Jonathon256

Is anyone else worried about the effect brought on by the grading scale in nursing school? The scale at my school is as follows: A 100-95 (4.0 for GPA points) A- 94-93 (3.7) B+ 92-90 (3.3) B 89-87 (3.0) B- 86-84 (2.7) C+ 83-81 (2.3) C 80-78 (2.0) My school is known for having a "great nursing program", "produces good knowledgeable nurses", "they work you hard" etc. My worry in this program is that by the time you graduate your GPA will have taken some serious hits. The grade in classes is essentially assessment based only and sometimes exams in Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, Research, Nutrition have only 30 NCLEX style questions per exam so if you miss 3-5 every exam that gets you a B/B-. Is it this way everywhere? Many of my peers and I get 84-87 in the nursing courses and the instructors tell you fantastic work. The smartest hardest working girl in my class only gets 91/92 in the courses. Over three years you might graduate with a 3.1 when you went in with a 3.6-3.7. On paper, admissions for a graduate program might say, "Oh this candidate is weak on his/her transcript, I don't think he/she could handle this program."