I am new to the allnurses forums. I just recently moved to Texas from Florida. My husband is in the Air Force and we got surprise orders here in May of '08.
I hope that you all can just lend an ear tonight. I am feeling very frustrated and I guess I need to vent to fellow nursing students and Nurses who understand what I'm going through.
I decided after years of being married and having children to finally go back to school to get my nursing degree. It has been my dream for forever! I succeeded against great odds to get admitted in to an ADN program in Florida. I pretty much sailed through the prereq's and made the Dean's list the first semester. I received an A in both A & P I and A & P II. I loved it! Fast forward to mid-January, my husband calls to say we've recieved orders to San Antonio, TX. I was totally devestated. I was due to graduate in October of '09.
Everyone assured me, including the Dean of the Univesity I was attending, that I would have "no problem" getting in to another school. Well, I had a bad feeling in my gut. I arrived here and found out that I needed some more prereq's (different ones than were required in Florida). I registered, with a heavy heart, for these new classes that I needed before I would even be considered for a spot in the nursing program. By the way, I am attending San Antonio College.
I am finishing my semester this week, with a current average in Chemistry of 88 and an A in Ethics. I need Micro, English Comp II and Lifespan, which I am enrolled in to take in the spring. I applied once to SAC and was turned down because I had not finished all of their prereq's.
What I'm really upset about tonight is that, I have been asking questions to Baptist Health Systems. The person told me today that she is not sure that I would be accepted, with a 74 score on the NET (which by the way I took after 10 years out of school), that they generally let in people with a score of 75! What gives!!! One point?!?!
I am beyond frustrated and heartbroken. I know that nursing is competetive now, but I'm having a hard time being one who was accepted and then being one who is being denied. I do feel that I would be such a good Nurse and I'm heartbroken that I am having such a hard time.
Again, I'm so sorry for such a long email. I am just crying tonight and needed to vent to people who know what it is to feel the passion for Nursing that I do!
sbrownRN
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That is so great to hear! CONGRATULATIONS!!!