Why in the hell must a community college impose a grading policy that is absurdly difficult to maintain a 4.0 in? At my school an A is 92-100, B is 86-92, and C is 80-86..... WHY???!!!! This is only for the nursing program, the rest of the school has the standard policy of 90+A, 80+B, 70+C.
So last semester I got a 90.8 in Nur 111 (8credits) and a 91.4 in Health Assessment (3credits) so my GPA is 3.0 when in any other school it would be 4.0! I am distraught. I am a 4.0 student with lofty goals of nothing less than grad school. How can I succeed like this? I went from above average 4.0gpa to an underwhelming 3.0gpa. People failed out of our school for having a 79. One person in particular was by far the best in our clinical group on the floor and is a CNA, yet she did not move on to 2nd semester due to scoring a 79 overall (a high C anywhere else).
Why on Earth does a community college have a more difficult grading scale than many major universities?
I love how my school's staff boasts about how they have the highest NCLEX pass rate out of any school in the state. Well of course you do! Anyone who isn't gifted in scholastics is beaten into submission long before they ever get to the NCLEX.
Most people know before nursing school about the grading scale as well an the expenses involved.
Besides you get grade points for about 69 credits (my school anyway) and if you truly are a 4.0 student then your GPA isn't as low as you think it is. I realize that a 3.0 for an 8 credit class is a huge dip but it isn't the end of your future. Many ADNs with 3.0s go on to grad school.
You need to remember that you aren't the only person experiencing this grading scale and if you aren't failing out then you pretty much don't have a lot to worry about. There are always going to be people less fortunate than you. Suck it up and study harder.
" I'm sure your school accurately laid out their grading policy before y'all started testing. I say stop whining and buckle down...... it ain't gonna get any easier, and will be over eventually. Grades aren't everything - I have some 4.0 students in my class I definitely would NOT want to take care of me in a situation......high grades alone does not make a great nurse. "
I'm not so concerned with being "a great nurse", I am more concerned with getting into a good grad school so that I can delegate to "great" nurses like you. I just have a hard time accepting that I can score in the top 9% for a course and it not be considered an A.
There is a nursing shortage and yet it seems they are doing everything they can to deter people from choosing this career path.
All the health sciences at my school (and all the surrounding schools) are graded the same way. They hold those going into the health care field to a higher standard; nothing wrong with that.
I'm not so concerned with being "a great nurse", I am more concerned with getting into a good grad school so that I can delegate to "great" nurses like you.
I feel ur pain. I will never 4get suffering through pharmacology a 2nd time b/c of 0.4 pts- GEEERRR!!! But hang in there... what doesn't kill u will only make u stronger
i'm not so concerned with being "a great nurse", i am more concerned with getting into a good grad school so that i can delegate to "great" nurses like you. i just have a hard time accepting that i can score in the top 9% for a course and it not be considered an a.
there is a nursing shortage and yet it seems they are doing everything they can to deter people from choosing this career path.
i can totally sympathize with you. although i need a 75 to pass, i still think you're grading system is unfair... i don't even know if i'll be able to make it.
however, i can't understand how you are not concerned about being a "great nurse". that statement threw me for a loop. would you not want a "great nurse" delegating to you ?
anyway, good luck to you, wishing you the best.:heartbeat
There is a nursing shortage and yet it seems they are doing everything they can to deter people from choosing this career path.
Nope. You are free to apply at whatever college/university you would like to. Would you rather they let people pass with a 79 average? How about 78? Where does it end? Facilities can set the bar as high as they want their students to jump in order to pass NCLEX at the end. If that means there are less, but better quality nurses, I'd be okay with that.
I'm not so concerned with being "a great nurse", I am more concerned with getting into a good grad school so that I can delegate to "great" nurses like you. I just have a hard time accepting that I can score in the top 9% for a course and it not be considered an A.
I think I understand where you are coming from. You have no insecurities about whether or not you will make a great nurse, but you are feeling insecure about your GPA. Trust me, we can ALL relate to how you feel. You will meet many people (like myself) who are 4.0 students, and still struggle with their grades during nursing school. I haven't started nursing school yet but I will soon enough. You need to learn to appreciate that you are in the top 9% of your class and do what you can from here on out to strive for those As. But if you don't get them, it isn't the end of the world. Like I said earlier, there are MANY who have graduated nursing school with a less than perfect GPA and still gone on to grad school.
You act as though people don't get into the grad program of their choice with a 3.0. There aren't many people who graduate nursing school with a 4.0. I hope you can get that into your head, if not your grades will bring your morale down further and dampen your happiness during nursing school. Who needs that?
I'm not so concerned with being "a great nurse", I am more concerned with getting into a good grad school so that I can delegate to "great" nurses like you.
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Most people know before nursing school about the grading scale as well an the expenses involved.
Besides you get grade points for about 69 credits (my school anyway) and if you truly are a 4.0 student then your GPA isn't as low as you think it is. I realize that a 3.0 for an 8 credit class is a huge dip but it isn't the end of your future. Many ADNs with 3.0s go on to grad school.
You need to remember that you aren't the only person experiencing this grading scale and if you aren't failing out then you pretty much don't have a lot to worry about. There are always going to be people less fortunate than you. Suck it up and study harder.