HELP

[asatari]

Hello fellow nurses,

I am a first year student and currently I am doing very poorly in A&P (I might not pass)! If I don't manage to pass I will have to retake the course and be put on academic probation for the summer (I can take it over the summer). I know I am going to do much better the second time around. Ryerson takes the 2nd attempt mark and replaces the first one however on my transcript it will still show that I took it twice.

Now, the problem is that I want to become a NP and I was wondering how this would affect my chances of being accepted into the program? Would they look closely at GPA only or everything? I'm really scared. Please let me know if you have any information

Thanks in advance

[windsurfer8, BSN, RN]

Grades matter. Instead of being scared figure out a way to improve your grades. Let me ask you this...do you think you can get into medical school with average grades? There is a reason they matter because to have a ton of responsibility you need to prove you are capable of excellence. YES grades matter. What do you mean will they look at "everything"? Number one is your GPA. They don't let someone in with a 3.0 GPA just because they volunteered at the humane society.