Any advice is appreciated....

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Hello,

I am 38 days from graduation. I have loved every day of my nursing education and nothing makes me more excited than the thought of being a Nurse. I am honored.

This last semester has been a rough one....Over Christmas break I was diagnosed with depression and began treatment towards that. I have never been in a darker place in my life. ..I couldn't face a new day with happiness as I once did. Needless to say I made some mistakes, missed class, was late a handful of times and I just took my maternal/child nursing final on Tuesday, earning a 72% in which I needed a 75% to pass and go on in my NCLEX Class and Career Success class. I was dismissed from the program today... I feel so sick and so desperate. I spoke with school counselors who told me "its okay, you just weren't ready, come back next year and itll be better" ....I feel there has to be something I can do. I am 38 days away... That's so close. I have documentation of circumstances that detail ways in which I have been treated unfairly by the chair of the nursing department and other girls in my class. I don't want to bring that with me this coming Tuesday to sign my dismissal papers, I don't want to sign those papers. Upon signing them I will receive a "0" in all three of those courses which will prevent me from having a high enough GPA to be reconsidered for admission and graduation next year, or to any other program. I also cannot take anymore courses to raise my GPA because I will have taken too many without earning a degree. I was a 3 year English education major before nursing school. I love nursing, It is not an option for me to change majors. This is what I want to do. and I want to graduate in 38 days....Does anyone have any advice for me? Please help... Please. Thank you

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I strongly advise against trying to blame your nursing chair or the other girls in your class as reasons for failing a class. That will likely backfire. You already admitted your reasons for failing involved being late, missing classes, etc. Owning up to that will show far more maturity and integrity and will impress the powers that be far more than anything else.

I am sincerely sorry this happened. it must be especially disappointing so close to graduation. Is there any way you can receive a "withdrawl" as a grade for your remaining classes instead of an 'F'?

When you talk to whoever it is in administration handling all of this, i would just be honest and up front. Ask what happens now and how you can go about the process for re-entering the program at a later date.

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How will you receive a 0 if your final grade was a 72%?

I don't think there's anything you can do, you failed.

I don't know why they would tell you to come back next year if you weren't going to be eligible to return.

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Brandon Thank you for your reply. I have tried that approach prior to this circumstance... I have fought desperately for my education. I have received treatment that is 100% different than my fellow classmates have received regarding 100% the same circumstances. My nursing advisor gave me the option to "involuntarily withdraw" or receive "0's"... I have to make my decision by Tuesday. If I choose either, it will prevent me from any acceptance to a nursing college in the future as well as prevent me from reapplying there. I also have had an IEP written for me due to test anxiety and this semester it was not honored or put into place , due to my nursing chair telling me I must have it updated every semester and I didn't pursue this because of the bullying I received from my classmates. I have had a strong GPA up until this point. I have failed no classes. Is there not an opportunity for extra credit? I am willing to do anything ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN ORDER TO APPEAL THIS AND GRADUATE AS PLANNED.. Talk soon I hope. M

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Pixiestudent2 thanks for your reply. My nursing chair gave me the option to withdrawl voluntarily or involuntarily, both of which at this point in the semester will earn me a 0 on my transcripts because I already passed the date of withdrawing and getting a W on my transcript. This is the first class I have failed. I have had a strong GPA up until this point... 3% ...would it be crazy to ask for extra credit.? I would do anything they would ask of me.

I think the counseling department on campus and the nursing department do not have great understanding of one another and the way this process works. But my nursing chair told me that I would not be elgible to reapply due to what my GPA will be after Tuesday.. If I will be ineligible at this LPN college I will most certainly be ineligible at the other RN colleges. Making it more certain that out of state options will be limited if I cant get into college in my own home state. Making my nursing dreams....done? over? goodbye? that's it? I am just sick .... I am so defeated from myself ... I am so very sorry this happened. Thanks for your comments. M

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In just very confused by you getting a zero... That doesn't make much sense to me... Does your college specifically never allow you retake a class?

I guess what I'm asking is why is there not an option for you to have a 72 on your transcript? (Having a C or D) would be better for your gpa than a 0 or an F)

Have you actually finished the class yet?

From what you are describing it seems like you have nothing to lose by asking for extra credit, I very much doubt you'd get it though....

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I don't understand the 0 when your grade is currently 72. Have you timed out as well as failed during this semester? Why can you not withdraw now and readmit when the next cohort reaches this point in the near future?

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I assumed the 0s were for any remaining classes in the program she hadn't taken yet. In my LPN program, some of the classes lated only a few weeks.

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I'm sorry this has happened. I am concerned that you are not being realistic about your situation. Your post shows all the hallmarks of "all-or-nothing" thinking. Please take the time until Tuesday to investigate your options and see if you are eligible for other programs or for being readmitted.

Talk to your teachers, your school counselor, your advisor, etc., on Monday and see what can be done. I personally wouldn't use your documentation of "bullying", because that will just look like sour grapes. Also, it looks like your apathy caused you to lose your IEP by not following policy. Not following up on it because of "bullying" is a pretty lame reason. You may have some form of redress there, but I don't know anything about IEPs. You may need to talk to an attorney.

See if there is an appeals process that you could use to get back in to the program.

Frankly, if you are correct in your assessment, it sounds like you may have cost yourself your current opportunity and may have to do some serious thinking about where you are going from here. I hope you are wrong and can continue in this program.

On a side note, I had a bout of depression when I was in college and it cost me a whole semester and about $20K in tuition. My GPA dropped from a 3.8 to a 3.0. It caused some issues when I went into nursing school and I had to do an extra interview and essay about overcoming obstacles from my past. Sadly, sometimes we have to live with the consequences of our actions.

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Why didn't you submit your documentation in the beginning? Now that you've been kicked out, you magically have documentation of an illness and of abuse from teachers/classmates? If you were indeed suffering from depression you should have submitted documentation to the disabilities office, so that your school could make reasonable accommodations.

You DO NOT under any circumstances wait until you've failed a course to waive your medical excuse as some sort of get out of jail free card.

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