| ng admitted to nursing school and finally wearing | | | | compassionate spirit, and wanting to make a |
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| there are thousands of contenders who wish to | | | | answers, answering your essays in these terms will |
| enter the same school as you do and are vying for | | | | only show how unimaginative and typical you are. To |
| the limited slots offered in the top nursing schools. | | | | show that you are special, you have to be more |
| The minimum requirement for qualifying to apply in a | | | | specific and personal. Instead of churning out general |
| nursing school is a high school diploma or its | | | | statements, you can tell a story about how you |
| equivalent such as the GED. | | | | became interested in caring for people-maybe it was |
| Preparation | | | | when you were ten years old and your grandmother |
| If you're in high school and have already decided that | | | | became sick you had to take care of her the whole |
| you want to take up nursing as a career, your | | | | summer instead of going on vacation. At first, you |
| chances of getting into a nursing school will increase if | | | | sulked about your situation because you envied your |
| you have good grades, particularly in science and | | | | friends but later on, your grandmother and you |
| math subjects. Most nursing schools prefer if the | | | | bonded and she taught you how to bake cookies |
| student has had a string background in these courses. | | | | and told you wonderful stories, and you helped her |
| Another way to increase your chances of getting | | | | dye her hair and read her the newspaper, and so on. |
| into nursing school is scoring high in your SATs and | | | | Give interesting details but make sure that they are |
| ACT. If you are a non-native English speaker, you will | | | | all relevant and really answer the question. You can |
| need to take a TOEFL exam and score relatively high | | | | also cite your role models and how they inspired you |
| in it too. | | | | to want to become a nurse. Say something that is |
| Application | | | | specific to nursing-you may want to care for people |
| If you have grades that are less than satisfactory, | | | | but why choose nursing specifically when there are |
| you can make up for it in your application form. Most | | | | hundreds of other ways to care for or help people. |
| nursing applications require an essay asking you why | | | | Also, your essay should reflect your passion and |
| you want to become a nurse. In this part, it is time | | | | desire to become a nurse. Show the reader that |
| to pour your heart out and impress the potential | | | | you've done your research and have a good |
| readers. You need to write an essay that stands out. | | | | background on medicine and nursing practices. |
| As you may have figured out for yourself, the first | | | | Mention what specific field of nursing you are |
| thing that comes to your mind in answering the | | | | interested in and if you want to pursue further |
| question of why you want to become a nurse is | | | | studies. The more seemingly focused your goals are, |
| probably the first thing that will come to thousands | | | | the more they will believe that you are serious about |
| of other applicant's mind. The common and generic | | | | your career choice and that nursing is really for you. |
| answers include wanting to help out people, having a | | | | Good luck! |