Kind of bummed...My 4.0 is ruined

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I've always gotten straight A's in NS....Well, we just finished another quarter and one of my classes I had an 89.5....She gave me the B :zzzzz Ugh, it just ****** me off. Sorry. I had a great thing going. She said she would consider the A, but I know how strict she is. Grrr. :( If only I answered ONE more question right on the final....lol. Oh well. I guess it's time to move on! :rolleyes:

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Specializes in Psych.

I just got an 84 on a Fundamentals test. It's the first C I've ever received. It's a very weird feeling and I can totally commiserate. :icon_hug:

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Specializes in long-term-care, LTAC, PCU.

My advice is to get over it quick. nursing school is really hard and if you focus on getting straight A's you'll drive yourself crazy. Just remember, when you get a job and are working as an RN your GPA is not listed behind your name on the name badge

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I know what you mean! The only difference is that I am not in nursing school yet AND I know it is likely to occur. I am just thankful I have done so well for so long.

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Specializes in Acute Mental Health.

AHHH, don't sweat the small stuff! I do know that feeling of the first knock! Just be happy and get used to it. You can't beat yourself up for a B! I don't even look at grades anymore. I look more to understand the material than getting an A. Congrats on passing!

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.
I've always gotten straight A's in NS....Well, we just finished another quarter and one of my classes I had an 89.5....She gave me the B :zzzzz Ugh, it just ****** me off. Sorry. I had a great thing going. She said she would consider the A, but I know how strict she is. Grrr. :( If only I answered ONE more question right on the final....lol. Oh well. I guess it's time to move on! :rolleyes:

I feel your pain: In the last semester, I just lost my 4.0 by less than half a percent (I got a 93.7, but I needed a 94). As disappointed as I was...I was also kind of relieved because it did feel like there was no longer any pressure on me to keep it up. And the world didn't end either. But I have to admit it feels weird to say "3.9" after two years.

Definitely move on and don't obsess over it, though IMO you are entitled to mourn it for 48 hours max :) As long as you graduate and pass the NCLEX, you are still a nurse regardless of your GPA!

And a heads-up: you (and I) are probably not going to get a lot of sympathy here for our losses, but that's ok--you get used to it ;)

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Specializes in MS, ED.

Don't beat yourself up; you still did great!

If it helps, I missed the A too; our 'A' is 95+. :p

Best,

Southern

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I've always gotten straight A's in NS....Well, we just finished another quarter and one of my classes I had an 89.5....She gave me the B :zzzzz Ugh, it just ****** me off. Sorry. I had a great thing going. She said she would consider the A, but I know how strict she is. Grrr. :( If only I answered ONE more question right on the final....lol. Oh well. I guess it's time to move on! :rolleyes:

Suck. :(

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I can understand your disappointment. I had straight A's all through prereqs and the nursing program. In my second-to-last semester, I too missed an A by less than half a percentage point. ONE test question would have made the difference. I was especially upset since we had a different clinical instructor for the class, and she required extremely long and detailed care plans. She made several people redo theirs and had me give them copies of mine as an example because I put in all the detail she wanted. Well, when it came down to it, the care plans did not count toward our grade at all. I often spent 10 hours or more on them, and then I missed an A in the entire course by the equivalent of one test question, and the lecture teacher would not take my care plans into account. I felt like a fool for putting so much time into those darned care plans when an hour more of studying may have given me one more correct test question.

BUT, that is all water under the bridge. I have been working as an RN for 9 months, and nobody gives a rip about my GPA. I was telling one of my non-nurse friends that all that worrying and hyper-studying in nursing school was for naught, and she told me that she and many others kept trying to tell me that. Well, in this economy, your high GPA will set you apart. It got me into the specialty I wanted (L&D) as a new grad, so it really wasn't all for naught. As previous posters said, mourn for a couple days, then accept it as relief that you don't have to be perfect from now on. Even if you get Bs from now on (or even, gasp!, a C), your GPA will be fine.

I do understand your pain though -- been right there!

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Hey there GeneralJinjur, nice to see you here again :heartbeat Happy snow day!

Kristen, that stinks about losing the A! In the program I'm in, an A is 93% and higher...which is different from all the pre-reqs, where 90% and up was an A. Blah.

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Specializes in Case management, occupational health.

I know exactly how you feel. My Med/Surg grade is 89% right now, and it is keeping me awake at night. I can't even talk about it with my classmates because most of them are just praying for a 77% so they can pass. I know my proffessor told me to get over it, that no one keeps a 4.0 in nursing school, but I had kept it so far, and I really thought I would be the one to keep the 4.0.

It is very frustrating and depressing

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Specializes in DOU.

Yup, I had a 4.0 until nursing school, too. (ugh pharmacology!) You'll get over it.

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