What is your pre-nursing GPA?

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I am beating myself up because I got two A- which will put my GPA down to a 3.94. I was shooting for a 4.0, but it looks like I won't achieve that. I know a 4.0 isn't necessary to get into nursing school, but I'm afraid that my GPA will hurt me.

Am I being too hard on myself? What is/was your GPA? Did you make it (if you know) into a nursing program?

Thanks :)

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you are being hard on yourself... right now i am sitting at a 2.7 because of my evil A&P II professor.. but i have two more semesters to bring it up... luckily i have the easy classes now...

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What? Your college actually puts A- on your transcript? That is stupid. I am pretty sure my grade in NAS 161 was like a 91-92% but my transcript says A. I though an A was an A.

I should add that my pre-nursing GPA is a 4.0.

I did get a B in a speech class but the only classes my school considers for the nursing program are CHM, BIO, NAS 161 & 162, ENG 111, and an intro to healthcare class that is 1 credit. Out of those classes I have a 4.0. Speech isn;t even required till the 3rd semester of the nursing program. I just happened to take it a few years ago. So technically my-pre nursing GPA is 4.0 but my overall GPA is like 3.9 or something...

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My DD attends UNF....they use -'s and +'s. I wish the CC I attend would do that....My AP1 grade was an 89. A B+ would be more than 3 pts/cr. It would be 3.5....each level would help! :D

To answer the OP......GPA matters at some schools and not others. My overall GPA is 2.7. My pre-reqs are 3.66. My school takes the pre-reqs...calcs a point value....then the NAT, another point value for that, and the combination gets you accepted.

Honestly, my 2.xx GPA from an EE degree with a minor in Physics (in 1984) is not really all that relevant to Nursing!

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I think it depends on your school. I had a 4.0 until I got a C in my algebra class, and now I have a 3.36 and I talked to an advisor and they told me that I didnt need to retake it, since I only have one C it shouldnt be that bad. I would just talk to an advisor and ask them what they think. But honestly I think you should be fine...

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What? Your college actually puts A- on your transcript? That is stupid. I am pretty sure my grade in NAS 161 was like a 91-92% but my transcript says A. I though an A was an A.

Some colleges do, some don't. The two I am applying for don't.

What's weird is that my transcripts don't show any grade, just that I completed the course with a C or better to earn the credit. Do they have the actual grades from my previous schools somewhere hidden or something? lol

Thanks to everyone for the responses! I'll be glad when I get into nursing school so I don't have to worry about having the top grades in order to get in! (Not that I won't worry about my grades because I will, but... well, you know what I mean!)

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I have a 4.0 in my pre nursing classes but my school uses all of your classes no matter how old, to calculate GPA and determine if you get a seat. *sigh* So i'm looking at roughly a 3.4 when you add in my 10 year old business classes. I'm told though that the last few semesters the cutoff has been a 3.0 for a seat so I should still be good.

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What's weird is that my transcripts don't show any grade, just that I completed the course with a C or better to earn the credit. Do they have the actual grades from my previous schools somewhere hidden or something? lol

My school does the same exact thing for transfer credits, which is kind of a bummer because I figured more As would help maintain the highest possible GPA. I have 5 As from my previous school, and one B :( And no grade for my basic training physical education credits, HAHA. Obviously!

I think the GPA thing is a little confusing for me, unless I actually did the math I wouldn't know my GPA because nothing actually states my GPA. It just says 4.0 listed under every class taken from my current college. So I just tell people I have a 4.0...which isn't far from the truth.

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I have a 3.7 right now. My science courses are very difficult to get 4.0's in. For chemistry you needed a 97% in the class to get a 4.0. For my biology (which includes the a&ps and micro), you need a 95%. My school doesn't post letter grades, only gpa. I got a 94% in chem and a 90% in biology. That was a 3.7 and 3.5 respectively. What I found irritating is that there is no continuity between schools. Some schools would have given 4.0's based on my grades. thank goodness my program is completely wait list based, or someone applying to a nursing program from a school with lower requirements for a 4.0 would be in advantage over me.

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My school weights my GPA in a weird way also: an A is 4.0, A- is 3.7, B+ is 3.3, B is 3.0, etc... which makes it very hard to get a 4.0 :(

However, I don't think it's just the GPA number that matters when you apply to a nursing program. I've heard that they also look at where your education came from and weigh it that way as well (i.e. community college vs. state school vs. UC vs. ivy league, etc). Obviously a 4.0 at Harvard would mean more than a 4.0 at a junior college.

In my opinion I wouldn't be too bummed if you don't get that "perfect" GPA. Your health care experiences, reasons for entering the nursing profession, letters of recommendation, etc. matter a lot too!

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What I found irritating is that there is no continuity between schools. Some schools would have given 4.0's based on my grades.

I agree! It's also frustrating that each school wants you to have certain prereqs and other schools don't. Anatomy is a staple everywhere, but some schools want a microbiology class, and others don't - prior to entering the program. I can understand if each school wants to have their own graduation requirements, but shouldn't the nursing prereqs all be the same? We're all going to learn the same stuff in nursing school, right? So why not have the same nursing prereqs? You might end up spending a lot of money on prereqs that your program doesn't even want you to have!

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I agree! It's also frustrating that each school wants you to have certain prereqs and other schools don't. Anatomy is a staple everywhere, but some schools want a microbiology class, and others don't - prior to entering the program.

That is exactly why my school invented NAS 161 & 162--Health Science. It covers mainly A&P but also microbiology, and chemistry related to nursing. Awesome but hard classes. Thankfully I am finished with them. Those 2 course are actual prerequisites for nearly every college and/or university in this area for nursing programs.

Well, I don't know if my school invented the class, but you know what I mean!

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