For you guys who are already in CRNA schools, I assume you all have past good grades. Maybe somebody can give me some advice on how to get a good GPA.
When I took my pre-requisites for RN program, I got 4.0. In my previous college degree, I had a 3.9 GPA. These were classes I took at universities, colleges. All I need is a 90 to get an A. Which I found not difficult.
However, in my current nursing school, only 94 and + is counted as A. I struggled the first year, only to get two As on Pharmacology classes. These classes were only 3 credits. So overall the GPA does not look good. My other two nursing classes, I really worked hard, but still got Bs on both. In nursing II, I got 93, yet 93 is still counted as B. This is frustrating. I doubt anybody in my class ever get an A in nursing I or II.
Seems I'll never get a A in nursing classes. One more year left on the nursing school, I really want to get As to improve my GPA. However, it almost look mission impossible. Anybody has any suggestions. Thank you.
Most nursing school and pre nursing program grades are inflated,,, thus the 90= an A. In no other professional education program would this be tolerated. And guess what? A 90 is not an A in most anesthesia programs, as a matter of fact a C= an F. So the ONLY solution is to STUDY HARDER. If you want warm hugs and inflated grades just get an nonanesthsia MSN or NP education. But do NOT bother to enroll in a program that puts SRNAs and NP students in the same class. They cannot curve any test scores.
Unplug the TV and the internet and hit the books.
I would have loved a little inflation... A 94% was 3.6 in my classes. Straight scale at OU, with no hugs. It was easier to make grades in my undergrad at MSU (94%= 4.0 for the most part), which I found surprising. I actually had to study in nursing school (granted I was in an accelerated 2nd degree BSN program and had to shove a whole lot into my head in a short period of time). I like a challenge though, thats a big part of why I am making my move for anesthesia school. :heartbeat
1) My rent costs $2,000 a month. That includes no other bills or expenses, just rent. Does not include food, utilities, car payment, insurance, etc.
2) If I don't pay my expenses, no one will pay it for me. I don't get a check in the mail every month.
It's very nice that you're able to live for free and don't have to work but this is most atypical for adults.
Why do you have to work full-time? The reason I ask is because I am a single parent living on my own and I don't work. All I do is study, go to class, study, study, and study some more. Then I pick my daughter up from school, spend time with her, out her to bed and then study dome more. The reason I can do this is because I live in low-income housing while I'm in school. My apartment is actually quite nice and I only pay $43 a month in rent. (I live off of $450/month in child support.) If I didn't live in low-income housing I wouldn't be able to make it through school with decent grades. Is that something that may work for you?
Specializes in no specialty! (have to graduate first!).
1) My rent costs $2,000 a month. That includes no other bills or expenses, just rent. Does not include food, utilities, car payment, insurance, etc.
2) If I don't pay my expenses, no one will pay it for me. I don't get a check in the mail every month.
It's very nice that you're able to live for free and don't have to work but this is most atypical for adults.
I know my situation will not work for everyone. I was just making a suggestion. I guess my point was that there are resources out there that can help people. Like child care help, food assistance and so on. I've received all of these for a year now. I'm not receiving them because I'm lazy and don't want to work. I am receiving them because I am a full-time student trying to better myself. And soon, I won't need them anymore because I will have finished nursing school and I will start to make a good paycheck. The state as well as the tax payers are much more happy to help someone through school rather than to help someone who never plans on finding good work or to go to school and live off the state for the rest of their lives. After I am off assistance, I will be able to pay them back by volunteering.
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I would have loved a little inflation... A 94% was 3.6 in my classes. Straight scale at OU, with no hugs. It was easier to make grades in my undergrad at MSU (94%= 4.0 for the most part), which I found surprising. I actually had to study in nursing school (granted I was in an accelerated 2nd degree BSN program and had to shove a whole lot into my head in a short period of time). I like a challenge though, thats a big part of why I am making my move for anesthesia school. :heartbeat