Lately I’ve been thinking about applying to nursing school but my grades are horrible. GPA at community college for my AA is 2.7 and GPA at university for my BS is 2.5. I calculated my science GPA and believe it’s 3.2. I graduated 10 years ago. Returning to school 2 years shy of 40.
I am feeling discourage after reading this forum that maybe I will not get into nursing school. I am in the process of applying to 2: one for ADN and one for ABSN. Honestly I am counting big time to do well on my TEAS for even a small chance of acceptance.
Anyone with grades like mine and was accepted? I’m so embarrassed. I feel like such a failure. Lately I’ve been going through something and my heart is not at peace because for the rest of my life I will probably mount to nothing. Any words of encouragement would greatly help. Thanks
This gives me so much hope! CONGRATULATIONS!! It literally brought tears to my eyes. I don't see this enough. When I see others with 3.5+ GPA with 80+ TEAS, it makes me rethink my nursing choice.
May I ask if your school has a point system, GPA & TEAS, and/or lottery system? The schools are here extremely competitive. My plans for the next year to retake my science courses and I have been cramming for my TEAS. A lot of info are not syncing, but I will continue to study and pass it.
the grades don't make the nurse, the person does. my school uses a point system and from what I know different schools have their own point cut offs. I've applied to schools with a lottery system and thats just a shot in the dark specially when they get 1000 plus applicants
What are your nursing school requirements? Do they ask for the cumulative GPA or a specific GPA for their nursing program? For my college, it only calculated sciences and mathematics. These gave me chances to be accepted.
I am retaking PYSC Lifespan for Summer 2; then AP 1, Comp 1 & general PYSC for Fall '21; AP 2 for Spring '22 to up my GPA. My TEAS is June 30th. I'm going to give it my all and make sure I finish with an A. I hope in 2 years I will get into a nursing program ?
Trying to stay positive, y'all. I've cried all that I could. No more crying! Only thing left is to keep pushing forward and give it my all. My little 6 year old said she will be a nurse like mommy one day, too! Can't let me or her down!
Trying to stay positive, y'all. I've cried all that I could. No more crying! Only thing left is to keep pushing forward and give it my all. My little 6 year old said she will be a nurse like mommy one day, too! Can't let me or her down!
Yeah you've got this! One thing to keep in mind is that Texas has some of the best odds for getting into a program- some of them as high as 80% acceptance rates if I remember correctly. The folks talking about 3.9 GPAs are generally applying to the west coast schools with 8-12% acceptance rates.
I started looking at nursing schools with a 1.9 GPA. Really. I got in to 2 of the 3 schools I applied to on my first round of applications (at schools with 8% acceptance rates!). Similar to you, I had failed my last college course in 2014 to get to that 1.9, then gave up on school for a bit. Since going back in 2019, I put absolutely everything into getting straight A's. After a couple prereq terms with A's, I was able to go back to my previous college and apply for academic renewal, where they scrub F's (and sometimes D's) from your GPA. I had 23 credits removed this way, bringing my listed GPA up to a 2.8. I've attached a photo of what one old term looks like on my transcript now. Any school that just takes the provided number off the bottom of the transcript now uses the 2.8 to calculate my cumulative GPA, while those that calculate it themselves can choose whether or not to include the 'renewed' credits. If your old schools have a similar process I highly recommend you use it!
I can't even begin to tell you how good reading your post made me feel. For certain though, my schools only take the highest grades to calculate my GPA, but I'll definitely check with my uni & CC regarding academic renewal. I am retaking some classes the next 2 semesters to bring my GPA up.
Congrats on your acceptance! All the blessings to you!
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the grades don't make the nurse, the person does. my school uses a point system and from what I know different schools have their own point cut offs. I've applied to schools with a lottery system and thats just a shot in the dark specially when they get 1000 plus applicants