What was your GPA from UNR, TMCC, or WNC?

Chronis · Sep 15, 2011

Scir If you want to be a CRNA aren't you going to need your bachelors? In any case I went to WNC and personally didn't know anyone who had a 4.0 GPA. Counting just my pre-nursing classes I had about a 3.91 GPA before I started nursing school. While in nursing school I averaged about a 3.3 GPA. I definitely don't think WNC would be the right place to go to get a 4.0. However I don't think TMCC and UNR are going to be places where you can get easy A's either. All 3 of these nursing schools are extraordinarily competitive to get into. Once you get accepted into one of these nursing schools you're basically competing with all the other super high GPA students. That makes it very difficult to maintain your GPA. But if you absolutely have to get A's I would say your best shot is Carrington College. Many of the students who go to Carrington where rejected from the other schools because they had lower GPA's. So at Carrington you're not competing against all the other 4.0 GPA students. Hoped this info helped you out. Good luck!

Scir · Sep 15, 2011

Thanks for the reply Chronis. I will definitely need a bachelor's degree. However, I am open to the idea of getting an ADN first and then doing an ADN to BSN program while working.

My concern about Carrington is the common perception that such corporate-owned schools are diploma mills and hurting academia (whether true or not). I know that most credits from such schools will not transfer to state universities and I would be concerned that I might be turned away by employers or CRNA schools with a degree from there. Furthermore, such schools are much more expensive, which also is a turn-off for me.

At the risk of seeming overconfident, I am not concerned about competing with super high GPA students. I know that if it is possible to graduate with a 4.0 GPA from a nursing program that I will do so. I just want to confirm that it is actually possible to do so at one of the schools I have mentioned by identifying others who have done so.

Perhaps some people will also be willing to share their experiences at these schools in the following areas...

1. Did you have many adjunct professors? (my observation is that they often have more poorly designed classes and are less involved because they aren't getting paid much money to speak of).

2. Did you feel as though you had any professors who were more interested in defeating you rather than helping you?

3. Were many of your written exams subjective, consisting of more than one correct answer?

Also, did you have questions where there were no correct answers and you had to choose the least incorrect answer? (I loathe such nonsense).

4. Were most of your classes graded on scales that included +'s and -'s?

5. Did you have many professors that you considered to be way too egotistical?

6. Do you feel that if you worked your gluteus maximus off there was a reasonable opportunity of getting an "A" in all of the classes that you had?

UNR Nursing Hopeful · Sep 30, 2011

Has anyone heard what the cutoff for the Spring 2012 admittance. Someone told me that they received a letter in the mail last weekend saying they got in. I had a 3.778 and did not receive a letter.

UNR Nursing Hopeful · Oct 1, 2011

Nevermind the cutoff was 3.808. Is anyone having the same experience that I am having? I applied the first time last semester with a 3.666. This semester I applied with a 3.778 and did not get in. I feel like my options are running out.

hopeful_student · Oct 12, 2011

To UNR nursing hopeful, this fall was my third time applying to Orvis and I finally got in with a 3.86. If you're set on going to UNR, retake as many classes as you can. I have a feeling they will be changing the admission requirements soon since the cutoff is just getting higher. If you're not set on UNR, I heard Carrington is actually a really good program, but expensive. Good luck with everything.

Michael A RN · Oct 14, 2011

UNR is going to start looking at how many times you re-took a class and factor that in. They are concerned with the GPA as high as it is and what that is meaning for the students they are putting out.

gabby27 · Oct 16, 2011

UNR is going to start looking at how many times you re-took a class and factor that in. They are concerned with the GPA as high as it is and what that is meaning for the students they are putting out.

Do you know when this goes into effect ?

Michael A RN · Oct 18, 2011

Do you know when this goes into effect ?

I spoke with UNR regarding finishing my BSN. I have a prior BS and an ADN from TMCC. They said they were aware of the GPA needed to get in and what students were having to do to get that GPA. They are concerned with the steps students are having to take. There was no specific timeline, just that they know how hard it is and they are concerned. There are other things they would like to do as well and are seeing if some of those are possible, with the hope those things will happen within the next couple of years.

Lauraa · Nov 30, 2011

Scir,

I am in the nursing program at TMCC and we all pretty much had a 4.0 prior to the program. Last year the valedictorian had a 3.3 or so. Our class average is at about 83% right now. I highly doubt many people can graduate with a 4.0, and honestly, you will have to let that go. You can become an APN without a 4.0. Have you heard the C=RN mumbo jumbo? Nursing School is not a measure of your academic capabilities, but rather of your decision making and critical thinking skills. No matter how much you study, the tests are not going to be what you are used to and that can be a difficult transition. Almost every question on these exams will have more than one correct answer and can be argued at deliruim. It is not impossible to do well, but a 4.0 is a far reach.

That being said:

TMCC's instructors are wonderful, I find them to be helpful, resourceful cheerleaders.

NovemberRea · Apr 11, 2014

Hello Scir,

Hopefully you are still a member and can shed light on a couple of my questions. How did your classes/admissions/GPA unfold?

I've recently been admitted to nursing school and although I have not yet decided on a path or specialty, I've considered possible CRNA programs. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!