Are C's really the new A's in nursing school?

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A few nursing students I have met told me this. Is this true? Seems kind of scary. Lol.

Specializes in Hospice / Ambulatory Clinic.
Alot of ppl in my class complain about everything for instance if they did horrible on a test they blame the professor and want to report them for not "teaching" it but yet they didn't read all of the chapters.... This kills me, you can't be spoon fed in nursing school, you actually have to READ....I digress....needed somewhere to vent.

Oh goodness yes we had this in my cohort. Had one girl stomp out in the middle of a test to go complain.

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Oh goodness yes we had this in my cohort. Had one girl stomp out in the middle of a test to go complain.

Mines too! one even said she was emotionally distressed and failed bc she got into a slight argument w/ a fellow classmate before the test..lol ican't

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We couldn't get C's in the program I was in. If you got a C, you retook the class. You could only retake two classes or you had to start the program over. (After being reevaluated and re-accepted). And the cut off for a B was between 80% and 85% (most were 85%) depending on the class/instructor. Our college was VERY fond of saying "We want nurses that are at 100%, not nurses at 75%."

While I was in school, it used to REALLY tick me off. Now that I'm done, I can see the logic.

Did we lose a lot of students? You bet. But you can also bet that the ones that made it through knew their stuff.

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I hope C isn't the new A in nursing! I need to maintain a 3.0 to stay in the program and a C = fail and retake at my school. Plus I feel like people that try to scrape by with Cs either don't care and do the minimal amount of work to pass or don't know what they are doing. In either case, I wouldn't want them as my nurse!

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Specializes in Antepartm and Mother-Baby.

Have to get at least a 75% © in my program to pass the class. 74.999% = F. An A is 93-100%; a B is 92-85%; and a C is 84-75%.

I won't lie I've passed a few of my nursing courses with C's. But do I think C is the new A no. But I do believe if you only put the same effort you put into your general education courses into your nursing courses your straight A's will turn into straight C's or F's.

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I haven't read everyone's responses yet, but in my program a C = failure. You HAVE to pass every class with at least a B to go to the next class.

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I guess it depends on the program. I personally have earnd A's and A- in all my nursing classes (and i am about to enter my junior year) *knocks on wood*.

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I certainly hope this is not the case. Either way, I will still always aim for an A. I am super excited!

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A few nursing students I have met told me this. Is this true? Seems kind of scary. Lol.

I hope its not my reality. Personally, I want to do the best that I can. If it is a C, so be it. But, it is not my intention to strive for a C.

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C's get degrees lol. No but I've gotten one C my whole college life. In statistics. :-/

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