My GPA is completely shot. Do I have a chance of getting into any school?

Published

Currently I have a extremely low GPA. It is at 2.3 :unsure: and I am really of ashamed of myself. But I want to pull myself up out of the mud and become a nurse.

I am going to a super expensive private university in NY, and this semester I will transfer to a community college in order to fulfill prerequisites.(Will they see me going from a 4 year to a 2 year to a nursing school harm me?) A large problem is I don't know if even if I take all the prerequisites will my GPA still be so rough that no school will accept me. I have taken multiple sciences course already but I don't know if that gonna help. The best I have is Bio 1000 and Chem 1000 with a B and b-.:(

I have a strong preference to New York or Georgia Schools but does anyone know any colleges that would look at only my prerequisites?

Have you or anyone else you know ever been in a worse position, and how long did it take you to pull yourself out of the hole?

Does anyone have any general advice or words of wisdom?

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Nursing Management.

Are there any private nursing schools in your area? They usually only require that you pass an entrance test.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in ER.

You could try an LPN to RN school. The route this way may be more expensive though. The LPN to RN routes usually have slightly shorter waiting lists. You could also try a school in the middle of nowhere.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Also, another path is Paramedic to RN....

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Don't want to be a downer here - but success in pre-requisites is a reflection of how you would perform in nursing courses as well. Even students with very high GPA in pre-requisites can end up struggling in Nursing courses. Maybe this area is just not your 'thing'. I would suggest that you seek out the services of a career counselor who can help you look at a field that may be better suited to your own strengths.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

The reason my grade are low are due to non science courses. I researched nursing and talked to family member who is a nurse and I realized how much I wanted to be one.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in CEN, CFRN, PHRN, RCIS, EMT-P.
The reason my grade are low are due to non science courses. I researched nursing and talked to family member who is a nurse and I realized how much I wanted to be one.

Don't let anyone discourage you, nursing school is doable just like any other area of study is if you apply yourself.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Thats Exactly, How I felt at now the end of the year is coming up I wasn't able to get into a GREAT nursing school but the school I was accepted to is accredited so that is a huge plus. Just stay positive and try your best and don't give up !:yeah:

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Thanks for your kind words. I will make sure I do my best! :up:

Up Vote Up Vote ×

When I was younger and had first started going to community college, I had no idea what I wanted to do! I didn’t take school very seriously and it reflected in my GPA. After realizing how much I was interested in the medical field and what it took to get into a good nursing school, I buckled down. I retook some courses and turned my C’s into A’s. I am now currently enrolled in nursing school and loving it. I start my second semester in a few weeks and couldn’t be more excited. I know it may sound tedious, time consuming and costly, but maybe retaking a couple of courses to beef up your GPA would help? If you’re determined and know for sure that this is truly what you want to do, then you can make it!

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in ICU / Urgent Care.

My advice? Retake your courses and get As, or dont bother as you will rack up debt and have no degree to show for it. Get serious or stop while you're ahead.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Currently I have a extremely low GPA. It is at 2.3 :unsure: and I am really of ashamed of myself. But I want to pull myself up out of the mud and become a nurse.

(Will they see me going from a 4 year to a 2 year to a nursing school harm me?) A large problem is I don't know if even if I take all the prerequisites will my GPA still be so rough that no school will accept me. I have taken multiple sciences course already but I don't know if that gonna help. The best I have is Bio 1000 and Chem 1000 with a B and b-.:(

Have you or anyone else you know ever been in a worse position, and how long did it take you to pull yourself out of the hole?

Does anyone have any general advice or words of wisdom?

Early on in my academic career due to unforeseen circumstances, I fell in the hole with a VERY VERY Low GPA 0.9! I pulled myself out by retaking those courses and doing exceptionally well and over a span of just one year, I raised my GPA to 3.2.

I was also very ashamed and embarrassed and I am still embarrassed talking about it but I taught myself to get over it.

My advise to you is take all the required pre-requisite courses and do well on those. Most private universities look at your science or pre-requisite GPA more than the overall GPA. Do well in your classes from now on and when you apply to nursing schools, explain to the schools that you have improved since your prior rough patch at school. State universities would be harder to get into though because of the large number of qualified applications they receive.

Bottom line... if you work hard and show the schools you have improved you do have a fair chance of getting in to any school you want to!

Schools care about how you progress and how well you do in the classes you are taking now. Nobody cares about if the classes were taken at a community college or a university. They do care about if all the pre-requisites are completed or not and the grades you receive in those pre-requisites.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion