I have seen it in a lot of posts so I just had to vent a little. Please stop making earning a C for your nursing class the end of world! It's not! Nursing classes are hard and while some may simply excel through them with As (by either brains or hard work...either way, awesome job! ) but there is no shame in simply passing. That will not make you less of a person or less of a nurse. Just realize what you did wrong and move on.
Always remember, there's always that person who failed who would love to be in your shoes. Just press on! We're all in this together!
I'm not trying to discredit GPA's at all, because they are important. However, I want to point out that just b/c your GPA is good, does not automatically make you the creme of the crop. I recall seeing a few threads on this forum from people who had great GPA's, but no job.
I'm not trying to discredit GPA's at all, because they are important. However, I want to point out that just b/c your GPA is good, does not automatically make you the creme of the crop. I recall seeing a few threads on this forum from people who had great GPA's, but no job.
That's very true. There's more than one factor at play. If you're a terrible interviewee, your GPA won't save you. If you have a poorly written resume/cover letter, your GPA won't save you. At a lot of sites nowadays, an ADN with a 4.0 can't compete with a BSN with a 3.7. More and more people want to see any exit exam scores, as well. In a tough job market, everything counts, and even then...a lot of it is being at the right place at the right time.
It really is a lot of pressure to deal with when you're not even ON the job market yet, just planning ahead.
What was that Tosh said on TOSH.0....? He thinks it's funny when people say "Oh, I hate tests! I am sooo bad at tests!" So what you're saying is your bad at the part where they find out what you actually know? I'll put this lil icon here so everyone can tell I'm not being "nasty" lol
But, if you think you should quit a career path because you might/did get a C in your very first nursing course, you are not going to get much accomplished in life. Certainly not an advanced degree with that "quit when it's tough" attitude.
I failed my very first nursing exam. I had studied well for it, or atleast I thought I had. I studied the same way I had for all the other tests I had taken in my more "difficult" pre-req courses, which I passed with A's without a problem. I have never had problems with test taking stress and actually like them in way...this is where I find out how much I have learned/retained/understood.
I felt that the test was not too difficult...until I got my grade. I couldn't believe it, I was in shock! I was like NO WAY, I have never failed a test...uh, like....ever! I might get a B, but never a C and never FAILED! So I pouted and moped around all day feeling sorry for myself...then that night I looked up help ideas on the net and changed the way I studied, concentrated more in class, read more of the book and did better on the next test and kept getting better, but now I am stuck in the B range...still trying to figure out how to make it to an A. Moral of the story, never give up! Like Kat Williams
I failed my very first nursing exam. I had studied well for it, or atleast I thought I had. I studied the same way I had for all the other tests I had taken in my more "difficult" pre-req courses, which I passed with A's without a problem. I have never had problems with test taking stress and actually like them in way...this is where I find out how much I have learned/retained/understood.
I felt that the test was not too difficult...until I got my grade. I couldn't believe it, I was in shock! I was like NO WAY, I have never failed a test...uh, like....ever! I might get a B, but never a C and never FAILED! So I pouted and moped around all day feeling sorry for myself...then that night I looked up help ideas on the net and changed the way I studied, concentrated more in class, read more of the book and did better on the next test and kept getting better, but now I am stuck in the B range...still trying to figure out how to make it to an A. Moral of the story, never give up! Like Kat Williams
Specializes in Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty.
You bring up a good point that I'm sure a lot of nursing students are struggling with. Nursing classes are totally different than A&P or Micro. Those classes are more like "rope memory".
Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.
In our school, C was passing, but a C was 80%. I had never gotten anything below a B other than one D in freshman inorganic chem in undergraduate. I just finished an ADN program and out of all my classes, I got one A, and one B. The rest were Cs. The first year, I had an 86.4% avg and that was a C. I will take a C that was hard earned over an easy A anyday. Nursing school is so hard to explain to other people. It is unlike anything you will ever do. I have a 4.0 in graduate school yet barely passed Nursing school. My clinical skills are way above avg, I just had trouble with the format of NCLEX-style questions. I have taken the diagnostic tests to see if my chances are good for passing boards and they are (95/96%)-first time.
women smh. BE NICE PEOPLE! not everybody is meant to be star pupil...i just got a C in pharm because of one C on am exam..two points away from a B. but if you do your research you will see what GPA you need for grad school. HAKUNA MATATA!
) but there is no shame in simply passing. That will not make you less of a person or less of a nurse. Just realize what you did wrong and move on.
I'll put this lil icon here so everyone can tell I'm not being "nasty" lol
alkali2003
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Have you applied anywhere as a new grad lately?
Your gpa will matter when it's down to you and another 'RN' new grad with no other discernible differences.