Competitve GPA?

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So i just applied at my local community college for their nursing program. Now it's just a waiting game. What I would like to know is what does everyone on here consider a competitive GPA. I know all schools are different but I'm just curious (:

Specializes in Ortho-Neuro.

3.75 is considered "safe" for my school, which is a community college with a very good reputation in my area.

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Community college here. The requirements for entrance are very lax, making it super competitive. I got in, but I had a 3.9 at the time. I think people get in with as low as 3.3-3.5.

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My counselor told me to aim for a 3.4 but then again I feel like every year is different. There's about 150 applicants this year and only 72 spots so it's like a 50/50 chance.

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It depends on the school and what the other admission criteria are. I have a 3.914 nursing pre-req GPA (Got a B in an English class over 10 years ago and it stuck with me). For me, that is still below the average GPA for my first choice program (Sacramento State 3.95). Although, the range of selected applicant GPAs tends to be between about 3.75 and 4.00 for Sac State.

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Specializes in Surgical Cardiovascular ICU.

Vfloo2 why not apply to a regular 4 year track BSN program? You will have to go back to get your BSN anyways because by 2020 hospitals will require 80% of the nurses to have a BSN. Also, it is extremely hard nowadays to get a job if you have an Associates degree.

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Specializes in Surgical Cardiovascular ICU.

Only saying this because it's what our instructors are telling us as well as the nurses who work at the hospitals that I do my clinical at.

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Specializes in Ortho-Neuro.

A four year school isn't always the best option. In my area, the 4 year school doesn't have a great reputation, and the community college graduates are generally considered to be the better prepared nurses. The community college also has a much higher NCLEX pass rate. Granted, nurses from either school will need to do a lot of learning once they are hired, but the employers in my area prefer the community college nurses. Also the community college nurses are still going to need to do a bridge to BSN within the first 5 years of hire. However, the ADN followed by BSN route is roughly half the cost of the 4 year program here. Make sure you check your assumptions on what school is best. More expensive or all in one routes are not always automatically better.

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Specializes in Surgical Cardiovascular ICU.

I guess it really depends on the area and the state. In my state they are trying to get rid of the associate degree programs all together. My professor says that by the looks of it the proposal might get passed. Idk I'm a non-traditional student myself. I went back to school and did the accelerated BSN program because people kept telling me about the new laws and regulations regarding the degree a nurse holds in my state. Yet, frozenflame22 you are right, it all depends.

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Because the community college is like five mins away from my house. If I did the bsn I would have to travel 35-45 minutes everyday round trip it would be an hour and a half. Plus gas and tolls it would be expensive. My school is off during sunmers and they offer us the option to take some bsn courses. Also, once I graduate I can take the remaining courses all online in just one or two semesters. That's what most nurses do in my area. I work at a hospital and talk to them a lot about school.

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Our community colleges in the county where I live are all linked together and have a CEP program where you attend the CC and partner with a university to obtain your BSN, never having to leave the CC campus. The issue is as it is everywhere there are more applicants than spaces available for the programs.

Good news you get your BSN for half the cost as a university, the not so great news you must play the waiting game. Although the competition is so high in the Universities here that you must have a 4.0 and all your years at their school (transfer students are considered last) along with a ton of outside activities.

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Specializes in ER/Tele, Med-Surg, Faculty, Urgent Care.

I taught in a BSN program, minimum GPA for admission was 3.0, however most cohorts all had 3.5 and above. No wait list exists, each semester all applicants/re-applicants are evaluated and the top 48 are selected. It just depends on why part of the country you are in.

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GPA is an important factor, but relevant experiences are highly important too!

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