Low GPA

What was your nursing school gpa?

Overall GPA is 2.9,

RN (2 years) is 3.0

RN-BSN is 3.2

Were you in the same situation?

Highly unlikely to be accepted for admission with that GPA in programs I am familiar with. No ideas about what steps to take because NP programs have different policies on how they accept course re-takes (to improve grade) & exactly how they calculate GPA.

Highly unlikely to be accepted for admission with that GPA in programs I am familiar with. No ideas about what steps to take because NP programs have different policies on how they accept course re-takes (to improve grade) & exactly how they calculate GPA.

I know with that GPA its really difficult to get accepted to any program. I know online programs are accepting students with lower GPA but its hard to get clinical sites.

My overall right now is 3.28. I hit some bumps in the road before I really knew what I wanted to do and knew what I was really capable of doing. Now I'm busting my hump to get the overall above 3.5.

The school I'm attending counts four courses towards the GPA for entry. There is no mention of overall. However, they say a 2.5 in those courses is required to apply, but they don't mention that a 2.5 will NOT get you in. There was a period that no one with less than a 3.5 in those four classes got in - and it may have been an overall 3.5. one plus at my school is that they consider those who took all of their courses at that school before those who did not. That could be a problem for you where you're looking.

Either way - always play to the GPA! A "W" is better than an "F". Keep trying!

I disagree that a W is better than a F. It affects your financial aid and some schools look at a W the same as a F. You really need to research schools that interest you and talk to advisors about what you need to do to bring it up.