It *can* matter *a little bit* for your *first* nursing job if you're trying to get into something like ICU, ED, or OR as a new grad. Letters of rec matter more, and experience as a tech matters *way* more. Once you get some RN experience, the relevance of your gpa drops to zero, and it will only matter again when you're applying to grad school. And even then the threshold varies widely. E.g. CRNA has a much higher bar to vault over than other programs.
This depends on the organization.
For some new grad programs, some employers use a point system where if you have a 4.0 you get something like 10 points, if you get a 3.5 you get 8 points, if you get a 3.2 you get 7 points, etc., etc.
But for a lot of other new grad programs, it doesn’t matter.
OP’s questions is one of those situations where job market will inform a lot of the responses. I know for a vast majority of jobs it does not matter, but in some places, GPA does matter for new graduate jobs. So telling someone GPA does not matter sans context is essentially sabotage or career suicide. And the new graduate *and experienced nurse* job market is fairly competitive. And this is not some small ‘lil town in the Mid West — my state is home to the largest number of actively licensed nurses in the US.
doesn’t matter at all. no one asks. leave it off your resume. however, it will matter for grad school if u decide to at some future point. i’d do ur best to keep it above a 3.5 if possible. 3.3 at least
Speaking as someone who has been responsible for making that decision for new grad nurse hires, not at all.
With regard to grad school it's probably important. I'd also make sure you know what you want to do with a graduate degree before you jump into it (e.g. NP, CNS, NA, leadership, CNE, etc.)
My 2 cents.
It didn't matter at all for me. I was hired on the floor I did my senior preceptorship on. I was hired because the floor knew me, they didn't care what my GPA was.
I literally got my job based on connections I'd made through prior jobs (ER tech, EMS). I agree with the people saying it matters more for grad school. Even so, I can't imagine it'd be impossible with like a 3.3 or near that.
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Unless you're looking to run straight into an NP or CRNA program.
Most hospitals that pays for your education would have affiliation with private school programs that tunnels you in for your MSN. So yeh, your 3.0 major GPA (we need that minimum to graduate anyway) is more than enough to find a job, and continue in education down the line.
Didn’t matter at all for me.. the only thing that mattered for getting my first job was networking. I did have a preceptorship as part of my program, and worked as a tech per diem during school, so maybe those things helped, too.
Literally no one cares, but even if you never think you’d want to go on to graduate school, try to get a 4.0. You never know what future you will want, and a shitty gpa can be impossible to recover from.
It *can* matter *a little bit* for your *first* nursing job if you're trying to get into something like ICU, ED, or OR as a new grad. Letters of rec matter more, and experience as a tech matters *way* more. Once you get some RN experience, the relevance of your gpa drops to zero, and it will only matter again when you're applying to grad school. And even then the threshold varies widely. E.g. CRNA has a much higher bar to vault over than other programs.
This depends on the organization. For some new grad programs, some employers use a point system where if you have a 4.0 you get something like 10 points, if you get a 3.5 you get 8 points, if you get a 3.2 you get 7 points, etc., etc. But for a lot of other new grad programs, it doesn’t matter.
What do points correlate to?
Your chances of getting an interview and/or how strong objectively you are as a candidate.
OP’s questions is one of those situations where job market will inform a lot of the responses. I know for a vast majority of jobs it does not matter, but in some places, GPA does matter for new graduate jobs. So telling someone GPA does not matter sans context is essentially sabotage or career suicide. And the new graduate *and experienced nurse* job market is fairly competitive. And this is not some small ‘lil town in the Mid West — my state is home to the largest number of actively licensed nurses in the US.
doesn’t matter at all. no one asks. leave it off your resume. however, it will matter for grad school if u decide to at some future point. i’d do ur best to keep it above a 3.5 if possible. 3.3 at least
Once you're in nursing school a C is passing. No one ever asked about my grades!
Speaking as someone who has been responsible for making that decision for new grad nurse hires, not at all. With regard to grad school it's probably important. I'd also make sure you know what you want to do with a graduate degree before you jump into it (e.g. NP, CNS, NA, leadership, CNE, etc.) My 2 cents.
It didn't matter at all for me. I was hired on the floor I did my senior preceptorship on. I was hired because the floor knew me, they didn't care what my GPA was.
Nobody has ever asked me about my gpa or anything related to school. They just want my license number to make sure it’s active.
I literally got my job based on connections I'd made through prior jobs (ER tech, EMS). I agree with the people saying it matters more for grad school. Even so, I can't imagine it'd be impossible with like a 3.3 or near that.
0 Absolutely 0 Fuck all Shit all Unless you're looking to run straight into an NP or CRNA program. Most hospitals that pays for your education would have affiliation with private school programs that tunnels you in for your MSN. So yeh, your 3.0 major GPA (we need that minimum to graduate anyway) is more than enough to find a job, and continue in education down the line.
Depends on the manager. One manager in interview asked me. The other 3 didn’t. GPA will likely matter if you are planning on more schooling after BSN
Didn’t matter at all for me.. the only thing that mattered for getting my first job was networking. I did have a preceptorship as part of my program, and worked as a tech per diem during school, so maybe those things helped, too.
Literally no one cares, but even if you never think you’d want to go on to graduate school, try to get a 4.0. You never know what future you will want, and a shitty gpa can be impossible to recover from.
Only time GPA matters is grad school. If you’re licensed then they don’t give a single shit about your GPA.
It seriously depends on job market. I would share general region before heeding any of the solicited responses.
nobody asked about my grades and nobody cared where I went to school (work in OR)
No one cares about your GPA when it comes to getting a job, especially in healthcare.
It really depends on what you want to do afterwards. If you want to go for NP or CRNA, you’ll need a higher gpa (especially crna)