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!!!.

Specializes in geriatrics.

Apologies for my typo :) "it".

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I am struggling with this right now. I graduated from my BScN in 1998, and am trying to get into the Nurse Practioner program, which is now a combined Masters. My GPA in school was low at 2.4, Athabasca won't consider me, DESPITE my 12 years of Emergency/Trauma Nursing. I've taken 2 of their Masters Courses as a non-program student, done well and they still say that I'm not eligible. Really frustrating, as my GPA was from over 10 years ago.. and I have significant experience.. I'm no dummy.

Wondering about University of Phoenix or something to bump up my grades.

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You can't judge a person by their GPA alone. I was in the top 10% and Honor Society in high school taking AP classes. I hit college became sick and depressed and scored mediocre grades my first year and then my second year I stopped going to class and failed an entire semester. I was young and stupid. I took 6 months off and started back at a community college close to home instead of the big university 12 hours from home. I managed to make As and Bs, and even returned to the big university to finish my bachelors degree. I graduated with a 2.78 GPA. I have so many credit hours now it would take 3 semesters of straight As to get my GPA up to a 3.0.

I am currently in a very competitive ADN program (originally waitlisted) and doing pretty well. I was 3 points short of an A in fundamentals and off to a good start in Maternal/Newborn this semester.

My goal is to eventually get a DNP, but I am taking baby steps to get there and prove myself.

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You might need to try the University of Phoenix....That's what I am looking into....my GPA is a 2.73. Most schools in my area want you to have a 3.0 and if not that a 2.85......So I'm looking into the U of P....for a masters in Education/ Health Admin in nursing. The only downfall with them is that they are so expensive.

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Specializes in geriatrics.

Masters programs are very competitive, and, as a result, they will look at your GPA. I guess it depends on the region you are from. I am certain that all the Masters programs in my area will not accept anyone with less than a GPA of about 3.3. Because a Masters IS academia. And in these programs, if you aren't able to maintain at least a 68 percent, they kick you out. It may not seem fair, but that's the way it is.

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Specializes in NICU, Post-partum.
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.

I would be very careful about being judgemental. All nursing programs are not created equal.

My last two semesters...nobody...I mean, NOBODY got an A in nursing or pharmacology. How do I know? Because they posted everyone's grades on the front door of the nursing department at the end of the semester along with a code so you only knew the grade that belonged to you.

The A&P class at my college (I was smart and went somewhere else)...there was only one professor and the most you could hope for was a C...I heard RUMORS of people that got a B or an A in his class...but never personally met one...nor had anyone else that I talked to.

When you have that many students not doing well...the instructor can't exactly blame the students all the time.

I could go on...

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i really do not want to be rude, but first of all you don't know me as a person therefore you cannot judge me for the number that stands besides me. everyone have their own story and i do have mine. gpa or grades do not show the knowledge and don't make someone unintelligent. besides that, with my gpa of 2.4 i am capable of working in an acute setting and working with people who have gpa above 3.0 and guess what i feel bad for their patients. just a reminder, next time when you will be in the hospital as a patient don't forget to ask the nurse that will care for you what is his/her gpa was.:)

how many of us will ask our doctors what thier gpa was? i know alot of doctors who struggled in med school and in some countries....mainly countries where alot of doctors are from...you can take tests as many times as you want and end up passing eventually. i know because i was in med school in another country and i quit because my heart wasn't in it and i didnt like the fact that i could take a test an infinite number of times to pass med school.

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