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noemi430

15 Posts

I was dismissed from a BSN program my Junior year in 2011. It was heartbreaking and terrifying considering I took out so many loans to pay for the program. I didn't submit an appeal because I didn't think they would give me another shot. I signed up for a Phlebotomy/EKG program and was hired as a PCT for a NYC hospital. After three years, I decided to try nursing school again because it was all I could think about. I had to retake my sciences that "expired" and I am now in an AAS nursing program. I chose to go for an associates degree first because I feel I need to take things slower this time. I currently have a 4.0GPA and a better grasp of what is expected from me. I feel where you're coming from and hope you find a route that works for you!:yes:

healwithlove

13 Posts

I go to Yavapai College in Arizona and there is a girl in my cohort who had failed 1st semester and got back in. Well now she failed second semester and she said she was told she can come back in the program no problem.

There's a chance!

So as of today, I have failed my nursing course and this will be my second time.

When you say this will be your second time failing a nursing course - do you mean that it's your second time being let back into the nursing program after failing the nursing program once, or it's the second course you failed and as a result will fail the nursing program?

The reason I ask is, the school I graduated from had where after you failed 2 nursing courses, you failed the program and had to reapply and start over from the beginning if you got accepted again.

Anyways, I had 2 students that were in my class, and they failed a course, which would have been their second one and so they would fail the program. We were about to graduate, so they appealed. None of us thought they had a chance in h*** of the decision being appealed because the instructor who failed them had good reason and had documented each thing to backup the decision. However, the decision was appealed and they got to graduate! So, as the previous poster said there is a chance, no matter how unlikely you think it is!!!

If you feel that you are meant to be a nurse - stick with it!! Be heartfelt in your letter of appeal. Look deeply into youself, see where you went wrong, come up with a plan to rectify what went wrong, and express that in your letter - state where you felt you were lacking, why you felt you weren't able to pass, and what your plan is going forward. The only thing you can do is be as honest as possible and be as humble as possible.

If the decision cannot be appealed and you don't pass. Start over. I know it sounds horrible starting at the beginning but if this is what you feel you were meant to do - you will be able to do it! Just reapply and as I said before, look deeply into yourself, and find out why you failed the courses before, and what you can do to rectify it in the future.

Keep your head up! Everyone has bumps in the road. Some much more bumpier than others. Some that feel there is no way to get over them. But, there is always a way. You just have to be willing to look into yourself, see what part you played in it, where you can go from there, and work to do better the next time. All you can do is your best. Don't be so hard on yourself.

P.S. There are schools that accept people who failed out of previous nursing programs. So, don't let that keep you down! You have a chance of being accepted into yours again, but if not, there are other programs out there that will have you!!

Dont give up, at least stay in the healthcare field even if you go into pta program or something because healthcare is where jobs are for new graduates. So what if you have to do another year. Just think about all the business majors who spent 4-6 years getting a degree and then found out they can't even get an interview because they dont have "3-5 years experience". If you get a lpn, it would be a good job to have on the weekends while you go to school.

As for as repeats,,half the class is probably a repeat or from another program.

PacNWnp

2 Posts

Things happen. Nobody has gone through life perfectly. You might want to ask for some time away from your program, rather than being dismissed. If they grant you a leave, it is in your best interest to make the time away productive with some serious self-reflection and contemplation. Because if nothing changes for you, the question is what will be different in your third attempt at nursing school? Sometimes the barriers to what we think we want are not these big, obvious external events, but rather our own self-sabotaging stuff. Please remember that educational and vocational success or a professional title is not where your worth is, happiness and purpose is an inside job. Good luck to you as you sort this out and know that I have been there too.

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