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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.

If being a Nurse is what you dream of then don't quit!

Everybody learns in a different way, you just need to find yours.

In the first week of Nursing school, they had us go to www.vark-learn.com/english/index.asp and fill out the questionnaire. When finished with the questionnaire, the web site gives you a score in four learning styles; Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthitic. Depending on what your learning style (or combination of styles) is, there are different study strategies.

Quite a few of my classmates found that they were studying wrong for there learning styles and when they changed their study strategies to fit their learning styles, their comprehension and their grades went up.

I don't know if this will help you, but who knows it might.

Allen

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

I agree that a low GPA will affect what type of nurse you would be any more than passing NCLEX would assure us that a competent, safe and caring nurse has come to the profession. You will need to see what requirements your school demands to enter their nursing program. I have heard that BSNs do not have to fight to have the high GPAs that associate programs require, but I am not sure. Some schools will allow you to repeat courses and drop the lower grade, others do not, or then there are those that will count both classes. My school would not allow a student to repeat a course if they passed it, no matter if it were even a C-.

If you really want it, I am sure that it can happen, even if you have to transfer and start from the beginning. In terms of study habits, you have to see what is best for you. Some bring in tapes to listen to later, others have study groups. I studied alone...I hated study groups, but I do see that they can be effective for some people. I used to purchase yellow highlighters and also write in red pens. I also purchased stickies to rewrite things in my own words and leave them on the pages. There was something about this process that made me remember what page I saw information on and do well. Good luck!

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Specializes in Gyn Onc, OB, L&D, HH/Hospice/Palliative.
you should definitely get out of nursing and try something else.

no! no! no! ok, i feel better now. i'll give you a personal account of why you should stay in nursing. when i was in hs, i did not study, didn't have to, just sailed thru and actually got good grades( crappy hs) first year in college, i did pretty crappy, i was a bio major, did great in my strong areas , but was pulled down by my weaker ones, i think i ended w/ a 2.8. decided i wanted nursing, transfered to another school, had to break stones to get in, but i did, i was determined. startedoff kina rough, i didn't know how to study. once i learned how to study, i did well,dean's list, academic scholarship, graduated with a 3.7

how i studied: i tape recorded all my lectures. sometimes your'e so focused on trying to write everything down, you can't absorb what is being said. if you have the lecture again it pulls everything together. i found it especially helpful in a&p,chemistry,microbiology, physics where a lot of the time i was writing formulas, but to have the professor on tape, i could rewind,stop, review at my own pace, it worked great.

also i found reviewing after each lecture really helped absorb the info rather than just all at once. ex: first lecture of subject x, i would review, after second lecture of subjectx, i would review lecture 1 and 2, after 3rd lecture, review 1,2 and 3 and so on.. eventually you would absorb so much there wasn't much to study for!

i'm sure there are books with other methods,but that's what worked for me.also keep in mind, there are a lot of "a" nursing students who don't have any common sense and fail clinicals or don't have the ability to apply their knowledge from thebook into the practical setting.

you can do it !!! don't let anyone tell you otherwise!!

good luck !!!!

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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 don't like (actually, I don't know how) to study. 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.

You said it, not me

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Specializes in EMS, ER, GI, PCU/Telemetry.

How I studied: I tape recorded all my lectures. Sometimes your'e so focused on trying to write everything down, You can't absorb what is being said. If you have the lecture again it pulls everything together. I found it especially helpful in A&P,Chemistry,Microbiology, Physics where a lot of the time I was writing formulas, but to have the professor on tape, I could rewind,stop, review at my own pace, It worked great.

not trying to hi-jack the thread, but i am curious about this. a friend of mine who graduated a few yrs ago told me that this worked really well for her and i wanted to try it too. but i asked my instructors permission to tape record her lecture and she said no. is there any way to get around this???

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not trying to hi-jack the thread, but i am curious about this. a friend of mine who graduated a few yrs ago told me that this worked really well for her and i wanted to try it too. but i asked my instructors permission to tape record her lecture and she said no. is there any way to get around this???

Just do it anyway, thats what I do. My instructor likes to talk about her pt's and is probably worried about a hippa violation, but i still record the lectures against her wishes (she doesn't know about). I don't let anyone else listen to them, just myself, so I dont see it being a big problem honestly.

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You said it, not me

I said that I asked for your opinion so thank you.

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In the first week of Nursing school, they had us go to www.vark-learn.com/english/index.asp and fill out the questionnaire. When finished with the questionnaire, the web site gives you a score in four learning styles; Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthitic. Depending on what your learning style (or combination of styles) is, there are different study strategies.

This website is great. From this, I am "multimodal (Vark) learning preference".

Thanks

Nik

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Nik,

You're welcome, I'm also "multimodal". There are some good hints on each of the Modes that I have incorporated into my study habits. So far they seem to be helping. I hope they are able to help you.

Allen

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Specializes in ICU,PCU,ER, TELE,SNIFF, STEP DOWN PCT.
You said it, not me

NKNIK Keep going no matter what anyone says. You can do this

There are some that are so smart book wise BUT HAVE NO COMMON SENSE and think they are GOD'S GIFT to the Nursing field because they have GREAT GPA but again NO COMMON sense if it bit them in the BUTT.

I have met great RNs who may not have had the greatest GPA but kicks butt to those who had all book smarts and SUCKED in clinicals as I stood by and watched and heard them say"My GPA was THIS" well for it being "that great" you sure do not show it many think.

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NikNik,

Work on your grades, and apply everywhere. Including lottery schools where you can apply with a gpa as low as 2.5 (like some here in CA). Don't let an arbitrary number determine the course of your career. Remember, Einstein failed high school math and went on to become a world class mathematician.

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nknik keep going no matter what anyone says. you can do this

there are some that are so smart book wise but have no common sense and think they are god's gift to the nursing field because they have great gpa but again no common sense if it bit them in the butt.

i have met great rns who may not have had the greatest gpa but kicks butt to those who had all book smarts and sucked in clinicals as i stood by and watched and heard them say"my gpa was this" well for it being "that great" you sure do not show it many think.

rock on!!!

allison- i don't think i asked permission, just did it-_grumpy

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