What would you do?

[__patiently_waiting]

Hi everyone,

Currently, I'm in the process of taking the last of my pre-reqs that will go on my transcript before I apply to nursing school. I'm taking A&P I/Lab, Economics, Lifespan Development, and World History. As of now I have a high A in all but history-I have a high B in there.

Now the goal was for me to have a 4.0 this semester, but it seems that history is gonna be the death of that. I've never been good at history. The teacher I have is not so good, and on top of that she's foreign so it's very hard to grasp what she's saying. I happened to make a 90 on the first exam & an 86 on the midterm, along with an 80 on a quiz. As I've stated before, I DO NOT want to make a B this semester so I was thinking about withdrawing and taking it another semester, perhaps with another teacher.

Right now I have a pretty good GPA-3.74. If I make an A in all classes it will bump my GPA up to a 3.8 before I submit my application. If i make the B in history (A's in everything else) it will bump it up to 3.75, and if I withdraw & make all A's in the remainder of my classes my GPA will be a 3.79. My question is, what would you all do? Would you take the B, or withdraw from the class?

My school's nursing program relies solely on GPA and HESI scores, so I want to have the highest GPA I can get. I really don't want to withdraw from this class because the semester is halfway over, but if I do I will have a higher GPA, opposed to taking the B.

Everything is not set in stone, as I still have a quiz tomorrow so I will make a decision based off of how I do on that. I just need opinions from others, so if you have any advice please let me know!

Thanks in advance.

[mrsboots87]

I personally would base it on your competition. If you know, or maybe ask on your state board, what the GPA/HESI scores are on average for the people who have been accepted, see where you stand in comparison to them. That couple decimal points GPA may or may not matter. In my area, the lowest GPA that usually gets accepted into the BSN programs is around a 3.65 with an over 90 TEAS score. So, if you have a high HESI score, you may be fine getting the B if you aren't able to get that grade up by the end of the semester. But if your HESI is under 90, a withdrawal might be better, depending on how competitive the school is.

[__patiently_waiting]

I personally would base it on your competition. If you know, or maybe ask on your state board, what the GPA/HESI scores are on average for the people who have been accepted, see where you stand in comparison to them. That couple decimal points GPA may or may not matter. In my area, the lowest GPA that usually gets accepted into the BSN programs is around a 3.65 with an over 90 TEAS score. So, if you have a high HESI score, you may be fine getting the B if you aren't able to get that grade up by the end of the semester. But if your HESI is under 90, a withdrawal might be better, depending on how competitive the school is.

I am planning to go speak with my advisor within the next few days to get her opinion on what I should do and get the averages, lowest accepted GPA, etc. I have a 95 on he HESI. I'm pretty confident with my stats, but like you said the couple decimal points may or may not matter. And if they do happen to matter I'll be upset knowing I could have had a higher GPA.

[sjg8412]

I'd say it depends heavily on your school. I know where I'm at, withdrawing at this point in the semester looks pretty bad, and even costs money.

Personally I'd finish the course. Just keep busting your tail in there and work towards an A. It's not completely impossible. Even with a B, you'll still have a great GPA, and you'll even be bumped up a smidge. Also, if it's a university or program prerequisite, you'll need it anyway!

[__patiently_waiting]

Yeah, I decided not to withdraw. It's just too far into the semester for me to quit now. Plus, I made a 100 on a quiz today so I can see me making that A.

Thanks for taking the time to respond guys.

[LL143KnB, BSN, RN]

You should stick it out. If you drop out now you will be wasting time and money. Plus it sounds like you have good grades already. A 3.74 is pretty high.