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Does all Grad schools require you to have an undergrad GPA of 3.0 in order to be accepted and if you don't can you never attain your graduate degree?

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KellieNurse06 - I know exactly what you are saying. However, most grad schools require at least a 3.0 in order to continue through school. There are no "C" grades in grad school, its either "A" or "B" or repeat the course.

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Really..........funny because I had a girl in nursing class in the nursing school I originally started out in...had a 4.0 in every class...even got her final year of nursing paid for by a nursing scholarship because she did so well academically.......clinically she wasn't great..........she couldn't make a bed if her life depended on it........and had alot of trouble with common sense skills that really could be detrimental to a patient in an emergency situation.............and I have had C students in my class that can blow doors off 4.0 students with their nursing skills................I would take a C student who was a good nurse over a 4.0 nurse who lacked common sense any day.. grades don't always mean everything....jmpo;)

I agree, we all know people with high GPAs that don't do well clinically and visa versa. I can't look at my coworkers and see who did and didn't have a high GPA, but I know who the good nurses are. I'd venture to say some of those best nurses barely made it through.

However, we're talking Grad School here, which is acedemic not clinical. So I would venture to say that GPA is indeed a good predictor of who successful in grad school. And if I were a school wanting quality students, I would look at GPAs, amonng other things.

Obviously there will be exceptions, and some circumstances like extreme personal problems that might have caused a good student to come out with a 2.5, or lazy students who suddenly got inspired and would do well in grad school.

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KellieNurse06 - I know exactly what you are saying. However, most grad schools require at least a 3.0 in order to continue through school. There are no "C" grades in grad school, its either "A" or "B" or repeat the course.

I didn't know that. Thanks for intimidating me further as I decide if grad school is for me or not. :lol2:

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KellieNurse06 - I know exactly what you are saying. However, most grad schools require at least a 3.0 in order to continue through school. There are no "C" grades in grad school, its either "A" or "B" or repeat the course.

Ok Gotcha! Sorry if I misunderstood the point:uhoh3: I guess what I really meant is that the clinical skills should be a factor as well as a great GPA....:lol2: (in a perfect world, eh?), Point taken Trauma thanks for opening my peepers..because I honestly didn't know that either...

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I didn't know that. Thanks for intimidating me further as I decide if grad school is for me or not. :lol2:

I will say this - it was a LOT more papers than I had EVER thought I would EVER write! I got really really good at writing papers!

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I didn't know that. Thanks for intimidating me further as I decide if grad school is for me or not. :lol2:

:lol2: I know , huh? Guess I will be retaking A&P I & II because I passed with the skin of my teeth........and passed Micro with a B..........I am now thinking of getting my graduate degree & maybe CRNA.........:uhoh3:..I am one of those people who just is a bad tester due to test anxiety but does well everywhere else...I did however manage to pass with all B's thus far with my nursing courses...I am still in shock...lol....guess I knew more than I gave myself credit for

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Ok Gotcha! Sorry if I misunderstood the point:uhoh3: I guess what I really meant is that the clinical skills should be a factor as well as a great GPA....:lol2: (in a perfect world, eh?), Point taken Trauma thanks for opening my peepers..because I honestly didn't know that either...

Most require letters of recommendation, so maybe a good recommendation from a nursing instructor or someone who works with them clinically will get them in the door. GPA isn't the only consideration. The school I'm most intrigued by requires a 3.0 though. Fortunately I have a 4.0, with five more classes to go and 12 under my belt, so I'm sitting pretty and stand a good chance of getting the 3.0.

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I will say this - it was a LOT more papers than I had EVER thought I would EVER write! I got really really good at writing papers!

Gee thanks for more intimidation. :lol2:

I'm getting fairly good at them too, this RN to BSN program I'm in is a lot of papers. Hate it, but know that's just the way it's going to be.

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:lol2: I know , huh? Guess I will be retaking A&P I & II because I passed with the skin of my teeth........and passed Micro with a B..........I am now thinking of getting my graduate degree & maybe CRNA.........:uhoh3:..I am one of those people who just is a bad tester due to test anxiety but does well everywhere else...I did however manage to pass with all B's thus far with my nursing courses...I am still in shock...lol....guess I knew more than I gave myself credit for

Yes, you have to pat yourself on the back every now and then. :)

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Actually - many schools in which there are more seats than applicants do take students with lower GPA's - epecially if it has been more than a few years since that GPA was earned. They may admit you on a provisional basis and you may have to prove yourself or leave, but they will take you.

Yep. Many schools will also allow you to take one or two MSN classes as special admit and then will consider admitting you depending upon how well you do in those courses.

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1 word for all you paper writing souls out there...

endnote

pricey (the student price is about 100 bucks) but best money I EVER spent

It downloaded the refs, inserted them where I told it told it to, wrote the bib and formatted the APA perfectly everytime so I didnt have to. Nothing else (and I tried about 10 others) worked as well!

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Tweety...are you doing university of phoenix? One of my daughters nurses is getting her masters from them and says lots of writing. I am thinking of using them myself.........

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