GN Residency/Job Apps... Grading Scale Discrepancy

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · Feb 24, 2015

I never had to give my grades when I applied for work. Gradated from an accredited program? Check. Passed NCLEX, active RN license? Check. Breathing? Check. Interview and all good? Check.

OK, you've got the job. :)

Carlalily · Feb 24, 2015

Most of the residencies I've applied for have asked for GPA and some stop you and tell you not to apply if you answer no to having a BSN, GPA under 3.0 etc. Funny cause all my friends that are nurses always told me not to stress over grades so much - B=degree and all that.

rob4546, ADN, BSN, MSN · Feb 25, 2015

I don't think that providing your GPA on your resume will help anything. In many cases I hear that facilities only see "new grad" and know that training will have to be completed etc. It doesn't matter if you had a 4.0, they will train you to be a new nurse. There really is a process.

One way you can provide an understanding of your educational prowess is to provide club and school honors:

Deans List, date-date

Presidents list, date-date

Honors Society, date-date

I will not say that it helps a lot but it can also show that you are involved when you list clubs and organizations. This was discussed in my interview, they were looking for people that had a broad sense of involvement in the community.

It was sad, around here everyone always said C's get degrees...... Not that they did their best and managed a C, it was more like just do what is necessary and pass with a C.

zzzz1 · Feb 25, 2015

I guess I'm mainly directing my concern to a nurse residency program. I definitely don't have the issue of settling for C's. I'm more of an A/B+ student (I'm trying to get into graduate school.)

zzzz1 · Feb 25, 2015

And unfortunately, I go to a very small school with next to nothing as far as the extracurriculars go.