What was your GPA, when you got accepted into nursing school?

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing Nursing Q/A

There seems to be a lot of questions on how important GPA is to get into a program.

I decided to start a thread where people can see , and average them out. We can all speculate on the importance, but to see the numbers, sometimes helps.

I hope it helps some people. I hope we all achieve our goals.

I start in January an RN program, my GPA is 4.0

Specializes in Ante-Intra-Postpartum, Post Gyne.
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Finally someone with my GPA. There's hope ?

3.5 is a perfectly fine GPA. Notice that those posting GPAS of 4.0 also post that their GPA has dropped since nursing school, mine raised in nursing school. Those of us that returned to nursing often had lower GPAs to start because we didn't know what we wanted when we were young, didn't care as much about our grades when were were young, and/or excel better with material that truly drives us (if I included only my pre-req GPA like many are here, I'd be posting 4.0 as well) I knew plenty of people that started with higher GPAs than myself that I passed up in nursing school...physiology, anatomy, micro, chem, don't require critical thinking.

Specializes in Obstetrics.

My GPA before nursing school was a 3.0 (due to some bad grades when I was younger) and currently 1/2 way through its 3.9

Hello,

My GPA upon acceptance of the program was/is 3.97

Specializes in Dialysis, Facility Administrator.

I had a 4.00 when I applied

Specializes in Psychiatry.

3.97 when accepted as a transfer into a BSN program

Specializes in Pediatrics.

First year I applied: 3.6

Second year: 3.35 (first two years were applying at a Top 10 school where I missed automatic admission out of high school by 0.02)

Third year/New school: 3.89 at new school (essentially retook everything from my previous school), around 3.5 cummulative

First semester of nursing school: 3.85, cummulative is close to 3.6

My school puts a lot of emphasis on your volunteer work, essay, and they like to see that you were working and capable of keeping your grades up.

Specializes in PICU, Pediatrics.
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Congratulations! I start in May.

That's awesome!!.. ?

What school is that??

3.3. was my gpa. The official gpa to get in at the time was 3.0, the school has now raised it to a 3.3. When I was still applying as a prenursing student, on talking to current nursing students, they told me there GPA was 3.6, 3.7 etc... when they got in, they strongly hinted that one's gpa has to be 3.5+ to have a competitive shot. Clearly my GPA was not 3.5+ and I got in, so GPA is not everything on the application. Now that does not mean you can slack off and not study but I think if your GPA is in the 3.0 range and you have volunteer experience, a excellent essay then go and apply.

Specializes in Operating Room.

(Science) GPA at acceptance: 3.0

Cumulative GPA at acceptance: 3.5

Current GPA going into nursing program: 3.32

Undergrad gpa 2.89/ prereq 4.0. Peace Corps in between. Applying for an accelerated program this fall. Not sure what my chances are.

4.0 in everything

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