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I FINALLY just got into an awesome in-state BSN program today! So excited!! I had a 3.97 or so in the prerequisites (one A- in 1-credit chemistry lab), but I only had a little over half my prereqs done - finishing up anat, micro and phsl this semester, so my average will most likely go down. My overall was ~3.98 in college, but since I took a lot of college courses in HS, my overall GPA including all post-secondary courses was more like a 3.8.
The average GPA for entry into my (awesome!!) program last year was a 3.5, so I think anything above that is pretty competitive.
It depends on the program and what part of the country you are in. I am starting a BSN program at OHSU and according to there website the average prereq GPA is 3.89, I had a 3.91. But I also wasn't accept into one of the ADN programs I applied to so who knows! A 3.74 is competitive thats what I had the first time I applied but didn't get in (probably more from lack of clinical experience and I didn't have a bachelors degree yet) but if you are applying to BSN programs it wouldn't hurt to retake a class to boost it a little. Good luck!
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I'm wondering what everyone's GPA was when they got accepted into a nursing program.. What's is the low-normal range? Mine is a 3.74 as of now...