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I was wondering what the GPA of the average student applying to an accelerated program is. Mine is 3.6. Is this good? Do you think I am in a good position for being accepted? Do you guys thinks being a male helps in getting accepted? I was just wondering as there are so few male nurses out there. Just looking to see what my chances are. By the way, I am applying to NYU's accelerated program, so if there are any guys out there who are doing the same or have gone through their program I would really like to hear from you...

Thanks everyone!:nuke:

3.19 atm. Hoping to get it over the 3.2 scale this semester.

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My gpa before nursing school was a 3.6

by the end of my BSN I managed to maintain a 3.0 (no Idea how I did this to be honest). Nursing school was tough for me, smoking the funny stuff didn't help either lol.

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4.0 for the entire 3.5 years I have been in school. The last semester was the only time that someone has had higher grades than me.

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Specializes in Anesthesia.

ADN 3.5

BSN 3.4

MS Nurse Anesthesia 3.7

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Specializes in Cardiac/Medical ICU.

I had a 3.65 and i got into VCU Accelerated

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Specializes in NICU.

3.23 before the start of this semester (just a little too low for our program)

3.77 after this semester, assuming I get a 4.0 for the semester...(just right:nuke:)

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Remeber that gpa doesn't mean everything. Some of the very worst people I have ever seen were the 4.0 students but did not have a clue how to translate book knowledge to people/care real life knowledge in clinical. To bad clinicals are not graded, that is what counts more than anything. I have seen C students beat the straight A peeps at being a real nurse in clinical.

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It means something if you're trying to get into a nursing school that force-ranks people based on GPA. It also means something if you get bad grades while in nursing school and want to get a higher-level degree some day like a BSN or MSN

Remeber that gpa doesn't mean everything. Some of the very worst people I have ever seen were the 4.0 students but did not have a clue how to translate book knowledge to people/care real life knowledge in clinical. To bad clinicals are not graded, that is what counts more than anything. I have seen C students beat the straight A peeps at being a real nurse in clinical.
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It means something if you're trying to get into a nursing school that force-ranks people based on GPA. It also means something if you get bad grades while in nursing school and want to get a higher-level degree some day like a BSN or MSN

I agree it helps in getting in to grad school. IQ is more important than GPA, because a person with a higher IQ can learn more and better than someone with a 4.0 and lower IQ. My GPA is not that bad 3.71, but IQ wise I still run circles around the 4.0 students. It is more important to me to have fun playing football, and other games than studing 2 weeks in advance for a A grade, when 4 months later the person who got the A can't tell me a thing about what they learned.

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Very true and your point is well taken. I went straight to work after highschool (actually started working while in highschool) because I thought I was really smart and didn't think college had anything to teach me. 10 years later and a little wiser, I now realize that raw brain power and "being smart" isn't enough. Getting really good grades in college may not take a genius but it does take other important skills such as prioritization, committment, discipline, and time management.

I work with a lot of people who are "Very smart people" but can't manage their time for ****, are totally unreliable and undisciplined. So I think a gpa counts for a lot and disagree with where you say that a 4.0 GPA is worth nothing. Sure you can get a 4.0 GPA without being a "very smart person" but getting a high GPA shows committment, discipline, and time management. Either that or they cheated, got really easy professors, or lucked out a few times with easy tests. So it doesn't count for nothing but it also isn't everything. It's a demonstration of the proven ability to do certain valuable things and have certain valuable schools.

That being said, I'm finishing up my second year of college and know of very few people who get A's in the serious classes. Many students give up and drop out. I've seen as many as 50% of a class drop because they couldn't deal with it. Of the people who stay, I see a healthy distribution of A's. Lot's of C's, a few B's, and very few A's. The people who do get the A's all seem to be very sharp people. My school certainly doesn't hand out A's for free.

I agree it helps in getting in to grad school. IQ is more important than GPA, because a person with a higher IQ can learn more and better than someone with a 4.0 and lower IQ. My GPA is not that bad 3.71, but IQ wise I still run circles around the 4.0 students. It is more important to me to have fun playing football, and other games than studing 2 weeks in advance for a A grade, when 4 months later the person who got the A can't tell me a thing about what they learned.
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Very true and your point is well taken. I went straight to work after highschool (actually started working while in highschool) because I thought I was really smart and didn't think college had anything to teach me. 10 years later and a little wiser, I now realize that raw brain power and "being smart" isn't enough. Getting really good grades in college may not take a genius but it does take other important skills such as prioritization, committment, discipline, and time management.

I work with a lot of people who are "Very smart people" but can't manage their time for ****, are totally unreliable and undisciplined. So I think a gpa counts for a lot and disagree with where you say that a 4.0 GPA is worth nothing. Sure you can get a 4.0 GPA without being a "very smart person" but getting a high GPA shows committment, discipline, and time management. Either that or they cheated, got really easy professors, or lucked out a few times with easy tests. So it doesn't count for nothing but it also isn't everything. It's a demonstration of the proven ability to do certain valuable things and have certain valuable schools.

That being said, I'm finishing up my second year of college and know of very few people who get A's in the serious classes. Many students give up and drop out. I've seen as many as 50% of a class drop because they couldn't deal with it. Of the people who stay, I see a healthy distribution of A's. Lot's of C's, a few B's, and very few A's. The people who do get the A's all seem to be very sharp people. My school certainly doesn't hand out A's for free.

That being said, being well rounded also means not putting to much hype in the 4.0. I can get a 4.0 anytime I wanted to, but familiy, friends and other interests are part of living. Being fantical about a 4.0, is also showing a bit of nasistic personality disorder. Not to mention they have other social problem because all the do is study, hence might have a harder time getting along with co-workers.

Intelligence is far more important than anal about a paper grade.

I'd rather study 4 hours before the test and get a B+ than sink 2-3 weeks and have no life at all. Again intelligence is more important than a paper grade that in the end of you life no one, not even you will give a dam about.

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I just don't see that as accurate. What's wrong with striving for excellence? I'd rather give up some social time now and walk away from my undergrad studies with a strong GPA, possibly be able to get into a doctorate program, and live the life I've dreamed of for the last 33 years, than get distracted by friends and tank my GPA so that I can have instant gratification right now. Besides, as a non-traditional student, I've had my time screwing off with my buddies and chasing tail. It didn't get me anywhere.

It's not narcissism to want a better life. Yes, I might be fanatical about my studies and my grades. But, I'm also running for office in honor society, working full time, and working in the biology lab as a work study. That doesn't suggest an inability to do more than one thing at a time and no, I don't have a perfect 4.0. However, if I find that the one B+ I did get keeps me from my dreams you can bet I'll go back and retake that class so it will drop off that transcript!

There are too many opportunities to be considered once we get beyond the immediate undergrad studies to not be concerned with excellence. There are ADN to Master's programs, there is the possibility to get a BS and apply to med school. If you're only goal is to get your RN certification, I don't think anyone will fault you for having a social life. That being said, if you're shooting for the top, you owe it to yourself - and your patients - to give every component of your educational career 110%.

Personally, I'm not competing with my classmates. I'm competing with myself and a lifetime of people telling me "you won't make it" or "you can't do it." It wasn't until I started school last March that I finally felt like I was doing what I was meant to be doing. I'll be damned if I'm going to let something slip now!

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