94 or higher is an A?

My program was similar - 92 was an A, 82 was failing. I started with 9 my RN year and 7 graduated, 6 passed the NCLEX. My school had high NCLEX pass rates and moderate attrition rates. I was ok with this.

Our program uses about the same scale for grading. Anything under an 80 is failing. Absolutely no rounding, ever. And they calculate out to four decimal places.

My cohort started with 40 students. We are down to 21. That might drop again in the next day to 19, with graduation 4 days away.

I wouldn't worry so much about the letter. I'd be more focused on keeping your eases high so you have a buffer when you get hit with a curveball.

My program was similar - 92 was an A, 82 was failing. I started with 9 my RN year and 7 graduated, 6 passed the NCLEX. My school had high NCLEX pass rates and moderate attrition rates. I was ok with this.

Wow only 9???

111 graduates out of 130 original students isn't bad. How many of those 111 pass the NCLEX on their first try?

Actually I just rechecked the pass rates to make sure and that was the year before that passing rate when 111 students passed. In 2015, 147 students were admitted and only 107 passed. Which is really bad.

Hey everybody - my newest soapbox is Grade Inflation.... it's a thing now.

Take a look at that link if you want to see how serious it is. Students feel that they 'deserve' high grades & get very upset if anything else happens. Student 'likes' are increasingly important in faculty performance ratings so they're reluctant to enforce academic rigor for fear of upsetting students. As a result, any educational pathway that has to achieve standardized outcomes (e.g., NCLEX) is having a rough time. Especially right now - after NCLEX 'passing' standards were increased not so long ago.

Although I was reluctant to see the advantages at first, I am beginning to think more positively about 'competency based' educational programs... where students must achieve specific objectives rather than grades. They can't go on to the next level until they meet the previous objectives. The emphasis shifts from GPA to outcomes. I'm seeing the merit.

Welcome to nursing school.

Hey everybody - my newest soapbox is Grade Inflation.... it's a thing now.

Take a look at that link if you want to see how serious it is. Students feel that they 'deserve' high grades & get very upset if anything else happens. Student 'likes' are increasingly important in faculty performance ratings so they're reluctant to enforce academic rigor for fear of upsetting students. As a result, any educational pathway that has to achieve standardized outcomes (e.g., NCLEX) is having a rough time. Especially right now - after NCLEX 'passing' standards were increased not so long ago.

Although I was reluctant to see the advantages at first, I am beginning to think more positively about 'competency based' educational programs... where students must achieve specific objectives rather than grades. They can't go on to the next level until they meet the previous objectives. The emphasis shifts from GPA to outcomes. I'm seeing the merit.

I think this is so important. GPA does not show knowledge or ability to apply critical knowledge and yet it is a standard we use to prove worth. There should be greater emphasis on skill and application and I think we lose that when we put such heavy emphasis on GPA, especially when GPAs are distributed so unequally.

My program is similar. 94 and above is an A, so it's very difficult to achieve a 4.0. I have not maintained my 4.0, though I've put in 100% of my effort. I keep getting 93s (it's enough to drive me crazy; though I'm still content knowing that I'm doing my best and learning a lot). The cut off score at my school is a 78%, so a bit more lenient than your school's cut off scores. I don't think you should worry though. If you work hard and dedicate enough time toward studying, you'll most likely be just fine.

I've found that the majority of programs work this way, often without rounding up either

Yes, you can count on NO rounding. One in my cohort needed a 78% to pass and received a 77.5%. My nursing program does not allow any rounding, even if the teachers want to.

Actually I just rechecked the pass rates to make sure and that was the year before that passing rate when 111 students passed. In 2015, 147 students were admitted and only 107 passed. Which is really bad.

Don't let that intimidate you. Not everyone who joins nursing school will end up finishing, and there are several factors that come into play:

First of all, sometimes people figure out that they don't want to be a nurse, and they drop. Their idea of what nursing is was flawed, and they decide to pursue something else. There's one person out of the 40 I started with that dropped for this reason.

Some people don't spend enough time studying. 3/40 failed or dropped because they didn't study enough. They were constantly inviting others to go out partying. They were constantly checking into fun places on facebook or getting drunk the night before a test. (Which leads me to my next point.)

If you discover that nursing school induces a crippling amount of anxiety, do not start smoking or drinking to remedy this: talk to your doctor.

Some people fail a class, which puts them behind. This doesn't mean they don't ever end up graduating and passing NCLEX. It just means their schedule was thrown off.

Some people have outside responsibilities, such as family or work, that interfere. 2/40 in my cohort are behind because of this. They did not fail out of the program: they are simply behind right now.

So if you have the time to study, and you take that time, I truly believe you will be just fine. My school admits 40 students at a time, and they have never graduated 40. But my school also has never had below 98% NCLEX pass rate. So I feel relieved knowing that if I put in the time and do well in my program, I will most likely pass NCLEX on the first try. Nursing schools don't prepare you for graduation--they prepare you for NCLEX and your first job.