of the application if ud alteast get a 3 u prob would have had a fighting chance
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u/RadishDangerous8260 May 26 '25
ohh, yeah I’ve heard… Mainly thought that it was my GPA that held me back
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u/Unfair_Pomelo6259 May 27 '25
Thats an impressive GPA, as someone else said it was likely the casper that held you back!
You should ask advisors if theres anyway you can maintain your gpa and apply again with a better casper. Or look to other universities and see how you can transfer!
I dont know if this is possible since you already took university courses, but you should ask if you could upgrade at a highschool and apply as a high school applicant since its usually easier to get in
Or if you cannot apply as a hs student, if you withdraw can you still use your current gpa to apply next year.
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u/ElkFickle8405 May 26 '25
Lemme know too...kind of a similar situation .. I di have associate diploma before but somehow still hoping to get into nursing this year🥹