Has anyone gotten into nursing school with a low gpa?

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Dublin37

567 Posts

hey butterfly, if you have a 3.0, that's a b average! :pumpiron: that is great! i got c's in all my science pre-req's, so it did take me 3 yrs to get into the program. i'm in my first semester of 2yrs. it is absurdly difficult,:banghead: but i have to tell you, that i am not struggling any more than the a students. there's a lot of them in here, and they have to work there tails off too. there are plenty of us c students in here, and we are hanging in there. it is tough for all of us since our program is out to prove it's the best in the country. (i wish it would knock it off!) anyhoo, i've been keeping a b in here, because it's a lot of common sense, which i do happen to have, some of the a students just don't have that , but some do dang it! :rolleyes: hang in there, do something you enjoy while you're in the "waiting room" and the time will go much faster. :D

p.s. c=rn :studyowl:

Butterfly3001

255 Posts

hey butterfly, if you have a 3.0, that's a b average! :pumpiron: that is great! i got c's in all my science pre-req's, so it did take me 3 yrs to get into the program. i'm in my first semester of 2yrs. it is absurdly difficult,:banghead: but i have to tell you, that i am not struggling any more than the a students. there's a lot of them in here, and they have to work there tails off too. there are plenty of us c students in here, and we are hanging in there. it is tough for all of us since our program is out to prove it's the best in the country. (i wish it would knock it off!) anyhoo, i've been keeping a b in here, because it's a lot of common sense, which i do happen to have, some of the a students just don't have that , but some do dang it! :rolleyes: hang in there, do something you enjoy while you're in the "waiting room" and the time will go much faster. :D

p.s. c=rn :studyowl:

thanks so much for your post, you're such an inspiration you don't know how much it means to me what you just wrote. i do have a b average but most students at my school are like you said "a" students so i'm struggling. also when i applied to another school in my area they said i have a 2.7 because of certain classes they won't take from the current cc that i'm at. but i really do appreciate your response and i wish the best of luck to you.

stpauligirl

2,327 Posts

:lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

This is tooooooooo funny!

You should think that getting into nursing school would be easier in Texas, considering.... but even here in San Antonio you won't stand a chance if you are a C student.

casi, ASN, RN

2,063 Posts

Specializes in LTC.

Does this mean that it's easier to become president than it is to get into nursing school?

mydee

123 Posts

Hello.

I'm taking my prereq classes in Jan will be taking speech over got a C last time it is draging my GPA once I finish with a A I will at least a 3.3 which you can say I will be kind of in the same boot. However I have not taken all of my pereq like any of my science so this would be my chance to pull my GPA up. But still it is very had to get in the local program here the cut off GPA last year was a 3.7 with a great entance exam placement scores. I have decide to look a private schools. Sure it is more money but at the end I will be a nurse and that is the most important. Private school inculding four year school, tech schools and hospital base prgram with no waiting list is your best chance of getting in. One of the schools I am looking at in WI takes nursing students 3 times of year so your GPA does not have to be high all they are looking for is good scores and a great interview. If you have any questions on what to look for in a school email me.

stpauligirl

2,327 Posts

Does this mean that it's easier to become president than it is to get into nursing school?

All you need to become president is LOTS OF MONEY....brains is irrelevant ;)

amhall2

5 Posts

I was excepted into CNA school with only a 2.8 GPA. And that GPA has nothing to do with nursing courses, that is from a coding and billing degree. However the two courses I did take previously that x-fer over I got a B and an A in. So I guess, I am not to bad as far as nursing but they will take my entire GPA in account not just those classes.

Dublin37

567 Posts

what the HECK does that pres. video have to do with ANYTHING here????

Dublin37

567 Posts

isn't there a special cross over program at your community colleges for lvn's? in ca, you can go through the rop program for lvn (very inexpensive) which takes 18 mo. i believe, then you can start into the 2nd yr of rn school at the com. college, without waiting or stressin' over the gpa thing. :idea:

wee weeble

2 Posts

Yes!!!!! Via the Lottery system at PCC with a 3.0 GPA and was accepted for Spring '07 . Not all schools are focused primarily on GPA, however, it does help to have a STRONG GPA and no repetitions.

KungFuFtr

297 Posts

I got in with a low GPA.

3.08 to be exact. The school had ~200 applicants for 22 openings. I did well in Micro and A&P tho-

loveu123

102 Posts

Specializes in acute dialysis, Telemetry, subacute.

I just got accepted at CCBC in Maryland. I had also been accepted at Shenandoah university in Virginia. My overall GPA is currently 3.0 and my prerequisite GPA was 3.2 I got a C in A & P 2. I have decided to attend CCBC cuz it is affordable unlike Shenandoah where i will be spending about $15000 every semester. Don't lose hope and keep being strong and You would surely get in. Just believe in yourself and u would definitely be in the nursing class very soon. I wish you good luck.

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