I had an appointment today to get registered for classes for fall, I was going to register for my Pre-Req's (A & P1, Pharmacology etc) and register for the CNA class as well. I had EVERYTHING figured out, and my appointment scheduled.
I got to my advisors office and he'd gone home for the day... but reffered me to someone else. (Ok...EXCUSE ME!! You just left when you still had appointments?!?! )
So I sit down in this other guys office and explain to him what I want to do,but before I can even finish explaining he interupts me and says "I'm sorry but you have to apply for the nursing program first." I know for a fact that is not how it works, so I tried again to explain my situation and he then interupted and told me that you can't just go for your ADN you have to first get your LPN...
That doesn't even begin to sound right to me, not after all the research I've done... so I told him I just wanted to register for these classes (handed him a list) and that I would keep my current major for now.
He then told me he can't even register me :angryfire and gives me a LIST of phone numbers, about 25 of them and told me to ask if any of them could help me!!
So with that being said... 1: If I have to get my LPN before I can get into school for my RN then I'm going to say screw the ADN and go for my BSN... 2: I'm trying to figure out who I need to go to to complain about this moron! 3: I'm going back in to talk to my advisor on Monday and let him know how upset I am!
I really admire your ability to have stayed cool & calm. I hope that you at least got an apology for what he'd done. Glad you got back in your classes too :)
apology? lol prob not...i never saw him again though...i did make sure to tell my next advisor what he did...that was years ago though back in my early days of college:) Im surprised it didnt mess up my fin aid...
anyway im glad that you are getting everything straightened out Jack:) good luck with your advisor!
You are not alone. In my school the advisors are also the clinical instructors and the one's who register you for classes etc....
Most of the time I go there, they are unavailable. If you make an appointment, they leave, and if you go at night there is usually one person there and is just about clueless about everything.
The scary thing is that you pay big bucks to go there as it is a private college. If you ask the same question, the same day to every single advisor, you will get a completely different answer :angryfire
I know how you feel. Somehow, although I don't know how your school works, it does not seem right to have to get your LPN first before pursuing your ADN.
Anyhow, good luck in your next appointment. Make sure you let that advisor of yours that you are upset and the least he/she could have done was given you a courtesy call to let you know he/she was leaving for the day.
I am FINALLY getting this all worked out! I am meeting with the head of the nursing dept on Tuesday to sign up for classes nad to get everything worked out! She sounded very nice, and hopefully she knows what she's talking about! If not, I'll rethink this program!
Don't let the advisor get to you. I was out of high school 8 years when I went to nursing school. I had to take all the basic high school classes and the ACT/never had that either. He told me I was to old, out of high school to long etc blah blah blah..........
I graduated.............been a nurse almost 20 years.
Start jumped as the advisor is one of the hoops your going to have to navigat your college experience.
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GrnHonu99, RN
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apology? lol prob not...i never saw him again though...i did make sure to tell my next advisor what he did...that was years ago though back in my early days of college:) Im surprised it didnt mess up my fin aid...
anyway im glad that you are getting everything straightened out Jack:) good luck with your advisor!