Do you have to be a straight A student to be in the nursing program?

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Hello everyone! I am a brand new member here and I am so thankful that there is a website like this that deals with nursing. I'm just wondering if do you have to be a straight A student (particularly in Science pre-reqs) in order to be in the nursing program? I have plenty of A's and 4 B's in my non-Science/minor Science courses but I don't have any A's in the major subjects (so terrible). I have a B in A&P 1, a C in A&P 2 and hopefully a B in Micro. I used to have a 4.0 but I did horrible in Anatomy: a D and so I took A&P 1 instead and got a B.

For some reason, since I've been reading stuff from here, it seems like I won't ever have a chance to get into nursing school because of my mediocre grades in major Science subjects. I mean, those courses are the foundation of Nursing. By the way, I have a 3.6 GPA right now and will increase by the end of this semester. I am planning to retake my A&P 2 class somewhere else (I go to a community college).

I really want to be a nurse because I enjoyed my internship as a Medical Assistant in a hospital and decided to fully pursue to become a nurse. Just being able to help out the sick feels good to me. I know it sounds very cliché but isn't that the reason why all of you here are nurses?

Anyway, I really hope that any one of you will respond to this question. I don't want to give up and I want to follow my dreams just like you all have followed yours. Any advice is so very welcome. Thank you!

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Lord knows I hope not, cause I'm not a straight A student. My GPA is a little higher than yours and at this point I'm hoping and praying that it will be good enough to get me into my school's program.

But in all honesty, it really depends on how competitive your school is. Talk to your advisor to see if he/she can give you the highest and lowest GPA that was accepted recently so you can get an idea of what you need (it may or may not help). Your entrance exam score is also a factor that can affect your acceptance as well.

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Specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care.

Good day:

It really varies based on the nursing program you hope to attend. There are several nursing schools in my geographic area. One goes by the TEAS V plus an admissions test. Another by having "A"s in the core sciences. Another by a point system where you do get higher points for each "A".

Thank you.

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Specializes in Oncology.

While it depends on what your nursing program requires, definitely don't let not having straight A's stop you from pursuing nursing. I didn't have straight A's an graduated with my BSN. If nursing is what you want to do, then go for it! :)

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Specializes in ICU.

It all depends on how competitive and what the program requires. Mine goes off a points system. They take into account four classes and your TEAS score. Yes it is very competitive and I have to have A's in all four classes to get in. I am hovering at a 91% right now in A&P II. Hoping to do well on the final and get the A. I got an A in A&P I and def. have an A in English 111. I will be taking the TEAS in Feb. and applying in April.

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Thanks for the encouragement! I appreciate it :) and thanks everyone for responding in such a short period of time. I'll keep those in mind. Again, thanks.

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