What was your GPA when you got accepted into nursing?

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Please tell me what school and state.

how long it took you.

did you fail any pre-nursing classes.

Congrats KO... I hope you like nursing! :up:

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Specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

Overall GPA: 3.2

Pre-req GPA: 2.64 (I was young and not taking nursing serious at this time...thankfully I still got in and passed lol)

Goes to show that GPA shouldn't matter too much when making nurses! Kinda...lol

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Hello,

I need some feedback. I was pre-med Biology at a decent University. My GPA was only a 3.1. However, my science GPA was a 3.5. I have taken above and beyond the Biology, Chemistry and Physics requirements. I wanted to be a doctor but my GPA is far to low. I am considering nursing. I am concerned about the low GPA still. What can I do to enhance my application packet? (aka... take AP 1 and 2 with a 4.0--- will this be enough to convince admissions I am capable of excelling in nursing?)

Please, let me know if you think I have a shot at being accepted into a nursing program? All of this competition is so stressful! :unsure: Thanks Everybody! I really appreciate any help I can get! :)

I think it really depends on the school. There's an osteopathic school near where I live that has accepted lower GPAs than that. They weight other things higher that GPA, like volunteer work, coming from an underserved area, and if you come from their eight state preference region.

That said, I did not get 4.0 in A&P. More like 3.5. Again, it's about knowing what your school is looking for. My school went heavily of the TEAS exam at the time I applied. My GPA didn't hurt my chances, but it was a secondary factor.

Example

Pre nursing school GPA 3.83

Prerequisite GPA 3.67

Current GPA 3.54

Those numbers are for me, but since my program used to be based on highest TEAS score, I do know students who admitted to lower GPAs. I graduate at the end of the year.

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4.0 on pre-reqs and I took my time with them. I took one class at a time most terms except for a couple I took two classes but it took me three years to finish pre-reqs. I applied to two programs this year for the first time and I got into one and made the alternate list for the other. I didn't have to take any exams or anything else to get accepted so my applications weighed heavily on GPA and experience which for me was just volunteer work.

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Specializes in psych.
Hello,

I need some feedback. I was pre-med Biology at a decent University. My GPA was only a 3.1. However, my science GPA was a 3.5. I have taken above and beyond the Biology, Chemistry and Physics requirements. I wanted to be a doctor but my GPA is far to low. I am considering nursing. I am concerned about the low GPA still. What can I do to enhance my application packet? (aka... take AP 1 and 2 with a 4.0--- will this be enough to convince admissions I am capable of excelling in nursing?)

Jaycam is right. It depends on the school and state for both nursing and being a doctor. In my state, there is only 1 medical school that graduated MDs and their minimum GPA is 2.7. Before I applied to nursing a few years ago, the head of my biology department asked me to think about medical school even though my GPA at the time was just under a 3.0. He said my state is divided into several sections, and is required to accept so many applicants from each of those areas plus so many they can fill from any area. They also give extra weight to females and other minorities, especially if they are planning to practice in one of the areas with a severe shortage.

For nursing, it depends on how many applicants the school gets. Someplace like California or other high population areas are going to be harder to get in just because they may have more applicants with great GPAs. My low population state doesn't have as much competition. My program requires a 2.6 GPA with no admission test. They rank the applicants using a point system based on how many of the 9 prereqs are done. Once they get that point score, they use the overall GPA to rank the people with the same point score. With this system, its very possible to get accepted with the minimum GPA and most of the classes finished over someone with a higher GPA but less prereqs finished. And my school must not be too bad. State board shows over 90% of my graduating class two years ago passed the NCLEX on the first try.

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Specializes in Maternal Child, Home Health, Med/Surg.

Northern Nevada WNC

Overall GPA: 3.76

Science GPA: 3.71

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4.0 nursing pres

79.9 TEAS

Calif community college.

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Specializes in Psych.

Rutgers University - Newark-CCC partnership

Overall GPA: 3.68

Science GPA: 3.83

No relevant healthcare experience OR volunteering

I did submit a generic Letter of recommendation from Phi Theta Kappa though.

People with higher GPA's weren't accepted, so other factors such as an essay were considered heavily.

Didn't retake any classes, they consider retakes and full-time vs 3/4 vs 1/2-time status while taking prereqs...

Submitted applications last week of January, found out the Feb. 20th.....

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