I have been in LIU for 1 1/2 years and i just recently failed my second course, due to that they kicked me out. i tried writing to the ARP comittee but they denied my letter. then i made an apt with the dean of the nursing dept, i mean it took me a long time to get that apt with her... when i finally saw her she spent like 4 min on me and told me that these are our rules and we must go by them. you failed two courses so u can either try a different major, or go for lpn. and then maybe come back in a year after you get ur lpn lisence.
but now i just began applying to different nursing schools and no one wants to accept me becasue my gpa went down and at the same time they dont accept nursing credits.
now with all this in my head a had several friends in my old program who passes telling me that there are several students who failed more then one class that are being given chances to continue and take those classes over. one girl in particular who failed two classes in the same term, shich is being given the chance to take them both over again.
is this favoritism or what? i am so furious that some people just get everything smack in the palm of there hands and otheres who try with all their might arent given any chances!! uugh .....
please please help me someone.. i dont wanna sue anyone i just want another chance at the program... what can i say to them to change their mind about me??
Your life is not over. This should be a great lesson for you, study study study harder and you will not face this again. I'm sorry that this happened to you.
In my program if you fail one class you are done. It doesn't matter if it was by one point there are no second chances. You have to wait a whole year till that class comes around again. Fail it a second time and you are done with the program period. Seems to me being able to fail one class and keep going was a gift.
thank you all for being honest and straight to the point with me. its hard to accept something like this,... i will tell you all honestly i failed because i had a full time job and at the time couldnt afford not to work. part time wasnt an option at this job for me. i would always run off to work after class instead of home or to the library to study. i never had the time to speak to a teacher honestly. but i was doing good in all my classes including my ob. it was that final that i had to take at the end of the term (hesi) that i had done horribly at. i think i just had so much pressure with working till 8pm and i couldnt take off (horrible job). i had bought the books that were required but i was struggling with money so i didnt go ahead and by the reccommended study guides.
i mean this is my fault for not letting my self struggle a little but win in the end,.. i guess its like throwing a quater up in the air and getting tails in the end when i realy needed heads. but my position has recently changed, i am able to quit my job in order to study full time. i actually am planning on giving it one more shot and going back to the school again. by the way hygiene queen when i first went to the dean of nursing i did tell her these are my mistakes and these are my actions- she wouldnt even hear it because as i wrote in my first post i wasnt there too long, she kept cutting me off. i guess i can understand her to but whatever...
third times the charm!
and i already have a plan b in action i have applied to adelphi although i wont have any nursing credits i dont mind starting over with the nursing classes. i believe it will give me more practice, no education is a waste of time.
Ok wow I thought you were just another whiner that boo hoo i didnt pass. Not the case at all. You recognized why you didnt pass, owned up to it and have a new plan in place. Bravo
and olesya? i hope i won't get dinged for this because somebody thinks it's personal criticism, but it's still good advice: look carefully at the way you write. even if this is "just an online forum," you can get in practice for more effective writing by being more careful here. you need to look at your spelling, punctuation, and grammar. i can guarantee you that improvements there will translate into better chances in school and the world of work, where text-messaging habits will not serve you well.
your college/school placement office can help you with a tutor or local resources. good luck.
I, too, failed out of the program. I had to go before the board and state my case.
But before I did that, I had to really think hard about what happened.
What I learned was this:
I was too stubborn to drop when I was in peril. My philosophy was, "if I don't try I'll never know... if I quit now, what if I would have actually made it?"
Perhaps, some can say I gambled and lost.
Oh, I could tell you what went wrong... but what was I going to do about it?
This is what I did:
I made a plan and put it into action.
I went before the board and told them: this is where I went wrong, this is my plan, this is what I have already done, this is what I am going to continue to do.
Non-emotional and always coming back to the point: this is what I am doing and will continue to do.
No crying, no sob story, no blame... just action!!
You have to take a good hard look at yourself and be honest. Not fun but you must do it or nothing will change.
