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Hello all,

I will be graduating soon with a bsn (yay!). I'm happy, but also worried. It looks like I will have a gpa of 2.97. Can anyone give me any input as to if this may prevent me from getting accepted from getting a masters? Will this gpa prevent me from becoming a nurse practitioner or even a nurse anesthetist? What should I do? tell me your experiences.

thanks in advance!:)

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Almost all CRNA program require at least a 3.0 GPA. I figure you the best course of action is to take a class and bump it up .02 points.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I'd probably start by getting better grades. Retaking some courses or taking graduate level courses. And get a bunch of certs, whether you need them or not. Pad the crap out of your resume, work at a really good hospital and get really good experience and hope for the best.

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Specializes in Cardiac nursing.

For starters, CONGRATULATIONS for earning your BSN. everybody knows that we all worked so hard for it. Now, to answer your questions. For NP, yes you can apply and get admission. At Univ of South Florida NP program, the GPA average of applicants were 2.9. So, you met the GPA part. However, for CRNA, the minimum required GPA is at least 3.0. I suggest earning your certifications to get you started. Good luck and best wishes.

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You'll get interviews with good experience in Surgical and Cardiac ICU's, have your CCRN, and do good on the GRE. Study the heck out of it for a few months and get competitive scores. And then the interview is where you knock it out of the park.

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Specializes in Family Practice, Urgent Care.

CRNA school is VERY tough. I would be surprised if a 3.0 would even be enough with all the qualified applicants.

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Specializes in CVICU.
Hello all,

I will be graduating soon with a bsn (yay!). I'm happy, but also worried. It looks like I will have a gpa of 2.97. Can anyone give me any input as to if this may prevent me from getting accepted from getting a masters? Will this gpa prevent me from becoming a nurse practitioner or even a nurse anesthetist? What should I do? tell me your experiences.

thanks in advance!:)

It's against the norm but I know some RNs that have gotten into CRNA programs with sub 3.0 GPAs. I know of MANY sub 3.0 GPA students that have been accepted and have graduated from FNP/ACNP programs. The CRNA rout will be much more difficult for you to gain acceptance and may take many years to be accepted. With a low GPA I would definitely get your CCRN and get some killer ICU experience such as CVICU with daily monitoring of multiple drips and Swan-Ganz catheters. As for FNP/ACNP, some of the sub 3.0 students also had less than 1 year of nursing experience before getting accepted into their programs. If FNP is your choice, go for it. If CRNA is what you want I would take a few of your lower classes again to make you more desirable.

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