hi guys, i live in honolulu and i just started my pre-req's for nursing and i was very concerned for my GPA. well after calculating what i might get for my pre-req i will average a 3.25 GPA. i heard from student and other people that our community college will not even look at you if you dont have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, our school is very competitive. i find this very discouraging. i ask my fellow students what there GPA is and most of them say anywhere from 3.3-4.0.
well with my low GPA, do i even have a chance to get in the nursing program, or should i just retake some classes to bring up my GPA?
also i was wondering what the GPA is in order for the nursing school to even consider you for their program?
Lowest accepted at my school for this semester was a 3.77! The minimum to apply is 2.5 but if you don't have a 4.0 on the four pre-reqs you can pretty much plan on waiting (perhaps forever...no waiting list).
4 Pre-Req's
Engl 1301
College Algebra
A % P 1
General PSYC
I had a 3.69, got a denial. Now I am preggo, and will have to wait or change majors.
3.25 is a low GPA to you? That's an awesome GPA. I guess maybe your choices are limited b/c of where you live? Otherwise, you'd have a really good shot at getting in nursing school.
I think it usually averages about 3.0.
Where I go, you have to have a 2.0..which is really rare and unusual, but lucky for me last year.
Where I live...the application says you must have a 2.5, but in reality, the average person has a 3.0...so those under 3.0 will be put on a waiting list.
thank you for saying that my GPA is a good one. but when i ask my other fellow students , they tell me they have anywhere form 3.5-4.0 GPA and his baffles me because most of the people i ask are parents who have 2 kids, work full time and have time to go to school at night and study hard for exams. i also work full time as an assistant controller 50plus hours per week and go to night school and it is very hard for me.
i do hope i can get in the cheaper community college school of nursing.
Specializes in private duty/home health, med/surg.
At my school, there is a min GPA required before you can apply (once prereq's are done, of course) but a higher GPA won't move you up on the waiting list. Hang in there & keep trying.
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Lowest accepted at my school for this semester was a 3.77! The minimum to apply is 2.5 but if you don't have a 4.0 on the four pre-reqs you can pretty much plan on waiting (perhaps forever...no waiting list).
4 Pre-Req's
Engl 1301
College Algebra
A % P 1
General PSYC
I had a 3.69, got a denial. Now I am preggo, and will have to wait or change majors.
We'll see.