I posted a few months ago about struggling with some pretty significant anxiety issues. In a really weird twist of events I have since become a corneal recovery technician where I recover and evaluate corneal tissue for transplant and research. Obviously, I was terrified of that job, but two months later I am more confident in my abilities than ever. Because of this I have decided to return to nursing school after being not so successful the first time around.
I have been accepted into the LPN program at the original 2 year college I failed their nursing program at. Right off the bat I had issues. The program chair "missed" my application and then didn't contact me at all for two weeks after stating she would still review my application. The only reason I made progress and was accepted was because I went around her and contacted the dead. The program chair explained that there were several staffing changes, which is a fair reason I feel. But because of this I am afraid to return to that school and risk failing out again. A friend of mine knows someone is the last semester of the nursing program and because someone was fired and the new person teaches differently, many students are failing. I am still considering this school because I only need 3 classes to sit for the LPN boards, it is much cheaper than other schools, I'm familiar with the class structure, I have already been through the majority of a nursing program, and I can start this coming fall and graduate the following summer. I intend to complete my BSN as well.
I was also accepted into another 3 year hospital based program that is supposedly a very good school. When I first graduated high school, I was also previously accepted here but chose the community college for financial reasons. Passing is a 70 there, where at the community college it is 75. Not that just passing is my only goal; I need to do much better this time regardless. I also can't start until next spring 2018, and then graduate with my RN spring 2020. I feel that this is a better school and the staff is more available. The biggest factors for this is how much longer it will be until I graduate the significant increase in cost, and I have to take more classes. I can afford both schools, but it requires more loans. I currently have 10,000 in loans roughly.
I just feel like I am at the same point right when I first started college. If i had went to to the hospital program I would have been graduating right now if I had the same grades there. Part of me is also still afraid that I once again I will not be successful, even though since failing out I have proved that I am capable of a lot.
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I posted a few months ago about struggling with some pretty significant anxiety issues. In a really weird twist of events I have since become a corneal recovery technician where I recover and evaluate corneal tissue for transplant and research. Obviously, I was terrified of that job, but two months later I am more confident in my abilities than ever. Because of this I have decided to return to nursing school after being not so successful the first time around.
I have been accepted into the LPN program at the original 2 year college I failed their nursing program at. Right off the bat I had issues. The program chair "missed" my application and then didn't contact me at all for two weeks after stating she would still review my application. The only reason I made progress and was accepted was because I went around her and contacted the dead. The program chair explained that there were several staffing changes, which is a fair reason I feel. But because of this I am afraid to return to that school and risk failing out again. A friend of mine knows someone is the last semester of the nursing program and because someone was fired and the new person teaches differently, many students are failing. I am still considering this school because I only need 3 classes to sit for the LPN boards, it is much cheaper than other schools, I'm familiar with the class structure, I have already been through the majority of a nursing program, and I can start this coming fall and graduate the following summer. I intend to complete my BSN as well.
I was also accepted into another 3 year hospital based program that is supposedly a very good school. When I first graduated high school, I was also previously accepted here but chose the community college for financial reasons. Passing is a 70 there, where at the community college it is 75. Not that just passing is my only goal; I need to do much better this time regardless. I also can't start until next spring 2018, and then graduate with my RN spring 2020. I feel that this is a better school and the staff is more available. The biggest factors for this is how much longer it will be until I graduate the significant increase in cost, and I have to take more classes. I can afford both schools, but it requires more loans. I currently have 10,000 in loans roughly.
I just feel like I am at the same point right when I first started college. If i had went to to the hospital program I would have been graduating right now if I had the same grades there. Part of me is also still afraid that I once again I will not be successful, even though since failing out I have proved that I am capable of a lot.