Im in the dumps

i hope this is a joke

Why would it be a joke?

While grades are important, it is not the complete package. The complete package is your grades + your background + many other factors, not including your attitude and outlook that becomes readily apparent during a grueling interview. Grades by themselves are simply a benchmark, just as your score on the MAT or GRE. That gets you in the door, but a 4.0 doesn't gurantee anything. Fudge your interview, come off as cocky, unsure of your self, and lacking in clinical knowledge, then someone with a good attitude and confidence with a 3.2 GPA will most likely have your spot.

I got in with a 3.4 GPA, but I rocked my interview both in attidude and clinical knowledge.

Always stirve for good grades, but a B is nothing to laugh at. As don't always happen in CRNA school either and you will drive yourself directly into a straightjacket if this is your mindset both in nursing school and CRNA school.

Grades don't always reflect clinical knowledge.

Chadday

Same advice I have given before. Step back, take a deep breath, and relax. Feel better?

Don't sweat one grade of 88, it isn't the end of the world. You can be highly competitive for a slot for a CRNA school without a 4.0 GPA. In fact, do a search of this forum, and you will find some people (myself included) who have hypothesized that a 4.0 might hurt you more than help you. As pointed out by others here, your GPA is only one part of the picture viewed by admissions committees.

Another piece of advice. Relax, again. You are putting the cart before the horse. The best thing you can do right now is to put CRNA programs, and fretting over how current grades will affect your chances at getting in. You need to concentrate completely on what you are doing now. Worry about CRNA programs when you have finished you nursing degree, otherwise that worry could kill you.

One more time, relax. You are doing fine.

Kevin McHugh, CRNA

Wow! It sounds like your going to have very little trouble with your past grades, you must be very bright. Like most things in life, you have to take it one step at a time. It is great to have a fixed goal, but be flexible: keep your eyes open to many possibilities....

A "B" in a single class means almost nothing in the larger picture of an application package. And if it makes you feel any better, I got a C+ in the second semester of A&P undergrad - surely that is an important class that is of interest to admissions committees. I'm now in my third week of CRNA school.

If you got an 88 - you still aren't far from getting an A. One B isn't going to make it so you can't get into CRNA school. You don't need a 4.0 -

Thanks for all the replies

These are all good suggestions. One thing I found about undergrad nursing school is you got to know how to take THEIR tests. It is different than other academic areas and the same process is used on the NCLEX. Hopefully you have figured this out by now. By the time u finish u should be able to take any nursing school test and at least pass without much studying.

Chill out about the whole grade thing. Keep reading the board and most of your questions will be answered. Just remember grades are not everything. Just meet the requirements. Did you ever hear anyone say that it is good to be a well rounded student?

Just keep it up...you are heading the right way. Think positive!

Chadday- it really sounds like your academic background has been up to par to this point and by the way it sounds it will continue to be that way. I think that I used to feel the same way about school, very anxious and always thinking what if I dont get an A. This way of thinking drove me crazy and not to mention my family crazy. It was really unhealthy. I too have had the goal of becoming a CRNA since the start of my nursing education. I am happy to say that I did get accepted to the program of my choice, starting in January. I did recieve 3 Bs in undergrad and still got accepted. I have even taken 10 graduate classes and have recieved a B in three of them. Just make sure you continue to get As and Bs, start in an ICU, GRE 1000 or better, apply to a couple of schools, and you should have no problems. Take a deep breathe and chill or you will become a person no one wants to be around. Good Luck.:)