Low GPA..

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Specializes in ED.

I was calculating my grade and at the end of this semester I will have a 2.97 overall GPA. If I make all A's next semester (my last), I can end up with a 3.075. I'm worried that I won't be able to make that so my question is, with a 2.97 GPA will I be able to find a job when I graduate? I'm really stressing about my GPA because I've never struggled this much in school and I really feel like this semester has pushed me to my limits. Any advice would be great. My main concern is whether or not I will be able to find a job after graduation if my GPA is below a 3.0.

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I graduated last year and in the 11 months I've been working, not one person- HR, manager, coworker, or patient- has asked me what my GPA was. If you're graduating high school your GPA will affect your college applications, if you're graduating college with your ADN or as a LPN it will play a role if you decide to go on for your RN/BSN. Just make sure your GPA is within your programs guidelines.

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When you graduate from college (I know it's trendy to say "graduate college," but colleges graduate students, and students graduate from college) nobody will care about your GPA until you go to apply to another educational program. If needed, at that point you could consider taking other course work as an unenrolled student to demonstrate your ability to get As and succeed at higher education.

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Specializes in med-surg.

The only thing they're looking at is that license. You should only be concerned about your GPA if you plan on getting a masters degree later on.

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C's get degrees! I know you want to do your best, but we all get the same diploma in the end!

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

Jobs won't care about GPAs and patients won't either. Graduate programs on the hand may give you difficulty.

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Specializes in Clinical Documentation Specialist, LTC.

Just wanted to pop in and comment on this. I started working in a Family Healthcare clinic three weeks ago. I had to provide a transcript of my grades from the college I attended and graduated from for LPN in 1996. That was the first time I have ever had to do that with any job in the more than 18 years I have been practicing as a LPN.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Postpartum.

4.0 new grads are finding it just as tough to get a job as the 2.9 GPA new grads also looking for work.

Getting a job nowadays goes beyond posting a stellar GPA on your resume.

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Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology.

I entered my program with the lowest GPA in my program (thanks to veteran preference), and I'm the only one with a job offer (and an interview elsewhere!). No one asks for your GPA.

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Specializes in ED.

Thanks y'all for all the comments. It's a relief to know that there is still hope. ? Now I just need to take my psych final and then relax over the summer. Thanks again everyone, I feel like I can breathe a lot easier now.

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Specializes in ICU.

I don't know about job offers with a low GPA; I can say people with a low GPA never would have graduated from my nursing school! There was no such thing as a "C." Anything less than 84 ON ONE TEST and you were out of the program. This was an ADN program, BTW. Tough standards back then.

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Jobs won't care about GPAs and patients won't either. Graduate programs on the hand may give you difficulty.

Oh I don't know about that. Of course things may be different elsewhere but at least one NYC hospital (NYU) states the following on their nurse residency webpage:

"Eligibility ... you must be graduating from an NLN- or CCNE-accredited BSN Program and have a cumulative average of 3.5 or higher. You will need to have a New York State RN license before you can start working, but you may begin applying for a position even before you graduate."

Nurse Residency Program for New Graduates

How strictly they adhere to such qualifications one does not know, the GPA portion I mean.

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