I am very disappointed

[ChooSoul]

I failed medsurg.

In my program you need 77% to pass and i only had 76% i was really close and i am very bummed out about it. and now i have to wait one semester, which is next year spring to retake the class again. if i had passed, i would have had only 2 semesters left but its not happening. and i told everyone i care about and they couldnt accept it, and i feel even more disappointed now.

I have always had a steady 85%+ in all the tests but it took only one test where, i dont know why i did such a thing -still today i just cant fathom it, i had a score of 54%. and that score basically ruined my great chance of passing, and the whole semester i was just a nervous wreck cause i know a mediocre passing score on comprehensive finals will not help me raise my average just to pass the class alone.

im a disgrace!

its such a waste of time to have to wait till next year to continue when i could have graduated the spring semester next year. im just so depressed about the whole thing. this is the first time ever in my academic life to fail a class, add to it how the others think of me for failing a class and staying behind. im ashamed, depressed, mad, melancholic, just everything negative. i have been feeling very sick, and this tragedy is totally affecting my personality and attitude, not just mine but everyone else' too. especially towards me.

[swansonplace]

Be sure and send a thank you follow up email with what was discussed, your grade and your grade should it have been correctly graded. Find out if there is anything else that be done given the situation, like extra credit or something.

You can really make up 1% grade below the mark. An A student has fiqured out a pretty good plan, find out what or how they are studying that may be different from you: what book are they using, do they concentrate on powerpoints, read only book sections covered in the powerpoint, use reviews and rationales, practice questions from davis success med surg, practice questions from book. These items will help you to know how to focus on the exams. Speak to several students that are doing well in the class or have done well in the class. Sometimes a simple little trick like they only read reviews and rationals or concentrate on a particular book for questions, can be a big help. Would be great if you could find a book that has similar questions to the professor, that way you could self test before the exam.

Best of luck, work smart, and remember it's not over yet, and you can do it.

[NotMyProblem MSN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN]

Support during nursing school is a very wonderful thing! Celebrating the successes is indescribable! Admitting defeat can be humiliating and can cast a tremendous blow. I went through that during my pursuit of the LPN many years ago. So, when I went for the RN in '09, I told my family when I got in and I told them when I got out....no discussions in-between. They were in shock when I was done because the in-between was filled with everyday-life discussions so much so, that they thought I had given up on going to school since the topic never came up. I treated the NCLEX the exact same way. I told them the week before that I was thinking about going out of town on X date (just so I could be left alone to do some last minute cramming), so don't make a blank trip to my house. They called me the morning of the day before my NCLEX and I told them that I had changed my mind about going anywhere. Hey, I lived nearly 100 miles from them so I didn't expect a spur-of-the-moment road trip from them. I was safe....until 2 hours later when they all showed up on my door step.

I had a wonderful time with them. We talked about everything and had a lot of fun! In the back of my mind, though, I knew I was gonna fail the NCLEX because studying for it that day was out of the question since I couldn't possibly ask my folks to leave. Well, the next day, I went in to take the test, feeling totally relaxed in whatever happened because absolutely NOBODY would know the outcome except for me. I do believe that THAT is what gave me the resolve and the peace to focus on what I had to do. And, of course, I passed not only the NCLEX but every single exam that paved the road which led to it. (Something to think about.......)

Good luck next semester!!!! If anybody asks how you're doing, just telling them that you're taking it slow; one day at a time....

[NotMyProblem MSN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN]

Oops, my bad. I replied to the original post. I just read about the scanitron issue. So please disregard my previous post as I don't think it applies to mechanical issues, unless it encourages you to slow down and be a little more careful no matter how confident you're feeling.