Class Average in Nursing School

[hercsp]

Okay, our class averages are terrible. The first average on test one was a 73 and on the second test a 72. We have to make a 74 on tests alone to pass nursing. Quizzes do not help bring up test grades unless you are already passing. I have in the eighties on all the tests, but I feel like I am barely hanging on. How are the class averages in your classes? The sad thing is so many people are frustrated, because we do have a smart group of people, but I don't know what is going on with everybody. I guess nursing is a whole new language and testing style that people are not getting.

[DSplendid]

Well, I can tell you my school is much like the others.

-75 to pass

-No extra credit with research papers, clinical sheets, any papers for that matter.

-Average out of 54 students.....85

-Best grade average ...............91

-Worst grade average..............71

-Graduating in May and have lost a total of 14 people, over the past 2 years;and, may lose 2 more.

The reason "they" give us......some just don't know how to do "critical thinking".

My reason.........."nursing" is just damn hard!

[DecafMom]

We have to have a 75% on tests to pass. We are in our last semester (ASN program) and we have NEVER had anyone get an A on a test. Our class average on the last test was 80% and the one before that was 84%. I only missed four on the last test, but that's not enough for an A. Grrrr...I was so close!!

[PickMePlze]

Our school, you must make an 80% or more to pass exams and courses.

[SBSNNWCC, RN]

Okay, our class averages are terrible. The first average on test one was a 73 and on the second test a 72. We have to make a 74 on tests alone to pass nursing. Quizzes do not help bring up test grades unless you are already passing. I have in the eighties on all the tests, but I feel like I am barely hanging on. How are the class averages in your classes? The sad thing is so many people are frustrated, because we do have a smart group of people, but I don't know what is going on with everybody. I guess nursing is a whole new language and testing style that people are not getting.

yeah nursing school is like that... we have to have a 78 to pass. our class average was an 84 just remember you are passing! Be proud and try to make the next one better do not get discouraged at all!

[nursecompassion]

I don't know what our class average is.........but we have to maintain a 77% to pass. NO rounding up allowed. Also our program started out with a little over 70 students, now we're around 40.

jules