Help! I'm having serious difficulty adjusting to LPN school

[babycakes78]

So far the work isn't that hard but the atmosphere sucks...I didn't expect an adult education program to be so high school-ish. There are a group of girls in my class who are constantly gossiping and speading rumors. Actually, I shouldn't call them "girls". The average age in our program is about twenty-five so, really, these are grown women who are acting like this which makes it even worse. Also, adminstration has a bunch of rules that don't make sense and that they only enforce selectively. For example, we aren't allowed drink beverages in class. One day the instructor will make somebody who has a cup of coffee leave the room. Then the next day there will be students sipping on lattes in class and nothing is said. I'm trying to ignore the gossip and not be offended by the faculty but its getting more annoying every day. This is so not what I signed up for! Does anybody have any suggestion on how to deal?

[amjowens]

I enjoy most of my classmates, and feel like I get along with and respect most, but I'm starting to feel the pain of getting along with most. I've always been someone pretty easygoing, being casual friends with everyone, without joining up with any clique. Groups have started to form in my class, and there's a lot of gossip. I'm finding myself needing to be careful, as I make a point to maintain a neutral position if I'm friends with two "opposing parties", I see that I could look like I'm not loyal to one or the other. Unbelievable that I'm here worrying about this, here in nursing school-it feels like high school. How petty.

I got a call from a friend, I was sitting next to someone she doesn't like but I get along with, while my friend, was near us. She called, upset that this girl was rolling her eyes at an answer she'd given, and I was next to her, she noticed us laughing, and my friend thought I'd joined up with this girl, laughing at her. I had to make this big deal explanation (and I truly don't remember what I was laughing at at the moment, as I can't recall the moment of the rolling eyes)..Don't have time for this.