ANEW Program Application Essay Rubric
Evaluation Criteria for a Strong Application Essay
In 500 words or less please explain why you are applying to the ANEW program. Feel free to include any experiences (i.e. work, volunteer, classes, etc.), that have impacted your decision. Also include details as to why the traditional A.S. Nursing program does not meet your needs (i.e. working fulltime days, personal caretaker for children or an adult with disabilities). This rubric describes the scoring criteria for your essay.
| Essay Criteria | Meets all Requirement 5 (1.5 per section) | Partially Meets Requirements 2.5 (0.75 per section) | Does Not Meet Requirements 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Describes experiences that have impacted your decision to become a registered nurse. | Provides 2 or more detailed experiences that have impacted your decision to become a registered nurse. | Provides 1 experience that has impacted your decision to become a registered nurse. | Does not provide any information regarding experiences that have impacted your decision to become a registered nurse. |
| Provides details for why the ANEW program is a good fit for your nursing education. | Provides rationale on why the ANEW program is a good fit for your nursing education. Rationale are related to why an evening, weekend, and online learning environment is a good fit. | Provides rationale on why the ANEW program is a good fit for your nursing education. Rationale are not related to why an evening, weekends, or online learning environment are a good fit. | Does not provide any details describing need or preference for attending the ANEW program. |
| Describe how you plan to dedicate 25-30 hours a week to your course work in the ANEW program. | Describes 2 or more resources that the student will utilize to plan for dedicating 25-30 hours to coursework in the ANEW program. | Describes less than 2 resources that the student will utilize to plan for dedicating 25-30 hours to coursework in the ANEW program. | Does not describe resources that the student will utilize to plan for dedicating 25-30 hours to coursework in the ANEW program. |
| Communicates required information clearly, with proper grammar, and is within the word count limit. | Communicates required information with clarity, proper grammar and sentence structure and is within the 400 to 500-word count limit. | Communicates required information with minor sentence structure and grammatical errors and is under the 400-word count or over the 500-word count limit. | Unable to communicate required information clearly. |