A FUMING MAD VENT!

[naenae1979]

So......I did NOT get into the adn program at my school! Why!? because of my ACT score! YES! I have a 16, and YES! I have taken it 4 different times and got a 16 all 4 times! On the website of the school it says they will accept students with a 16 ACT score as long as they have had 20+ course hours! I have 80! I have been out of school for 9 years! I also did NOT do so well on my TEAS I only scored a 55! BOTH these test scores were a result of my math sections. I was never taught the correct way to do algebra in high school! My school has a nursing math offered in the summer (IF ACCEPTED!) My problem is this....I believe school puts WAY too much emphasis on these "entrance tests" THEY SAY ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF PERSON I AM OR WHAT TYPE OF STUDENT I AM! I MAINTAINED A 4.0 FOR THE PAST 2 SEMESTERS!!! I MEAN, OF COURSE I CAN GO OUT AND SCORE A 90 ON THIS DARN TEST, BUT IF I LACK THE COMPASSION AND THE COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND HEART....THEN JUST HANG ME UP TO DRY! **I BELIEVE** NURSING IS A CALLING! EITHER U HAVE WHAT IT TAKES OR YOU DONT! APPARENTLY SOME PPL THINK I DONT! BUT....I AM NOT ONE TO JUST LIE DOWN AND TAKE IT! I HAVE A MEETING WITH THE NURSING DEPT ON MONDAY ( BY REQUEST OF MY PRE-SEMINAR INSTRUCTOR!) HOPEFULLY I CAN PERSUADE THEM TO AT LEAST PUT ME ON THE ALTERNATE LIST. THIS IS MY DREAM!!! I AM NOT WILLING TO GIVE IT UP THAT EASY!!! THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO VENT! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LEAVE COMMENTS, BUT TRY TO REFRAIN FROM ANY NEGATIVE ONES! I FEEL JADED ENOUGH!

[Saysfaa]

For the record, you said "BOTH these test scores were a result of my math sections. I was never taught the correct way to do algebra in high school!"

I didn't learn algebra in high school either. Or in college the first time around. I got reasonable grades without really understanding what I was doing. I discovered when I was homeschooling my son that I didn't have a firm grip on the basics. I used the 8th math book to identify my gaps. With the basics down and drive to understand each step, I got beyond just remembering a given problem form long enough for a test.

I was not trying to insult you. Why tell someone to just keep on going when doing the same thing in the same way has given them the same result several times already? I was trying to treat you as I would like to be treated, I think support is ideas on how to fix the problem.

[jenniepaige]

I feel you on the math thing. I was horrible at it in high school. Never took Algebra 2 and barely passed 1 after taking it twice. I was so afraid to deal with it that I just avoided it for years. Then I decided I wanted to be a nurse and just needed to suck it up and deal with taking the no credit math classes. BEST thing I never did. I passed the first one which would be algebra 1 with a high A and I'm just about to finish 2 with an A as well. I just learned how I needed to learn it. So, I would say to suck it up and do math from the ground up the right way and retake the test. You will be so glad that you did.

[VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN]

The OP has received sufficient advice. Best wishes to the OP. Thread now closed.