Importance of graduating with honor in college

i♥words · Jan 29, 2013

It is a big deal, because it means you graduate with a high GPA. If you don't care, though, don't worry about it! :sarcastic:

mmcnabb3 · Jan 29, 2013

it matters if you want to get into a masters program or be a PA/NP down the road. To be an anesthesiologist you need extra extra schooling but they look at your GPA from your BSN among other things so it may not matter to you now, but later you will be very thankful you did as well as you did.

Nursing school is hard, be thankful and proud of this accomplishment!

franko2188 · Jan 30, 2013

Thanks so much for your answer and yes I'm trying to go for PN on my future so hopefully It will help me when I go for my masters

Jill2Shay · Jan 30, 2013

Do you mean anesthetist?

franko2188 · Jan 31, 2013

Nurse practicioner

ImKosher · Jan 31, 2013

I throughout having a perfect GPA. But I'm going to try t keep it above 3.0 while in ADN. I will focus on a perfect GPA during my bachelor's. one step at a time.

mmcnabb3 · Feb 5, 2013

Do you mean anesthetist?

ah yes. I can never pronounce it right and now apparently cannot spell it right either haha. but yes an anesthetist.

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · Feb 6, 2013

Eh, know someone who had a 3.7, I had a 2.8...took the same amount if time to find a job-8 months. Same program. Yet, we had "life experience"...we are from a adult-geared program. Just sayin'...But If we were on our way to graduate school, I will have to just bust my butt on the GREs, while she may have the freedom to not take the GREs...

I find soo many people who are on the upper tier of graduates that are still struggling to find a job, just as the "averages". If your résumé doesn't catch a recruiter's eye, It'll end up on the discard pile...honors or not, just my experience and my 2 cents....and my experience with co-workers that I had to precept and counsel when they "ended up" at my job, because they couldn't get into the top area hospitals like they thought they would because of their top grades. A lot of those nurses really took it personally.

Just let your résumé shine...and congrats!!! Next step is passing that NCLEX and getting started in your nursing career. Good Luck!!!

allnurses Guide · Feb 6, 2013

First of all, CONGRATULATIONS! Magna Cum Laude is an enormous accomplishment in a BSN program. Your family is right to be thrilled for you.

Yes it will help in getting into any Masters program.

As far as the job hunt, letters from clinical instructors help a lot too, to prove you can do what you studied.

What it means, is that you did a wonderful job in school and are being recognized for excellent scholarship. Again, congrats! (from one who most certainly did not make those grades but has a great career anyway :) )

nekozuki, LPN · Feb 6, 2013

It may not help you in terms of employment, but it is definitely a boon when it comes to post-grad education. Also, it's an awesome personal achievement. You didn't just complete a difficult program, you excelled in it! Congratulations!