I not only got back in, but I scored very well on all my exams and supposedly have a 90% chance of passing NCLEX.
I conquered the test-taking beast and put my head back in the game.
Rolling your hands gets you nothing.
I should have been done a year ago, but it's no matter now. I did it.
If your only option ends up being an LPN program, just do it and move on from there.
If you really want it, you'll do it.
I did the same thing- turned out I have really bad ADHD that I never faced- but here is what I did
I took a few months off to get everything together
1. I looked at the immediate problem- for me it was my ADHD-I got diagnosed and into therapy for it
2. I re-worked a bunch of things I previously failed at- literally re-teaching myself. I took the practice tests on the book publisher's website and printed it out. I made a big notebook and took it with me to my meeting showing I could do the work.
3. I quit my job and spend about 6 hours a day working on school - studying, organizing, preparing
4. I let the failing be my drive that makes me confident I can now do it, but it keeps me on my toes working even harder-
OP- My program (LVN) you fail a class you are out. You can try to transfer to another sister location but timing is everything. You have to pass before you can move on...so if they are not on that class then you can't do anythinng but reapply for admission in the next class.
I get that you had to work...but I also understand why they wouldn't give you a pass... It's common knowledge that working full time and going to nursing school is VERY VERY difficult. Few can do it and pull decent grades. We were even told that part time is difficult too. They recommended no more than 5-10 hrs of work per MONTH is max w/ all the reading and schoolwork. They were right for the average student (which I am :) ) but the bigger concern is that you KNEW this...didn't have a financial plan to survive during school.
Make a new plan.... Apply for LVN and bring your A game this time. You won't get another chance. Too many others want your spot for them to take a chance on you a third time. Good luck!!
I forgot to mention.... I don't know what state your in but we have something called WorkSource. They offer grants, assist w/ daycare costs and things like that. Now one thing to keep in mind is no matter what they SAY...it's not FOR SURE til the money is in your hands. I got a grant in addition to my fafsa financial aid grant..that really helped w/ the regular house bills, gas, car insurance and stuff like that for the second semester. I was supposed to get it for the third as well but the funding fell through. but that's okay. I'm grateful that fafsa gave additional money for summer and that paid for all my tuition and covered my daycare as well...(I applied for a scholarship through the ymca for a discount on my kids daycamp for summer)...something else to think about if you need it.
I can laugh about this now, but I have been kicked out of two BSN programs at 2 different universities. There where different circumstances both times. I was heart broken each time, but I still have my dreams and one day will reach them. After the second BSN didn't work out, I went to an LPN program and even failed my NCLEX-PN the first time! Big deal! The next time I took it I was dealing with some personal/family health problems, as my husband was in ICU. However the second time passed NCLEX-PN and did just fine. That whole experience really put everything in perspective too!
The pass rate is so high in the schools because, at least in Virginia, the school has to have a high enough pass rate each year for NCLEXs or the school gets put on probation. There is a lot of politics between the schools of nursing and the state.
I work as a Mental Health nurse now and getting ready to start my RN, oh boy! Here we go again!
My whole point in this is, don't give up. A 'dismissal' or 'failure' is frustrating, and even can hurt your self esteem, but don't let it. Stay positive. You always have options and if you hang in there, you'll get it. Good luck!
I can laugh about this now, but I have been kicked out of two BSN programs at 2 different universities.
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I work as a Mental Health nurse now and getting ready to start my RN, oh boy! Here we go again!
Where are you going to school now? A lot of people who are dismissed from school have trouble finding another one to accept them. Perhaps you could tell us a little more of your story -- particularly about you found another school to go to.
but that's okay. I'm grateful that fafsa gave additional money for summer and that paid for all my tuition and covered my daycare as well...(I applied for a scholarship through the ymca for a discount on my kids daycamp for summer)...something else to think about if you need it.
Good luck!
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Your life is not over. This should be a great lesson for you, study study study harder and you will not face this again. I'm sorry that this happened to you.