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I have only 3 more pre-reqs to complete before I can start a BSN program here. The requirement is a 2.75. My question is....because of my low gpa, should I give up nursing and try something like HIT? Nurses are deemed as "smart" people. I believe that I am smart but I just haven't found a studying technique that fits my learning style. I know that's going to affect me in any field that I decide to get into so I am trying to work on my study habits. I don't know what to do. Most nursing student have at least a 3.2 gpa. I feel like such a failure. I think I should try something different.

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Specializes in Emergency.

you should definitely get out of nursing and try something else.

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Specializes in RN- Med/surg.

YOu need to buckle down, take some extra pre reqs if you're serious about nursing...and STUDY. If you don't know how...try different methods. I didn't know how either..breezed through HS. BUT..with college...I tried everything. I read, wrote notes, re-wrote notes, wrote notecards, did online study tools. If it's important to you make it work.

However...if it's not THAT important to you....find something else.

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Ignore that last post!!! A low GPA doesn't mean that you will be a bad nurse, it is possible that you just have problems taking tests. A friend of mine has failed a couple of her nursing classes because of a test-taking disibility. She started to take tests in a different format (which should be required by law for your school to provide accomodations for this) and her grades came up. Her performance in clinicals was wonderful and she is an excellent student nurse (now GRADUATE NURSE). You would never guess that she struggled in her pre-reqs and her theories. A low GPA does NOT mean that you shouldn't be in nursing. If you can't get into the BSN program you are talking about, see if there is an ADN program available in your area.

Again, please don't think that just because your GPA is low that you don't belong in nursing. Where there is a will - there is a way! And remember to keep faith and things WILL turn out for you!

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I have only 3 more pre-reqs to complete before I can start a BSN program here. The requirement is a 2.75. My question is....because of my low gpa, should I give up nursing and try something like HIT? I feel like such a failure. I think I should try something different.

If nursing is what you want to do, don't give up. You may be able to retake the courses you didn't do so well in. First of all, you need to work on your study skills. Is there a learning center at your school? If so, I would look into it. If not, maybe there is a teacher that you reallly liked, who may be able to become your mentor. Maybe there is someone in your class that you could partner up with--you can learn a lot by watching someone else study--how they read, take notes, look things up if they don't understand. Find out how you learn best--visually/reading outloud/hearing someone else/reading?

The time it takes to get into the nursing program may be longer, but if it's what you really dream of doing--go for it! I like the Emily Dickinson quote, "I dwell in possibility".

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you should definitely get out of nursing and try something else.

As far as this post goes.... You should definitely follow your heart and if nursing is where your heart is, and DON'T LET A POST LIKE THIS ONE INFLUENCE YOUR DECISION!!!

If you can find study habits that are right for you, you can do it. I know many people who have gone to tutors, became an LPN and then went back to school to be an RN, or other routes, but in the end, they did reach their personal goals. Find a personal goal that is right for you.

A nurse educator who is also a good friend of mine has told me that she has seen students who are extremely BOOK smart but no common sense to be in the nursing profession. Sometimes having to work harder for something makes you better at it and learn in by heart better.

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Hey there:

I don't think you should quit, unless you do some "soul searching" and realize you don't want to become a nurse. Onyx77 is right, a low gpa does not a bad nurse make. But if you are serious about becoming a nurse, you may want to find a new method of study and work it out in the last 3 courses. Don't let what other nurses/nursing students intimidate you and think that you can't make it as a nurse. Although being successful in nursing courses is important, grades DO NOT make you.

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As far as this post goes.... You should definitely follow your heart and if nursing is where your heart is, and DON'T LET A POST LIKE THIS ONE INFLUENCE YOUR DECISION!!!

Yeah, I was a little annoyed that post, but hey, I asked for an opinion. It has no bearing on my decision. Thanks for your positive comment. ;)

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It doesn't mean you'll be a bad nurse if you have a lower GPA. Right now, it means that you're going to have trouble getting into nursing school though. While you may be able to meet the minimum requirements, if your program is anything like mine, there are a lot of people who exceed the minimum requirements and still cannot get in because of space issues.

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Never give up on your dream. Try different way of studying, such as in groups. Stick with it, and in the long run it will pay off.

Keep your head up and stay focus. Life is full detours, it just depends on which one you want to take. to make it the end of the road.

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Specializes in ER, Teaching, HH, CM, QC, OB, LTC.

I use to tell my students that it was the level of caring that the patients felt and a professional title after the name on the badge that they saw not the GPA.

Continue to work hard and learn to be a "good nurse"!.....We all have to pass the same national test in the end!

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Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.

Have you thought about going a different route? Try taking some classes that would get you into the healthcare field and give you a one up on nursing. Experience is a great confidence builder! CNA is good. So is medical assistant. Phlebotomist is mighty handy too. EMT if you have the guts for it :) Or Unit Secretary. These classes can all be taken at a vocational center. You will learn some medical terminology on the way and be one up when you are finally ready to take that step into nursing.

It's just a thought.

BTW, I took my pre-reqs just one per semester because I had so much in life to deal with that I didn't think I could do school and life too :chuckle

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