help, failed a nursing program, what can i do next?

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hello everyone, i'm in a serious situation, where i really don't know what to do at this point. i have read other threads but none answer the question pertaining to what the person ask, so hopefully i will get a detailed answer. well i failed a nursing program by 3 points, no readmission, no acceptance, no nothing. mind you, this is a cuny school, so no other cuny school will accept me back. what are my options to get back into an rn or lpn to rn bridge program?

what schools will accept a person who failed a nursing program?

i really need to know what schools would give me a second chance, because telling me to go to another school wont help, i need specifics and details...i have called schools like suny, and i seen other people who post schools that rejected them....please help me....please!!!!!

Well c- is failing I got a 71 n the passing grade is 73

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OK Raya,

You failed to meet a criteria stated in writing by the program. OK. That likely happens to hundreds of 1st term students, every year. I don't doubt they are all, intelligent, wonderful people. Some will go on to make great nurses. Life goes on.

Sounds like, you did not get "The Treatment". That's a good sign. Your challege may only be academic. If you get into a program again, now you know what to expect - ramp up the power on the academics. If you ever have time, and wonder what to study - consider whatever you feel was your weakest subjuct, as well as pharmacology, and med maths. Those are two of the bigest (but not only) challenges in nursing school. Have you met with your nursing advisor, or director?

Your director and advisor must be used to dealing students failing, ... every single 1st term. Are you assessing, based on your grades, that you have no future with CUNY, or did CUNY tell you, "Raya, you have no future with CUNY."?

If CUNY is professional, your advisors and director should have advice for you. Even if it is - "You may re-apply after X# years if you re-take xyz class(es) and go through the application procees again.", or "...be sure to contact the financial aid office on your way out."

All non-CUNY programs are likely CUNY competitors. Why would CUNY encourage or help you to into such programs? I don't know about CUNY. However, if they project that anyone not in their program or already an RN is a sub-life form when you talk to them... Consider the sources of information. If all you want to do, is be a nurse. Don't give up. Let the negative projections of other roll off your back - like water on a duck's back or they may distract you from your goal.

Your directors/advisors may still have helpful advice. Be sure to meet with them...Go to a guidance councelor at your school, if you can.

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Honestly I asked both of them what can I do, n one did not reply and the other just said good luck sorry but ***. That goes to show me, they didn't care from

Jump. Smh well it's a a lesson n unlearned a whole lot. I failed only because I work full time nights n I had no sleep what so ever I failed two exam badly at the beginning but caught up when I started using my vaca n sick time to study. But I guess it was bad timing. So next time I will work pt time and that will solve everything. Thanks for the advice, I'm still looking around for schools, so hopefully I can at least pull up three or more that will accept me.. Thanks

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I learned* I meant not unlearned

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OK....Raya,

So...you inquired, but did not receive reliable information about nursing school. You didn't realize it was not advisable to work full-time while in nursing school. You've learned the hard way, this not advisable and now you are wiser. Admisions may want to hear what your plan is to make sure work/personal life, does not interfere with school, if you start a new nursing program.

Working part-time and going to nursing school can be too much for most nursing students. Working full-time and going to nursing school is....possibly insane. For working full-time, it sounds like you did darn good! A high five to you, Raya. I cannot say that I understand why programs aren't more up-front about the work loads...

You know for sure that CUNY is out of the picture. If you work part-time, future instructors may feel you are not dedicated enough. Do you have a back-up if working part-time is too much? If you find a program, try to find students who are, or were in that program - to give you a better picture of what it might be like.

Did you have financial aid? If so, remember to find out what kind of restrictions you may have with a new program.

I think you'll be fine, Raya. Good luck.

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Thank u... I needed all of these replies, I really did. Ok well I found one school but I need more so my chances won't be slim, so here I go.. Thanks again

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Can you please tell me the names of the schools you applied to? and the one you got in? Etc.. I am currently in your situation and am currently driving myself crazy by trying to apply literally everywhere. It would be so much easier and less expensive if people just shared the school names or routes they took. Please help me. I've been working at this all summer and still have not received an acceptance.

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A few points:

CUNY (City University of New York) is a system divided up amongst various colleges/universities. As such any CUNY nursing program or college can easily access past or current students via the SSN. When you apply for CUNY via the master application program the system will bring up any previous work, so it is not possible to "hide" this and apply for another nursing program. That is the registrar's office at say Hunter will know if you went to The College of Staten Island.

For years now the standard policy has been if one has been removed for cause from one CUNY nursing program the others are closed to you as well. Being as that may in a thread going back years now someone posted they were able to get into Queens Community College's nursing program after failing out of another elsewhere. Do not know if this is true and or still applies but there you are then.

Also if you received any sort of financial aid (TAP, Pell, federally back loans, etc..) that is going to show up when any other college/university/nursing program does your financial aid package. Again your SSN will show what you have already received and thus what if anything you are still qualified to receive. TAP and Pell in particular are limited to a certain number of credits or some such. Thus anyone attempting to apply as a rank freshmen but for some reason only has one year of TAP left is bound to cause a red flag.

By and large most nursing programs have rules stating they will not accept applicants who have been removed for cause from another program. Now there probably are schools somewhere out there that make an exception and or are more flexible, but I'd look at them long and hard, especially if they are for profit places.

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Can you please tell me the names of the schools you applied to? and the one you got in? Etc.. I am currently in your situation and am currently driving myself crazy by trying to apply literally everywhere. It would be so much easier and less expensive if people just shared the school names or routes they took. Please help me. I've been working at this all summer and still have not received an acceptance.

The poster you are addressing hasn't made a post in a couple of years. Doubt she will be checking this thread.

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