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I've probably just lost it all....

So I just "completed" my first semester in my ADN program, a fundamentals of nursing class. It's a NINE (9!!!!) credit hour class and I got a C in it 1 point away from a B. I am a 4.0 student, you can only imagine what this has done to my GPA. I would like to think I would be able to get into a master's program sometime in the future (NP, PA, CRNA) but now it seems like that is something I will have to rethink because I know they want competitive GPA's for programs like that. And due to the structure of my program, someone getting an A in one of the nursing courses would be like seeing a unicorn on any given day. Should I drop and pursue another path, or just complete the program living by the phrase "C = Nurse" and accept my fate?

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    I wasn't aware of that. I eventually want to do my master's at Duke University (in either oncology or adult acute care), and their first requirement is a BSN from an accredited and nationally recognized school of nursing. They would throw an application in the trash if they found out the applicant didn't have a BSN. This goes for all of their NP programs as well as their CRNA program.

    Agreed and I made this same point earlier in this thread. He's got a long way to go and plenty of time to get his GPA up.

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    Yes, and we've all been telling him that for 6 pages, but he's not listening. :D

    I hear everyone loud and clear

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    I hear everyone loud and clear

    Yes, but can you tell the difference between one course and the rest of your life.

    It ain't over till it's over----Lawrence 'Yogi' Berra

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    I hear everyone loud and clear

    Good! Nursing school is tons of ups and downs. The reason I felt so strongly about your post is because I had something different but equally frustrating happen to me my first semester and almost wanted to quit. My second semester was completely opposite. I excelled, had a wonderful clinical expereince and felt a million times better. My third semester has had its own set of ups and downs but I've learned to just let stuff go and things are much less stressful now :)

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