3.4 gpa-doomed?

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I have recently gone back to college to become an RN, and my previous school record wasn't the most stellar. :/ But my program itself (cytology) that I did previously, I rocked it...but because of the past prereqs which were not so hot, I'm only sitting at 3.4 gpa and have retaken all I have to able to....

Just curious if others have gone through the same, and am I likely looking at an uphill battle to get in?

Thanks!!!!!

I graduated from Rutgers with a BA in English. Then I went to a CC to take my prerequisites for nursing school. The CC classes I took were very rigorous and challenging. I got A's, but I worked very hard for them.

Hi^5. Rutgers here too. Graduated with my BA in Psych, with a focus on pre-med path. Couldn't quite cut it past org chem, so the gravy train died there. So unlike what some other members think, I have experience comparing the two now that I'm in an ADN program. I have no idea what other CC's other people went to or heard about, the CC same courses (I had to retake them, 5 years expiry time frame) were equally difficult, tested the same concepts and were actually explained much better. With class sizes being smaller, it was also harder for people to cheat. Now with nursing school, I can say I've worked harder academically at the CC than I ever did at the 4-year.

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In my area the bsn programs are not harder than adn programs, infact my school has partnership with some of the local bsn programs whereby student can earn their adn as well as their bsn at the same time . The students who participated in the program have actually told me that the bsn program is easier than our adn program so its all relative. Our nclex pass rates are also higher than the bsn program.

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I don't see the whole CC vs PRIVATE University debate. Seriously.. We all work the SAME jobs, often earning the SAME pay, except I am paying a LOT less my for my education. For some the prestige of going to certain schools is worth it, for others (like myself) not so much. To each their own. I will say that our NCLEX rates a lot better than many of those "better than thou" universities. To me that is what matters. Am I going to be given a solid and practical education? If so then you are my choice. Frankly there was a lot more cheating at the private school I attended before. Yes the classes were "harder", but it was because I had lackluster professors who were tenured and felt they didn't need to 'teach" us anything.

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Today, everyone has a 4.0 b/c they go to community colleges that are not challenging or cheating is rampant.

I wish somebody would have told my microbiology professor about this.

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Back on topic. 3.4 is probably fine, but its going to depend on the school specific application/admission process. The CC I go to just divides your TEAS score by 10, adds that to your GPA from your first semester pre-reqs, and uses that number to rank all applicants. For me it was:

84/10=8.4

8.4+3.1=11.5

So even though I only had a GPA of 3.1, I got a composite score of 11.5. The lowest accepted composite the last three semesters at this school has been in the 10.5 range, so I should be good. I might still retake my TEAS, though, since I did horribly on my science sub score because I hadn't taken microbiology or A&P yet. Unfortunately, the science sub score is the tie breaker. I'd hate to get pushed off a semester on the off chance that last year's HS grads were better students than normal.

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That's a fine GPA. What really matters is how your TEAS/HESI score match up to your GPA.

Today, everyone has a 4.0 b/c they go to community colleges that are not challenging or cheating is rampant.

The Universities know this, that is why it is important they your test scores line up with your grades from class.

This is direct from the mouth of the person that interviewed me for my program.

Best of luck.

That's interesting that each student at CC earns A. Where is this place? I want to relocate there. I have four science classes to go. I'm kidding. Anyway, I have personally never seen a cheating student throughout my academic experience. I didn't do it either. Also, I did take classes at the university. It was a large place.

I love CC because it's a smaller class. Most importantly, it's affordable tuition fees. And I can seek help if I need it. At university, I paid ~$200-$400/credit unit (200-300 level). The 100-200 level at CC was a lot cheaper than of that university's classes. Why would I squeeze myself in a congested class?

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I would just like to clarify that I, as I believed others to be, was speaking in terms of PREREQS and NOT actual nursing school. So, yes, I would hope that the actual NURSING classes at a CC would NOT be easier than the PREREQS at a 4 year university. My opinion was, and still is, is that the PREREQS at a 4 year school, from my experience, were harder than those I took at a CC. Okay, that is all.

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No, we got you. We just didn't agree. I'm not sure you're getting it...

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No, we got you. We just didn't agree. I'm not sure you're getting it...

What I'm getting at is that someone used NCLEX scores as a comparison, which does not pertain to non-nursing schools. Therefore, I clarified. Now do you understand?

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What I'm getting at is that someone used NCLEX scores as a comparison, which does not pertain to non-nursing schools. Therefore, I clarified. Now do you understand?

Like I said, we got you. You have an opinion (which you feel you need to repeat over and over, I can only assume you think you're correct). But other people have their opinions too. My comment was not about the context. Are you still confused?

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Like I said, we got you. You have an opinion (which you feel you need to repeat over and over, I can only assume you think you're correct). But other people have their opinions too. My comment was not about the context. Are you still confused?

Not once did I say that others could not have their own opinions (here you are, once again, coming to a conclusion based off of thin air). My last comment was not ill-intended in any way YET you felt the need to twist it that way. If you understood, which apparently you did not, then the comment was not meant for you. So stop assuming things and maybe you won't get lost so easily in the context of things.

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Specializes in Future behavioral.

Excuse you. If you used quizlet, coursera or many other online study tools, you'd see all the school's use the same books, information with very little variation. Also companies making tests or materials are the same. That was a very ignorant thing to say.

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