How important is your g.p.a

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Just curious what some of yours GPA are and how important is that in getting a job. Also did u do the best in the speciality that u chose.

Nursing fundamental- C+

Nursing calculations - B+

Nursing Adult/med surg -C

Nursing Adult II/(med surg onco/neuro)- B-

Psych nursing- C+

GPA 3.059 --- the funny thing is i have A's in all my bio classes & had a much better GPA until i started nursing is that a sign?

Specializes in Hospice, Geriatrics, Wounds.

It is illegal for an employer to ask for your GPA.

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It is illegal for an employer to ask for your GPA.

Source please. I googled and found nothing at all to back this up. It's actually pretty common to ask for. *shrug*

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Specializes in Hospice, Geriatrics, Wounds.

that is what our nursing instructor told us, it is illegal for an employer to ask for your GPA. I will see her next week, I'll ask her where she got her info from.

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

It's not illegal to ask for a GPA, otherwise nearly every hospital in my area is breaking the law :)

Seriously, it is illegal for the employer to obtain a copy of your transcript from your school without your written permission. You have to authorize the school to release the transcript to the employer. Perhaps that is what your instructor meant.

But the employer can still ask YOU what your GPA was. That is a perfectly legal question. You can choose not to tell them and/or refuse a request for a transcipt...but keep in mind that doing so could negatively affect your hiring chances.

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that is what our nursing instructor told us, it is illegal for an employer to ask for your GPA. I will see her next week, I'll ask her where she got her info from.

Your instructor is giving you wrong information.

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It is not illegal to ask about your GPA.

It is, however, illegal to ask an applicant if they are married, have children, or have pre-existing medical conditions, or are a veteran. If these things are discovered by other means, these cannot be used in hiring decisions.

However, in many states, other situations can be used for hiring decisions. This includes whether you are gay/straight or whether you are pregnant. There are no federal employment protections for sexual orientation or pregnancy status.

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fact is, if you pass the board , the state feels you have enuff knowledge to be a nurse. and a 70% isnt gonna pass the exam i believe. not in Texas anyway. Last year in A&P1 i struggled and ended with a high c, this year in A&P2 i have a A, and am pegging (aced)everything i encounter. difference is, i have less worries, i had a mother last year who had radiation and dad had a heart attack. so, no, a gpa doesnt justify a good or bad nurse. If you look at that, then attendence needs to looked at. and recommedations from teachers. I have a freind that they wanted to see his myspace , and he got job. I was inawww of it. But i see at least three big employers here that ask for it.

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Specializes in L & D, Med-Surge, Dialysis.

Very important because it will open doors to higher level career

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As a student in a A.A.S. course, my GPA simply is what it is....for now. I spent alot of time coveting it for my pre-reqs, but decided toTRY not to stress over it while in the program, as that MOST people end up invariably going down. I went from a 3.97 to a 3.91, because of one B+ last semester.

Which brings me to one point: testing in theory classes are not standardized, they are made up by professors and professors are NOT immune to making mistakes. Some are willing to own up to their humanity and return points on a test where the question was either poorly worded or simply WRONG....and then there are the stubborn ones! Frankly, I think I (and others, I'm sure) were robbed of an A because of a certain stubborn instructor who says the right answer is whatever she thinks it is, NOT because it's necessarily correct. I know I shouldn't complain about a B+, but it would of been a whole different ball game if I felt I had deserved it. Anyhow, I feel MUCH, much sorrier for the people who failed by only a few points last semester.

Secondly, I've encountered some highly intelligent nursing students who I - God, forgive me - think will NOT be very good nurses. I don't mean that to come of as presumptious, judgemental, or bitter and I certainly don't wish failure of these people; it really is such a shame to watch such brilliant people falter due to poor communication & decision-making skills, a hopeless lack in confidence, and even excessive arrogance.

Survival is more important, but I am trying to keep my GPA up as that I plan on extending my degree as soon as possible. However, I hope someone hires me because they like what they see when they talk to me, not because what I look like on paper. :)

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Specializes in Surgical ICU.
It is illegal for an employer to ask for your GPA.

that is simply not true. The fact that all schools have an entire department dedicated to mailing out confidential transcripts should prove that. Grades are so important to employers and higher schools of education that when they request such information they want to be positive that it wasn't tampered with (signed, sealed, and sometimes only accepted if delivered by the school.) NYU hospital even clearly states on their site that they only accept nurses with I believe a 3.5 GPA to their nurse residency program which all new nurses go through.

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Congrats, I_See_You_RN....I see you were just recently hired, and surgical ICU to boot! That is wonderful!! :)

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Specializes in Surgical ICU.
Congrats, I_See_You_RN....I see you were just recently hired, and surgical ICU to boot! That is wonderful!! :)

thank you so much:D I'm nervous, but excited. I'm just gonna have to work hard and take all the advice from the nurses on here to get through :)

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