Bombed Anatomy 1

Editorial Team / Moderator · Dec 9, 2014

Is it your personal life, or do you need to work on test-taking skills? How much time do you have left in the semester, and what is the best grade you could get if you did very well for the rest of your class? Is it too late for you to withdraw?

Starting Over... · Dec 9, 2014

It's too late for me to withdraw.

My final is tomorrow but I need a B to pull off a C and not sure I can do that

My downfall is I let people affect me- My first test I did great and got a B, my professor constantly brags about how only 25% pass his class and I let that affect me. The personal things got in the way of studying. It's not that I couldn't make time for studying it's just that I fell into a deep depression with certain things I cannot discuss right now. I gave up when I failed my second test.

I know what's needed to get good grades. For me, it's too avoid this professor at all costs even if it risks not taking a class during the school year- his negative attitude about performance really brings me down. I'm from the school of thought that I perform better when professors encourage me to do my best versus those that mock students for not performing as well.

I've also had to clean up things in my personal life so that going forward, they won't affect me.

I guess when I don't have outside influences, I can perform very well . It's just that I had a lot of bad things happen in my personal life this semester that took a toll on my grades.

I understand the material very well, it's just that the pressure of having to make A's really got to me

AspiringNurseMW · Dec 9, 2014

Only you can make that decision. However it sounds like you need to make sure you get your personal life in order and get help in getting a handle on your depression if you choose to pursue this.

meeep, BSN, RN · Dec 10, 2014

Nursing school is one test after another. To get your license, you have to take a standardized test. Saying you're a bad test taker won't cut it. You need to figure out a way to succeed despite your test anxiety. There are countless resources available to assist you in doing this. In my experience, anything that can go wrong in nursing school will. And nursing school waits for no one. You need to be able to roll with the punches life deals you and still pass your exams. I would really work on your ability to juggle both before committing to nursing school.

pcawiz · Dec 18, 2014

You can do it if that's what you want. I bombed ANP twice and passed on the 3rd try. Never failed another class again and never had much of a hard time in nursing school once I was in. IMO it was the institution that made the course exceedingly difficult to weed out applicants. I did however take the 3rd attempt at another school... Whether or not it is an option to go to another school is really your decision as a backup plan

caliotter3 · Dec 18, 2014

You need to get your personal life in order before you can succeed at school. Speaking from personal experience here. The damage being done to your future will reach a point where you can not adequately recover, if you do not learn how to put proper priorities on school, work, and personal matters. No matter how justified your circumstances, those that hold power over you will not be so understanding when it comes to giving you the benefit of the doubt. I know. If I could return and take whatever step necessary to fix things in my past, I would do so. Do necessary changing now, while you can. Twenty years from now will most likely be too late. If you have to withdraw from school and reconsider things, then do it. Only you can put yourself in a position to succeed. Best wishes.

TriChick · Dec 22, 2014

This might be a bit of tough love, and I hope it doesn't offend you...

But...

It would be to your benefit to not rely on the encouragement from professors to dictate your success in a course. Sure, the professor you have might not be the nicest or most encouraging, but that excuse is not going to fly if you are asked to address your poor grade during the application process. Saying that your success is determined by external influences passes the buck and keeps you from properly developing the skills needed to improve your situation. Self-accountability is VITAL to improve any aspect of your life. I'm not saying this to be cruel by any means, but to hopefully help you move on from this rut and succeed in the future.

caliotter3 · Dec 22, 2014

I have heard more than once that an instructor told someone you are "passing", then when the final grade came out: D. When your instructor says something offputting like that, request to see your grades from the gradebook and see if they average out to at least a C at that point in time. When the instructor can't give you your average in response to your question, then they can't tell you that you are "passing".

prettymica, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN, APRN, NP · Dec 23, 2014

Its all up to you. I have taken A and P so many times its ridiculous,but look at my title. I never gave up, I didn't make it through the front door so I went through the back. Good luck to you.