Master's in nursing with low GPA of 2.4

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I have a question, if there any one who had a GPA of 2.4 or less and actually got excepted into the Canadian Graduate school or USA. I have graduated from school last year, since then still can not find a full time job. I am thinking now if it is at all possible to return to school and to finish Master's program. Is it possible at all? I do understand that i will need to take some courses and i am open to take them but the question is will they let me and how long it iwll take to boost up the GPA to 3.0? What is the best Master's program that will be easy to find a job and is interesting as well as will be always in need even 15 years from now? Thanks a lot!!!.

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Specializes in Forensic Psychiatric Nursing.

Phoenix

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Phoenix

University of Phoenix? They'd let you in even if you couldn't fog a mirror...

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University of Phoenix? They'd let you in even if you couldn't fog a mirror...

LMAO!!!

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Specializes in LDRP.
I have a question, if there any one who had a GPA of 2.4 or less and actually got excepted into the Canadian Graduate school or USA. I have graduated from school last year, since then still can not find a full time job. I am thinking now if it is at all possible to return to school and to finish Master's program. Is it possible at all? I do understand that i will need to take some courses and i am open to take them but the question is will they let me and how long it iwll take to boost up the GPA to 3.0? What is the best Master's program that will be easy to find a job and is interesting as well as will be always in need even 15 years from now? Thanks a lot!!!.

you also have to consider that many grad schools may want you to have some nursing experience before applying to grad school....... ( i say many, because I am not the expert on all grad schools out there everywhere....)

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Phoenix

You mean thing:D

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Specializes in Emergency.

lol @ MsBruiser's comment

All joking aside though, no one person can tell you how fast you can get your GPA up unless they knew how many hours you had on your transcripts. The more hours you have, the harder and longer it will take you to get your GPA up. The less classes you have, the faster you can get your GPA up.

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Well, if you have a bachelor's degree you probably have somewhere in the neighborhood of 128 credits. Possibly more. But if we assume 128 cr with a GPA of 2.4, you'd need 77 credit hours of all A's to bring your overall GPA up to 3.0. That's a lot of work. If you have more than 128 credits, it will take even more classes to pull it up.

You may actually want to consider somewhere like University of Pheonix. I know people here are joking about it, but my dad got his master's degree through them and has never once had an issue with an employer about his credientials (he's an RN currently working administration).

Oh, and not to be the grammar police, but in your original post, it should be accepted, not excepted. I realize this is a message board and things are more relaxed, but if you're considering grad school you might want to be more aware of those types of distinctions.

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Specializes in Adolescent Psych, PICU.

I guess my first impression is why is your gpa so low? Graduate school work is no joke and they expect you to immediately jump to that level.

Another thing to look at is your last 60 credit hours....some grad schools mainly look at those last 60 hrs vs cum gpa.

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Specializes in NICU.

I think you have to be employed to go through Phoenix. So debate of quality aside, the OP wouldn't qualify.

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I think you have to be employed to go through Phoenix. So debate of quality aside, the OP wouldn't qualify.

No, they don't have any such requirement. And they aren't the only accredited online program anyway.

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Specializes in Gerontology, nursing education.
No, they don't have any such requirement. And they aren't the only accredited online program anyway.

One caveat: just because a program is online doesn't mean it's easier, either in terms of getting into the school or in terms of the amount of work that one is expected to do.

ETA: I can definitely understand the temptation to go back to graduate school if you can't find a nursing job, but please keep in mind that while some grad schools do accept students with no nursing experience, some of those students feel they're at a disadvantage in trying to come up with research ideas and understanding evidence-based practice. It's hard to see the relevance of research to practice if one has little or no nursing experience. Also, keep in mind that, with the exception of some entry-level master's programs, a graduate program will prepare you to be a specialist and many nurses who jump too quickly find themselves in specialty roles that they don't really enjoy.

Having said this, if you still want to go back to school, you might be able to find a program that will accept you provisionally---let you take a few courses to see how you do and then decide if you can be admitted to a program. The good thing about that is the courses you would take would be core classes and you would not have to commit to a specialization right away. You could also do these part-time and try to get a job in some sort of clinical capacity while going to school.

Shore up some GOOD references, volunteer if there's no paying jobs, get certified (ACLS, PALS) if you can. Join a professional organization. Beef up your CV so that you are a more attractive applicant for grad school so that you can show the admissions committee that you're more than your GPA.

Best to you in whatever you end up doing!

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