2.85 GPA Trying to go to nursing school

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Hi,

I recently graduated with a 2.85 GPA, and currently going to a community college to finish prerequisite classes.

My freshmen and sophomore GPA is quite horrible and that's mainly why my GPA is so low.

But, you can see that I improved starting from my junior year until now.

I'm still worried though because I still do have an overall GPA of 2.85.

Is anyone of you fellow pre-nursing students happened to get into a great nursing school with GPA like mine? Or anyone you know? If yes, then which school?

Which school accept GPA 2.85?

What could help me in addition to this situation since I won't be able to change my overall GPA from my undergraduate college?

Thanks.

Good luck to everyone :)

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There are schools that only look at your prereq gpa or are by lottery but I think these are ADN programs. Thats your gpa w/o the prereqs right? So you can still bring your gpa up

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Specializes in PCU, LTAC, Corrections.

Some schools have a base requirement for prereqs (such as 2.0 in all prereqs) but the admission for the program is based on an entrance exam. The CC I am applying to requires a C in all the prereqs ( API&II, English 1, Nutrition, Gen Psych) but admission is based on the score on the TEAS exam. So in theory a person could have a GPA of 4.0 but if they bomb that exam they are not receiveing entrance.

Look into the admissions process of schools that you want to get into. Some will accept those with lower GPA if there has been a history of good grades at a collegiate institution.

I will not lie to you however, you GPA is not the best ( but not the worst either). Your admission is really based on the competition to the schools in your area. Just aim for your best in the prereqs.

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Specializes in Emergency.

I've personally never seen a nursing school that allows less than 3.0 GPA at admission. Especially never seen a nursing school accept a C in a prerequisite.

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Specializes in IMCU, Oncology.

I would look for a nursing school that accepts applicants on a point system. If you have mostly A's and some B's in the classes that they look at to calculate the point system, then you will have a better shot of gaining entrance. For instance, the school I am hoping to go to looks at all the sciences, statistics, the 2 psych's, composition, philosophy or lit, government and history. They do add or subtract a point based on the GPA, but if you did well on the specific classes they are looking for and then do well on the entrance exam, then you have a good shot of getting in. I have a 3.4 GPA currently with a couple of C's from 15 yrs ago - this GPA will increase hopefully after a few more classes. I have made all A's in my sciences and recent pre-reqs. So, I have a good shot of being called in to take the pre-entrance exam.

Also if you find a school with a point system, then it will be easier to retake only a few classes with low grades than a whole degrees worth of classes.

Finally, you could look in to a LVN bridge program. The competitiveness of an LVN program is typically less than an RN program. The GPA is a big factor in most schools however, with the average being 3.5 and above in my area.

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